By; PATRICK TITUS, Uyo
Performance by Akwa United Football Club of Uyo, in the just concluded round of matches in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) has thrilled supporters.
Mr. Sunday Otu, who is the chairman of the Supporters Club during a chat with Sports Journalists in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state, described the performance as excellent and encouraging.
He said the supporters club and all the fans of Akwa United are very happy with the performance of the team after the first stanza of the league.
“As members of Akwa United supporters club, we are impressed with the achievement of our team after the first round of matches”.
“Despite the fact that we started slowly, we were hopeful that the team will do well. And now after 19 matches, we are 5th on the table, that is a big achievement and we congratulate the management, the coaching crew and the players for all their efforts”.
“We are just six points behind the league ladder, which shows that we are not too far away from the top and that we are capable of topping the table and winning the league at the end of the season. We still have 19 more matches to play”.
“We trust the management, coaching crew and the players and with our support we believe that they will make us proud at the end of the season”.
Mr. Otu called on the management of the club to sign quality players to strengthen some departments in the team during the mid season transfer market to ensure it has the needed depth to mount a serious title challenge in the second stanza of the season.
The Supporters Club Chairman commended the state government for supporting the club and expressed the hope that the team will bring honour and glory to the state at the end of the season.
The team now occupies 5th position on the table with 29 points from 19 matches.
