The organizers of the Unity Preseason Tournament have expressed their sincere appreciations to various Football stakeholders in the country for rallying round them to ensure the successful completion of tournament which has been become the flagship in the Northern part of the country.

Speaking immediately after the final match held at the weekend, the General Coordinator of the tournament, Patrick Ngwaogu (Odogwu Ndi Abia) said the response of the stakeholders showed wide acceptability.

“We thank the President of the Nigeria Football Federation Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau who took time out of his tight schedule to watch some matches. We appreciate the First Vice President of the Federation Chief Felix Anyansi Agwu who took time out to watch the final match, we are very appreciative to the Chairman of Chairmen Alhaji Ahmed Fresh who happens to be the Coordinator of the football family in the North Central zone, he personally bankrolled the payment of our medical teams at the tournament, Cone Sports company was wonderful, they kitted our finalists, former FCT FA Chairman Emmanuel Attah provided us with all the individual awards, Cool/Wazobia /Nigeria Info FM that availed us with their platforms to reach out widely, our official media partners, ECN Global Ltd, Zoomax and PIKINOFGOD Ltd, the Sports Writers of Nigeria and many more too numerous to mention.

Finally, the support of the FCT Football Association led by Alhaji Murthar Abba Muhammed can not be quantified. We are grateful to the entire residents of the Federal Capital Territory for their words of encouragement “the former FCT First Vice Chairman said.

An elated Ngwaogu promised a better tournament in the next edition, appealing to the leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation and that of various leagues to provide a stable calendar for Nigeria Leagues, to enable the organizers of the Preseason Tournaments also plan adequately for the betterment of the country’s football.

The Unity Preseason Tournament is in its second edition. Plateau United won the first edition defeating Nasarawa United by a lone. EFCC FC defeated same Nasarawa United to emerge winner’s in the just concluded edition.

The Football Club Owners Association of Nigeria (Club Owners) have sent a goodwill message to the Chairman of Enyimba international FC chief Felix Anyansi Agwu as he bags THE SUN SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR AWARD.

The Association said the award was timely coming exactly 17 years after Anyansi Agwu who is proudly the best Football Administrator in Nigeria led Enyimba to win the first CAF champions League trophy for Nigeria.

Club Owners in a statement jointly signed by its chairman Barr. Isaac Danladi and the Executive Secretary Alloy Chukwuemeka described the award as well deserved and meritorious.

The Association charged Anyansi Agwu to see the recognition as a propeller to continue to use his wealth of experience to add more value to Football development in Nigeria and Africa at large.

The Enyimba boss who is an Executive committee member of the Nigeria Football Federation NFF is also a frontline member of the club Owners Association of Nigeria.

Meanwhile the Association have also extended a congratulatory message to one of its members and proprietor of Goround Football club Bro. Felix Obuah who won the The Sun Hospitality personality of the Year.

Club Owners praised him for his commitment to the development of the Nigeria tourism and hospitality industry which he extended to Football and sports in general .