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CAFCC: Eguma Calls On Fans To Support Team To Victory
The Technical Manager of Rivers United FC of Port Harcourt, Stanley Eguma has called on his team supporters and fans to come out en mass to cheer the team to victory against Etoile Filante de Quagadougou of Burkina Faso in the CAF Confederation Cup this weekend.
According to him, he would be expecting fans to come in numbers and watch the game because he is building a new team which would put up a good show for fans to enjoy good football.
Eguma made the call on Sunday in a chat with the team media office after playing out a goalless draw against Etoile Filante de Quagadougou of Burkina Faso in the first leg of the second preliminary round of the CAF Confederation Cup at Ivory coast.
He said that they created a lot of chances but were unable to convert them, adding that coming home to play would be a different ball game.
“ I am expecting our fans to come out in their numbers to cheer the team up.
“Etoile Filante de Quagadougou is a good team, I gave them kudos because there is hope for future.
“ We are not going to relax because of home advantage.
“ We have to try and ensure we get early goal.
“ We were not 100 percent good playing away from home but at home, we are going to prove ourselves” Eguma said.
The Technical Manager explained that there were still work to be done on the team on their tactical play, adding that before the game they will come out better.
“ They are still work in progress.
“ It’s going to be a different ball game here at home.
“It is a new team, we just started our campaign, I hope that we would put up a good efforts and our fans will enjoy good football” he stated.
By: Kiadum Edooko
Vice president of the Nigeria Olympics Committee (NOC), Chief Solomon Ogba, foremost Sports Marketer and founder of Okpekpe Road Race, Mike Itemuagbor and top Sports Journalist and Media Strategist, Mitchel Obi have lent their voices in support of the Niger Delta Sports Festival (NDSF).
The personalities with backgrounds in sports administration, marketing and media spoke separately in commendation of the festival, an initiative of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) with Dunamis Icon as consultants.
“This is a positive addition to the evolving sports business ecosystem because it is not just a springboard for identifying talents, it also offers a platform to truly hone the skills of those already discovered”, remarked Obi, who served as Special Advisor to a former Sports Minister, late Anthony Ikhazabor.
He said the festival will be a flagship event in the region that would trigger interest in sports among the youths and people of the region.
Edo State-born Itemuagbor commended the NDDC for the decision to add sports in the list of their intervention projects in the region, adding that: “This speaks directly to the problem of youth restiveness which is of great concern to our people.”
Raphael Onyedika has now emerged as a major doubt for the Super Eagles’ must-win 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda and Zimbabwe later this month.
The midfielder was forced out early from last week’s league game against Standard Liege.
He has not recovered from the injury and so will miss today’s league match against Gent and may also miss a UEFA Champions League Round of 16 clash against Aston Villa yesterday.
The Super Eagles take on Rwanda in Kigali on March 21, before they face Zimbabwe in Uyo four days later in crucial World Cup qualifiers.
Nigeria’s Super Eagles and Al-Khalood defender, William Troost-Ekong, has shared his experience on the difficulties of winning the prestigious Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) while describing it a must win trophy.
The former Watford FC defender has competed in the tournament three times but has yet to lift the trophy.
“I’ve been there three times now, bronze medal, silver medal, but I haven’t had the chance to win it. That remains my ultimate goal,” he told Tidesports source.
“It means so much to me and all the kids growing up in Africa and Nigeria.”