Akwa Utd Players short change

* To earn less than LMC’s Benchmark

Players of Uyo-based Nigerian professional Football League side, Akwa United have been told they may earn less than the one hundred and fifty thousand naira monthly salary benchmark established by the League Management Committee (LMC) with effect from the new season.

A club source hinted over the weekend that the club will not be able to meet the financial conditions of the LMC, but will do same next season. It has also been revealed that the highest paid player of the club will earn a hundred and twenty thousand naira, a situation that has raised huge concerns to the players and fans following the abolishment of sign-on fees by the League Management body.

The source said the club did not include the new salary structure in its budget for the season, maintaining that the club cannot accept what they cannot pay.
It was also gathered that a member of the LMC had last week called some players of the team asking how much they are being paid by the club.

Akwa Starlets win first home match BY EMMANUEL AKPAN

Akwa Starlets Foot ball Club of Uyo last Saturday won their first home match of the 2013/2014 Nigeria National League football season at Uyo township stadium.

Akwa Starlets midfielder, Johnson Philip provided the only game’s moment of real quality when he crashed a thunderous shot that beat the Ekiti goalkeeper to give the Uyo based side a hard fought victory. The team with over 90 percent of new players struggled to find the back of the net with players displaying individual skills without really achieving the much needed cohesion that would have taken the match beyond the Ekitians.

Fans angry with Akwa United Management

...Calls for transparency in players transfer

Fans of Akwa United Football Club of Uyo have expressed disappointment over what they call lack of blueprint for the state sponsored team ahead of the new season.
Speaking to the state chapter members of Sport Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) at the Uyo township stadium last weekend, some of the fans expressed fears that the team which luckily escaped relegation last season may be heading for doom in the new campaign if the club officials continue with their lackadaisical attitude.

A concerned fan, Mr. Basil Ita said it was necessary for the team to put things in place after the dramatic relegation escape. The sports enthusiast said he is not sure Akwa United is ready for the new football season and called on the chairman of the club to sit up or face the wrath of fans.

Another fan, Engr. Enobong Udi said the team lacked transparency. He said they were yet to know how many players the team has sold and how many has been brought in by the management ahead of the new season which begins in less than a month. 

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The last may not have been heard about what happened at the maiden sport stakeholders meeting which was convened by the new Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Sir Mondy Uko.

The meeting which took place last week Wednesday at the state box of Uyo Township Stadium was well attended by movers and shakers of Sports activities in the State. 

Sir Monday Uko while addressing the stakeholders stated that convening the meeting was necessary to create a platform for the consultation and discuss of the way forward with the owners of the system to enable him to succeed in his work.  “I convene this meeting today for everybody to air out their views and feelings and also to discuss how we can move sports forward in the state. We all know that sporting activities are not moving in the night direction, a lot of things are not done well”.

Akwa United escapes relegation ......as media officer assures fans of improvement next season

 

Akwa united Foot ball Club of uyo on  Sunday evening escaped relegation after pulling a 1-1 draw with Kwara United F.C in the Nigeria Professional Football League. The match was played at a neutral venue in Kogi state.

The Uyo based team was lucky to escape relegation after putting up a string of poor performances at the just concluded season. Akwa United’s woeful performance in uyo continued even till the last game of the season. It could be recalled that the uyo base side were held to a goalless draw by visiting Nembe City Football Club of Bayelsa in a week 35 fixture which led to conclusion by the fans that the team was going to be relegated. Despite the huge sums invested by the state government, Coach JustinTenger‘s team has struggled to escaped relegation.