CAF Confederation Cup Egwuekwe arrives Tunis

The arrival of Captain Azubuike Egwuekwe and Josiah Maduabuchi arrival in Bizerte , Tunisia for the second leg tie with C.A.Bizertin was well celebrated by the players and Officials of Warri Wolves, with the sole aim of making it to the second round in spite of the fact that the first leg in Warri ended without a goal to show for it.

According to the Media Manager Moses Etu, Azubuike who got married last weekend could not travel with the rest of the team while Josiah Maduabuchi was left behind due to paper works but both players have been training in Lagos under a Coach and arrived Bizerte successfully on Friday morning.

Speaking on the match, Azubuike expressed happiness that he has made it at last and vowed to use his experience to guide the team to victory.

Meanwhile, Etu has advised his colleagues to always verify their story before it is published, saying that it is unfortunate that some people could publish lies all in a bid to paint the Club in a bad light.

According to Etu, there is no truth in a story published by an online medium that the Club is owing players and that the Club travelled with 16 players to Tunisia without finding out why the Club travelled without two players who have since joined the team in Tunis.

‘ It is unfortunate that people could go to the extent of trying to destabilize our arrangement to have a good outing in Bizerte by coming out with a false story when all hands should be on deck to see that the team qualifies for the next round. It is only Warri Wolves that has successfully paid the salaries and allowances of players and Coaches for last season and we have also paid the bonuses and allowances of players including the victory over Elkanemi in a our only league match. We are not bothered because nobody can tarnish our image as we are up to the task”

Etu therefore urged all to disregard such report and pray for the team to scale through in the second leg of the CAF Confederation Cup in what promises to be explosive and exciting.

WARRI WOLVES IN BIZERTE

Warri Wolves Football Club arrived Bizerte on Wednesday evening to a very harsh weather as the team is kept in Corniche Palace Hotel, situated by the sea which has compounded the weather problem facing the players.

Apart from the harsh weather, the team could not train on Thursday morning because of a heavy down pour but the Coaches have decided to reschedule the training to 2.00 clock in the evening but the good news is that the Management led by Davidson Owumi is tackling what they called” psychological war” headlong by advising the players they have no choice but to deliver.

Owumi who spoke with the players early Thursday morning told the players they just have to deliver, weather or no weather and that management will do everything to motivate them towards conquering the Tunisian side who held them to a draw in Warri last week.
Owumi also told the players that Captain Azubuike who could not make the trip due to his marriage has decided to join alongside Josiah Maduabuchi who was left behind due to paper problem in Lagos.

According to Owumi, both players will join the team on Friday morning with the sole aim of qualifying for the next round.

” I want to thank all of you for your understanding and you all to know that this is another psychological war which must be won as you can see that we have been kept by the sea to make the weather worse for us. You can also see that the quality of the food wehqve been given is nothing to write home about but we must win this match for Nigerians. We will do our best to encourage you and you have no choice than to deliver” said Owumi who is not new to matters like this.

Meanwhile, the match will come up on Sunday by 1.30pm (Nigeria time) with match officials coming from Sudan while the match Commissioner is from neighboring State, Morocco.

It would be recalled that the referees for the first leg in Warri came from Morocco, Tunisia neighbour which made it difficult for the Warri players to understand the conversation between the Tunisian players and the centre referee each time there was any complaint.