Wikki Tourists of Bauchi have pulled out
of the 4th edition of Gold Cup pre-season tournament a day before the kick-off
of the competition. The tournament is scheduled to take
place at the Otunba Dipo Dina International Stadium, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State from
Friday November 25 to Saturday December 3, 2016.
The club’s media officer Abdullahi
Nasiru Kobi informed Sportinglens.blogspot.com that the club withdrew because they have
other two parallel pre-season tournaments.
Kobi said the chairman of the club Isa
Matori regretted club’s inability to attend the competition while hoping that
the development will not affect the relationship between Wikki Tourists and the
organizers.
“We are not going to participate in the
Gold Cup tournament in Ijebu-Ode. The reasons are; we have committed to another
pre- season invitation tournament and it is also close to Super Four
tournament. The arrangement is too close and we don’t want to exhaust our
players before the Super Four tournament,” Kobi disclosed to Sportinglens.blogspot.com.
He added: “The chairman expressed his
regret over club’s inability to attend the Ijebu-Ode pre-season tournament. He
hopes the development will not affect the relationship between our club and the
organizers of the tournament.”
Meanwhile, former Nigeria Professional
Football League (NPFL) champions, Kano Pillars FC and Crown FC of Ogbomoso have
arrived in Ijebu Ode, for the Tournament.
The Pyramid City side who recently named
ex-Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan coach, Kadiri Ikhana will begin
their quest in the country’s most prestigious pre-season event on Saturday
afternoon (4pm) against Nationwide League One (NLO) side FC Ebedei.
Crown coach, Osho Fatai, will be leading
the Ajilete Warriors against newly promoted Remo Stars FC in one of the Group B
contest scheduled for Saturday evening.
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