NPFL 25: Heartland FC Unveil New Players

NPFL 25: Heartland FC Unveil New Players

Precious Oham

Heartland FC have fortified their squad with nine new players ahead of the start of the second stanza of the ongoing 2024-25 Nigeria Premier Football League season, BSNSports.com.ng reports.

The players painstakingly chosen have been added to the Naze Millionaires to ensure that the club’s performance in the second round is quite better than the first as the club hopes to navigate the remainder of the season without the threat of relegation zone worries.

Top of the bill of the newly signed players are Anthony Omaka and Daniel Ekpo. Omaka, a former player of Sunshine Stars and Enyimba is joining the Naze Millionaires from ASVO FC of Benin Republic, while Ekpo, who is a winger of value, has traded Abia Warriors for the Owerri side.

Others signed are John Bassey (Bayelsa United), Kenneth Ache (Heartland Feeders), Stephen Ezeamaiwe (Bendel Insurance), Isaac Nassy (Doma United), Samuel Agu (Akwa United), Terdoo Shimagande (Nasarawa United), and Joel Okoro also from Nasarawa United.

Speaking on the new acquisitions, the Technical Manager of Heartland FC, Emmanuel Amuneke, disclosed to the club’s media that he is confident that the new players would hit the ground running and ensure the confidence reposed in them is reciprocated with good and consistent performances.

Amuneke said the Owerri side will continue to grow from strength to strength, and he also called on Imo people to continue to identify with the team through their support at all times, even during difficult periods (s).

“What we have done is to bring in players who will help us achieve our goals. We have judiciously picked these few to ensure that our performance improves in the second round and we call on Imo people to support us,” Amuneke told Heartland Media.

“We expect the newly signed players to blend with the rest of the team and offer us something different and better than what we got in the first round. We will continue to seek the support of our fans and supporters because without you we are nothing.

“We have worked very hard to ensure that we have an improved performance in the second stanza and we have no doubt in our minds that the second round will favour us.”

Heartland will start their second-round fixture with a home clash with Lobi Stars in Owerri on Sunday, hoping to secure the maximum points, having played a goalless draw in Lafia in the reverse fixture played late December last year.