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Protesting Akwa Utd Fans Seek Boboye’s Sack After Home Draw With Sunshine Stars
Angry fans of Akwa United Football Club of Uyo, Akwa Ibom state, were at the weekend were restrained by security officials from attacking the Head Coach, Kennedy Boboye, soon after the centre referee, Ahmed Rabiu, from Kano state blew the final whistle, signalling the end of the week eight encounter with Sunshine Stars of Akure, which ended in a barren draw at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium (Nest of Champions) on Sunday.
With only 11 points from eight matches, the reigning Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) champions failed to give the anxious fans something to cheer, as the Akure Stars punctured all attempts at goal, forcing angry verbal missiles against Boboye.
“It is time for Boboye to go”, Effiong Bassey, who was prevented from invading the pitch to attack the coach, roared.
“We will beat him today”, “Boboye must go”, “It is time for him to leave Akwa United”, several other fans, restrained by security officials thundered from the terrace.
“How can a coach desirous of winning a crucial home game failed to show any sort of enthusiasm by gingering the players and dishing out instruction from the sideline?
“But in this case, Boboye just sat down and was fiddling his phone as the game was still on, while his opponent, the Head Coach of Sunshine Stars, Deji Ayeni, was running and dishing out instructions, motivating his players to do more; I thinks it is time for him to go”, a senior management official of Akwa United, who would not want his name in print told Newsmen”.
However, at the post-mach interview, Boboye escaped, leaving his assistant, Abdullahi Umar, to address Journalists, who pleaded with the home fans to suppress their emotions as the coaching crew was still trying to re-jig the squad with the arrival of new players.
The highly elated Ayeni, was full of praises for his boys for what he called proper interpretation and implementation of his tactical approach to the game on the field of play.
“The away draw is good for us; the boys were good and the tactical formation was followed. We studied the style of play of our opponent and we approach every game as they come. We don’t believe in big name players.”
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Drogba, Amuneke, Eguavoen Lead African Legends’ Arrival in Lagos
Joel Ajayi
With just one day to the much-anticipated Legends of Africa Football Game, Ivorian football icon Didier Drogba has arrived in Lagos, joining an impressive assembly of former African internationals already in the city ahead of Sunday’s star-studded encounter.
Drogba’s arrival further heightens anticipation for the game, which will bring together some of the continent’s most celebrated football figures at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos.
Also in Lagos are Nigerian football greats Mobi Oparaku, Emmanuel Amuneke, Emmanuel Babayaro, Garba Lawal, Austin Eguavoen and Mutiu Adepoju, alongside other members of the legendary Super Eagles generations of 1994 and 1996.
The African contingent also features distinguished names including Togo’s Emmanuel Adebayor, Senegal’s El-Hadji Diouf, Ghana’s Stephen Appiah and Cameroon’s Rigobert Song, among other former international stars.
The excitement will extend beyond the legends’ reunion, with popular Nigerian entertainers and celebrities preparing for a special Celebrity Match as part of the event. Yhemolee, Sheggz, Jeriq, Teddy A and Charles Okocha are among the personalities set to feature in the celebrity fixture, scheduled to begin at 1:30pm.
The Celebrity Match will form part of a wider programme of activities designed to give fans a full day of football, entertainment and celebration before the main legends’ fixture, which kicks off at 5pm. Gates open at 1:30pm.
Organized by Toptier Sports Management in collaboration with Afreximbank and CANEX as part of CANEX WKND 2026, the game will feature 15 Nigerian legends taking on 13 African icons in a celebration of the players whose achievements helped shape the history of football on the continent.
Beyond the match, the programme includes a football clinic involving 500 young players, entertainment and special recognition for the heroes of African football.
The Legends of Africa Football Game promises a memorable gathering of football royalty, bringing together generations of fans to celebrate the enduring legacy of the continent’s finest players.
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