Anambra State Governor Willie
Obiano on Wednesday donated N10m to Premier League club IfeanyiUbah
for winning the 2016 Federation Cup, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.
Obiano announced the donation when he received the Nnewi team during
their victory tour of the state at the Governor’s Lodge in Awka. The Anambra
Warriors on November 6 defeated Nasarawa United 5-4 on penalties to
lift the Federation Cup trophy at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos. The
governor, who praised the team, urged them to win the CAF
Confederation Cup in 2017. He said if the team could come home with the prized
silverware, the administration would quadruple the donation and allocate land
to members of the team. Obiano noted that the Federation Cup win was
important for the state, describing it as “one of its kind in recent times’’.
He promised to support the team and urged the management to remain
focused. The owner of the club, Ifeanyi Ubah, lauded the governor for his
gesture and promised to bring more honours to the state. NAN reports
that there was gridlock on the major roads of the state capital following the
large number of people who came out to catch a glimpse of the trophy.Source: Punch
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