Rivers
United technical manager, Stanley Eguma has been handed a three-match ultimatum
to improve the result of the club in the Nigeria Professional Football League
(NPFL) or faces the sack.
The Port Harcourt-based
club occupy 11th position in the NPFL standings with 10 points from a possible
24 and have failed to amass even a single point on the road this season.
The sponsors
of the club are unimpressed with recent performances and have now read the riot
act to Eguma and the rest of the technical department of the club following yet
another underwhelming display on Wednesday against Sunshine Stars of Akure in a
week eight league game.
“The Rivers
State Government has invested heavily in the club and so far, the results have
been far from impressive.
“Following
the unimpressive 0-0 draw on Wednesday with a struggling side like Sunshine
Stars who are just one place from the bottom of the table, we have decided to
act.
“The
technical crew led by Stanley Eguma have now been given a three-match ultimatum
to improve the fortunes of the club and justify the huge amount of money spent
on the club by the Rivers State Government or be shown the way out.
“This is not
a witch hunt but an honest and concerted effort in ensuring that all involved
in this club key into our philosophy of making Rivers United the most foremost
in the country,” Rivers State Sports Commissioner, Honourable Boma Iyaye said
while reacting to the 0-0 draw between United and Sunshine Stars on Wednesday.
United will
face Ikorodu United (in Lagos on March 27), El Kanemi Warriors (in Port
Harcourt on April 6) and Heartland (in Owerri on April 10) in their next three
league games this season.
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