Bad roads killing NPFL says Abia Warriors Coach
Bad roads in the country are a huge minus to taking the Nigeria Premier football League (NPFL) to the next level. This is the submission of Abia Warriors Coach, Erasmus Onu.
NPFL teams have long been concerned about the state of the roads, which frequently endangers the safety and well-being of the players, coaches, and officials.
Numerous tragic incidents over the years have drawn attention to the risks associated with NPFL clubs travelling by road to away games. These incidents include accidents, robberies, and kidnappings.Onu whose team suffered a lone goal defeat to Kwara United in Ilorin on Sunday, believes that his team lost due to the poor road network.
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Abia Warriors Coach Erasmus Onu.
He told the media after the defeat that NPFL club owners should prioritize airlifting their teams to away games to reduce the stress and risk of travelling by road for league games
“Bad roads will kill our league. I think it’s time we start arranging with airlines. We got to Ilorin at 5 a.m. this morning and the stress of the journey really affected us”, he said.
“It was a terrible journey. We have been on the road and had to travel all night because of bad roads”.
As usual with winning and losing associated with football, while it was lamentation song for Abia Warriors, Kwara United sometimes called Afonja Warriors celebrated their first win of the 2023-2024 NPFL season.
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The Harmony Boys’ primary objective going into Sunday’s game was to win over their home fans who had missed seeing them play at home after the team’s opening-week 0-1 away loss to Katsina United.
In some midweek matches billed for tomorrow, Kastina United with settle scores with Lobi Stars, Enyimba host Akwa United, Abia Warriors will attempt to return to winning ways when they host Kano Pillars while Enugu Rangers lock horns with Niger Tornadoes.