Gov Oborevwori rescues Warri Wolves, Delta Queens

Players and officials of Warri Wolves and Delta Queens FC are smiling to the slope pursuing the clearance of backlog of their wage and lucifer bonuses by Governor Sheriff Oborevwori.

For six months, players of Warri Wolves operated without salaries, portion their pistillate counterparts successful Delta Queens played for 4 months without wage and different remunerations.

Delta Queens, who won the Nigeria Women Football League past year, managed to flight relegation this twelvemonth owing to what the players described arsenic mediocre funding.

However, Governor Oborevwori came to the team’s rescue connected Thursday evening, arsenic helium ordered contiguous outgo of their four-month wage arsenic good arsenic different expenses.

A root adjacent to Delta Sports Commission told The Guardian, yesterday, that players of Warri Wolves were paid six months salaries and bonuses, portion Delta Queens got their 4 months salaries and bonuses.

According to the source, the recently appointed Director General of the Sports Commission, Festus Ohwojero, paid the wealth to the players’ banks relationship straight arsenic against the accustomed method wherever the Sports Commission pays to the clubs relationship and the players are paid by the absorption of the clubs.

Meanwhile, Warri Wolves FC has moved into the circular of 32 successful the ongoing Federations Cup aft walloping their hostile Luatai FC 5-1 successful their circular of 64 tie.

First fractional goals from Eremosele Palepa, Collins Onovughe and Malik Jabber helped Warri Wolves to the circular of 32.

The Seasiders footwear started the FA Cup past play with a 4-0 thrashing of Beyond Limit FC earlier knocking retired Three NPFL sides, Gombe United, Lobi Stars and 3SC connected their mode to the semifinal, wherever they mislaid to cupful holders, Bendel security FC of Benin.