Sponsors of the club are
unimpressed with recent performances and have now read the riot act to Stanley
Eguma and the rest of the technical department of the football club following
yet another poor display on Wednesday.
The Rivers United technical
manager, Stanley Eguma, faces sack unless results improve swiftly for the club
in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) in the next three matches.
The Port Harcourt club
currently sit in 11th place in the NPFL standings, with 10 points from a
possible 24, and have failed to amass even a single point on the road this
season.
“The Rivers State
Government has invested heavily in the club and so far, the results have been
far from impressive,” Rivers State Sports Commissioner, Boma Iyaye, said while
reacting to the 0-0 draw between United and Sunshine Stars on Wednesday.
“Following the unimpressive
0-0 draw on Wednesday with a struggling side like Sunshine Stars who are just
one place from the bottom of the table, we have decided to act.
“The technical crew led by
Stanley Eguma have now been given a three-match ultimatum to improve the
fortunes of the club and justify the huge amount of money spent on the club by
the Rivers State Government or be shown the way out.
“This is not a witch hunt
but an honest and concerted effort in ensuring that all involved in this club
key into our philosophy of making Rivers United the most foremost in the
country.”
United will face Ikorodu
United (in Lagos on March 27), El Kanemi Warriors (in Port Harcourt on April 6)
and Heartland (in Owerri on April 10) in their next three league games this
season.
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