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  • Mar, Mon, 2020
Sport

NPFL: Warri Wolves whip visiting MFM FC

NPFL

By Edeki Igafe

Warri (Delta), March 16, 2020 (NAN) Warri Wolves Football Club on Sunday beat the MFM FC of Lagos 2-0 at the Warri City Stadium in a Match Day 24 fixture of the 2019/2020 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL).

Substitute Okoyoh Michael put the hosts ahead in the 89th minute, while Charles Atshemene scored the second goal in the first minute of added time.
A combination between Goodluck Onamado and Abu Azeez almost earned Warri Wolves the first goal in the 8th minute but the final effort was deflected by the MFM FC goalkeeper.
At the resumption of the second half, both sides changed their tactical approach to the game.
Bala Akintunde of MFM FC was issued a red card for unprofessional misconduct in the 52nd minute and that changed the game plan for the visitors.
While Warri Wolves made three substitutions, MFM FC made two in the second half.
At the post-match interview, the coach of Warri Wolves, Evans Ogenyi, commended the performance of his players.
“Our opponents came with dull defensive tactics. When we played against them in the first stanza, we ran away with a win.
“I know they will now come with anger and I told my boys to expect a difficult match.
“We created about four chances in the first half, but they were wasted because of anxiety.
“In the dressing room, we said there was the need to up our game, be patient and take our chances, especially in the attack.
“On the whole, my boys did not play to their full potential today.
“But the important thing is that we got the three maximum points because we took the two chances that came our way,” he said.
The coach said he would now approach their mid-week match against Rivers United with every seriousness.
One of the day’s scorers, Michael said he dedicated the goal to the late Chineme Martins who slumped and died on the pitch on March 8.(NAN)
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(Edited by Olawale Alabi)
  • Mar, Sat, 2020
Sport

Warri Wolves have functional medical facilities, official says

Facilities

By Edeki Igafe

Warri (Delta), March 14, 2020 (NAN) Warri Wolves Football Club have in place functional medical facilities and personnel, the club’s spokesman, Azuka Chiamaka, assured on Saturday in Warri.

Chiamaka told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the club had put in place such facilities and personnel when they played continental competitions.

“Before the club was relegated and when we played on the continent, we put those things on ground as functional medical facilities was one the requirements to host matches by the Confederation of African Football (CAF),’’ he said.

He assured that the club was fully ready for Sunday’s Match Day 24 clash with MFM FC in terms of provision of medical facilities and personnel as required.

NAN reports that the match scheduled for the Warri Township Stadium is a 2019/2020 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) fixture.

Warri Wolves had won 1-0 on Match Day 23 when they met hosts Adamawa United FC in Gombe on Sunday.

“We are fully prepared for the match against MFM Football Club on Sunday. We have functional medical facilities on ground and a certified team of nurses.

“Aside these, we are also attached to the Central Hospital in Warri.

“We played continental competitions before relegation and this provision of functional medical facilities was one of CAF requirements.

“So, I can say authoritatively that we are ready for the match,’’ Chiamaka said.

He disclosed that the state government has also paid the players three months’ salary, a development he said has also served as a boost and motivation.

“The players know what it means to be relegated. We do not want to take chances, as we do not want to go on relegation again,’’ the club spokesman said.

NAN reports that Warri Wolves are currently placed 10th on the NPFL table with 30 points.(NAN)

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(Edited by Olawale Alabi)

  • Mar, Mon, 2020
Sport

Adamawa vs Warri Wolves’ NPFL match abandoned as fans attack officials

Assault
By Peter Uwumarogie
Gombe, March 9, 2020 (NAN) The Match Day 23 fixture between Adamawa United Football Club of Yola and Warri Wolves in the 2019/2020 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) was abandoned on Sunday.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the match played at the Pantami Stadium in Gombe was abandoned after an assault on match officials.

The attack came immediately the centre referee ended the match’s first half.

Warri Wolves were leading by a lone goal scored by Abu Azeez in the 21st minute of the match when fans of the home team ran into the field of play.

One of the fans attacked the centre referee with a catapult while others hit him with their fist before policemen quickly intervened, pushing back the fans from the field of play.

The match officials and the match’s referees assessor who rushed into the field of play were quickly surrounded by policemen to protect them.

The officials were confined to the centre of the pitch, where they were making calls, ostensibly to give situation reports to officials of the Abuja-based League Management Company (LMC).

NAN also reports that after waiting for over 70 minutes on the field of play, two police vans later drove into the field of play to convey the officials out of the stadium.

Warri Wolves’ team bus was also driven into the field of play to take away the visiting team and their officials under heavy security escort.

Journalists, especially cameramen, were also attacked by the fans who made attempts to destroy video and other recordings of the development.(NAN)
UP/JPE/OLAL
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(Edited by Joseph Edeh and Olawale Alabi)