Players of
Rangers International and Kano Pillars are to wear black arm bands during their
rescheduled Match Day 9 fixture of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL)in Enugu this Sunday as a mark of respect for
the 30 football fans that died in Calabar, Thursday night while watching
European football in a commercial viewing centre.
The fans
were said to have been electrocuted when live electricity wire fell on the
building following a thunder strike.
The League
Management Company (LMC) announced the mark of honour for the deceased and
directed players and officials of the two teams to observe a minutes silence
before kick-off.
“Football is
a universal game driving passion in men, women, boys, girls, the rich and the
poor hence we have to commiserate with the unfortunate 30 who could also have
died in a stadium”, the LMC Chairman, Shehu Dikko said.
He urged for
more safety measures to be put in place by owners of arenas where football is
played and or watched on screens.
“Our
sympathy at NPFL goes to the families of the dead fans and we pray that their
soul rests in peace. They will be honoured during our rescheduled game between
Rangers and Pillars in Enugu this Sunday”, Dikko stated.
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