...as Insurance, NFF sympathize with attacked team
From our sports desk, Benin
The Match Day 13 game involving Bendel Insurance Football Club of Benin and Sunshine Stars of Akure has been rescheduled by the Nigeria Premier Football League Management.
This follows the unknown gun men attack on the Akure team on Thursday evening.
The match, earlier scheduled to hold on Saturday, December 9 at the Samuel Ogbemudia stadium, Benin has now been moved to Sunday, December 10, 2023.
Reports said in the unfortunate incident, the team's Curator was shot in his stomach while the team manager also sustained some injuries.
The change in the fixture was carried in a circular issued by the Chief Operating Officer of the NPFL, Davidson Owumi in the evening of Friday.
The shift is to enable the affected Sunshine Stars recover from the psychological impact of the attack, it was said.
Meanwhile, Bendel Insurance FC and the Nigeria Football Federation, (NFF) have sympathized with victim of the attack; Sunshine Stars on their way to Benin to honour the NPFL Match Day 13 with Bendel Insurance FC.
Insurance FC management which visited the affected team at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), expressed disappointment with the Nigeria's system.
It has allowed insecurity; banditry and armed robbery to thrive in the land they laments; while praying for the quick recovery of the affected officials of the team particularly, the Curator.
Also, the NFF commenting on the incident decried the resurgent spate of robbery attacks on players and officials of football clubs travelling by road in the country to honour matches in the domestic Leagues.
As it appeals to security agents to devise more potent means of protecting road users in the land.
In a statement signed by the NFF General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi on Friday, the Federation is disturbed by the trend, which has seen players and officials of Nigeria National League club, FC One Rocket and NPFL side; Sunshine Stars attacked with persons injured and valuables lost over the past few days.
Kick off time for the rescheduled Bendel Insurance FC and Sunshine Stars match is 4pm at the Samuel Ogbemudia stadium, Benin on Sunday, December 10, 2023.
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