NPFL: Akwa United Management Charges Players, Coaches Ahead Matchday 5

NPFL: Akwa United Management Charges Players, Coaches Ahead Matchday 5

By Sampson Adedeji

Following their dismal outing in the ongoing 2023/2024 Nigeria Premier League season, the management of Akwa United has charged the players and coaches of the club to begin turning things around, BSNSports.com.ng reports.

Despite churning out good results during the preseason games, the Promise Keepers have yet to secure a win in the league after four games.

The management called for an emergency meeting on Monday after the team played out another goalless draw against Shooting Stars in match day 4 last weekend.

After the meeting, the chairman of the club, Paul Bassey, told the players to show more commitment and dedication in the subsequent matches.

"We are a club rich in tradition and endowed with winning mentality. We don't participate in the league for participation sake. We compete to win laurels and qualify for the continent and our record in the past five seasons can attest to that.

"We the management of Akwa United Football Club are worried about the present position of our club after playing four matches without a win. Our recent results are simply not acceptable. 

Our fans and supporters deserve the best from us for all their support and encouragement and we have to improve our performance to ensure we have positive results in our subsequent matches.

"As the management of this club, we have made our players welfare package a top priority, we are not owing any staff of this club because salaries and bonuses are paid as and when due. 

As a club, we don't lack anything because the government of Pastor Umo Eno has provided us with all the necessary support we need. 

"Our players don't have any reason not to participate, they must stand up and be counted, they have to be more committed, dedicated, disciplined, and focused while representing this club. 

Our players and coaches must always be at their best so they can give us the results we need to achieve our target at the end of the season, which is to win the league again, just as we did in 2021", he told the club media.