Ebonyi govt acquires new professional football club, ten years after

Ebonyi State Government has acquired a nonrecreational shot nine to regenerate the disbanded Ebonyi State Angels Football Club, which was sold during the medication of Governor Martin Elechi implicit 10 years ago.

The State Commissioner for Youth Development and Sports, Prince Richard Idike confirmed this portion briefing newsmen astatine Pa Ngele Oruta Township Stadium Abakaliki, connected the caller support by the authorities Executive Council, for the acquisition of a caller nonrecreational shot team.

Prince Idike said the Ministry, pursuing the directive by the state, purchased the Coal City Football Club, which is simply a National League nine for the state.

He said the Club volition beryllium portion of this season’s campaign, billed to footwear commencement successful a fewer weeks.

The Commissioner announced the sanction of the caller nine arsenic Abakaliki Football Club.

According to him, the caller squad volition beryllium returning to the authorities with 15 players of the squad portion an statement is successful apical cogwheel to motion a top-class manager to grip the team.

He noted that screening is connected to motion much prime players for a palmy run successful the league ahead, emphasizing that the communal people is to summation promotion to Nigeria’s apical league and the Nigerian Professional Football League, NPFL.

The Commissioner, accompanied by Special Assistant to Governor connected Sports Development, Pius Nwankwo, the Director of Sports successful the Sports Council, Emmanuel Utobo and the New Permanent Secretary successful the sector, Hillary Obiesie, assured exigency renovation enactment successful the stadium’s pitch.

He thanked the Governor for his goodwill and constitution of the caller club, pledging a full committedness towards the task ahead.