I Hate Watching
Football- Okorocha
The alleged Travails and fund starvations being experienced by players and management of the Imo state football team, Heartland Football Club of Owerri, may not be unconnected to the recent statement of the governor of the state Owelle Rochas Okorocha.
Governor Okorocha at an induction ceremony of the Owerri Club recently, pronounced his hatred for watching the game of football. In his words “To be frank with you I hate watching football matches but not that I don’t like the game”. The question now is can somebody like a game he/she hates to watch.
Okorocha did not stop there, he went further to state his reason “it is unacceptable to me that millions of people will be watching, cheering and supporting and at the end of the match only the players will be celebrated and rewarded” he explained.
Unfortunately, Okorocha’s infamous and inglorious statement came at a time when the entire state and the nation at large were enmeshed in a record breaking football embarrassment of all time, caused by the inability of Heartland FC of Owerri (for the first time in their history) to honour a Confederation Cup match against US Bitam of Gabon due to logistic lapses.
That statement, some of the audience observed did not only indict the government over the plight and predicament of the club but also exonerated the management of the club of any financial inaction, on the welfare of the players for it is said that one can not give what he does not have.
With the statement, the football loving people at the state now know why their darling club has been subjected to such harsh condition inspite of their recent exploits in the Nigerian Federation Cup and the premier league big four, However it is a well established truth that no human supports, funds or encourages a spot/game he/she hates to watch. \
About 150 Teams To Take Part In Imo Rescue Mission Traders/Artisans
Tournament, As Legislators, EXCOS Clash On May 18
ndications are that about 150 teams drawn from various Traders/Artisans associations are inching to take part in the forthcoming Rescue Mission football competition.
The tournament is designed to celebrate two years of Owelle Rochas Okorocha’s Rescue Mission Program in Imo State.
A release from the Local Organizing Committee chairman, Mr. Ndubuisi Opara informs that after the general meeting which is slated for today April 26 at the Grasshoppers International Stadium, Owerri, the draws for the competition will be made on Thursday, May 2.
He then continued that with all things being equal, the competition is expected to kick off on Saturday May 4th at the various zones.
Opara who once played he’s football in South Africa also stated that the novelty Match between the State Legislators and the Executives will see the Rt. Hon Benjamin Uwajumogu led team trade tackles with His Excellency Owelle Rochas Okorocha led team on May 18.
The release also shows that all the group games will come to an end on the May 19 simultaneously, while the zonal finals will take place on May 20.
WEEKEND GAMES
CAF U-17 CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL
27/4/13
Ivory Coast — Nigeria
3rd PLCE GAME 27/4/13
Morocco — Tunisia
NPFL GAMES WEEK 9 (28/4/13)
ABS FC — 3SC
Enyimba — Dolphins
Heartland — Wikki T.
Kaduna Utd — EL Kanemi
Nasarawa — Lobi Stars
Nembe City — Gombe Utd
Rangers — Kano Pillars
Sharks — Bayelsa Utd
Sunchine — Akwa Utd
Warri Wolves — Kwara Utd
RESULTS OF WEEK 8 GAMES 25/4/13
Akwa Utd 2–2 ABS Fc
Bayelsa 1 — 0 Sunshine
Dolphins 3 –0 Nsarawa
Gombe Utd 1 — 0 Enyimba
Pillars 0 — 0 Heartland (match abandoned)
Kwara Utd 2 0 Nembe City
Wikki T. 1 1 Sharks
Lobi Stars 2–1 Rangers
EPL WEEK 35 GAMES 27/4/13
Man City — West Ham
Everton — Fulham
Southampton — West Ham
Stoke City — Norwich
Wigan A. — Tottenham
Newcastle — Liverpool
28/4/13
Reading — QPR
Chelsea — Swansea City
Arsenal — Man Utd
29/4/13
Aston Villa — Man Utd
SPANISH LA LIGA 26/4/13
Vallecano — Osasuna
27/4/13
Levante — Celta Vigo
A/Bilbao — Barcelona
A/Madrid — R/Madrid
Zaragoza — Mallorca
28/4/13
Espanyol — Granada
Malaga — Getafe
Vallodolid — Sevilla
Sociedad — Valencia
