{"id":88570,"date":"2023-05-24T13:41:38","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T12:41:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/npfl-merge-enyimba-abia-warriors-john-obuh-tells-abia-govt"},"modified":"2023-05-24T16:03:36","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T15:03:36","slug":"npfl-merge-enyimba-abia-warriors-john-obuh-tells-abia-govt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/npfl-merge-enyimba-abia-warriors-john-obuh-tells-abia-govt","title":{"rendered":"NPFL: Merge Enyimba, Abia Warriors \u2013 John Obuh tells Abia govt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Nigeria\u2019s former U-20 and U-17 coach, John Sam Obuh has called on those in charge of the major football clubs in Abia State, Abia Warriors and Enyimba, to consider merging them.<\/p>\n<p>Obuh, a former Akwa United boss, who has also managed the likes of Enugu Rangers and Kwara United, pointed out that Enyimba does not have its history preserved anywhere.<\/p>\n<p>He said there was no need to keep the two Abia clubs as separate entities, calling for the merger for better services and output, just as was the case with Dolphins and Sharks, two clubs that formed Rivers United.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you go to Enyimba Stadium today, you cannot compare it to Esperance of Tunisia,\u201d he said during a press conference by United Abia Artists and Patriots, UAAP, in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I went to Tunisia, I saw a lot of history about the club and players there. Enyimba doesn\u2019t have any history.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt Enyimba, they don\u2019t have the record of players that have played for the club and coaches that have coached the club&#8230;they don\u2019t have any story.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd this is one of the things that make me very angry because Enyimba and Abia Warriors are as old as the politics of the state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t even know why we\u2019ll be spending money in keeping club sides as many as they are in Abia State. Today you see Rivers United being Sharks and Dolphins merged together.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd it\u2019s more economical to that State. It doesn\u2019t make any sense that money should be disbursed to three clubs in one state. Merge them together and have one person managing them and this will save more money.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Nigeria\u2019s former U-20 and U-17 coach, John Sam Obuh has called on those in charge of the major football clubs in Abia State, Abia Warriors and Enyimba, to consider merging them. 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