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. 

Akwa Ibom First Lady honoured by NCWS

The National Executive Council of the NCWS, recently decorated the wife of the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mrs. Ekaette Unoma Akpabio, as a patron of the Council. National President of the NCWS, Mrs. Nkechi Mba, said the honour was in recognition of Mrs. Akpabio’s consistent support for the NCWS and her achievements for women in the state.  

The national leadership of the NCWS was in the state to conduct the State Congress and Elections of the Akwa Ibom State Chapter of the Council held earlier that evening at the Banquet Hall of Government House, Uyo. The election finally brought to an end the crisis that had been rocking the NCWS in the state recently.  

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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”.

SWAN’S journey so far BY EMMANUEL AKPAN

It is no news that Elder  Uwem Ekoh has emerged the State chapter Chairman, Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) for a second term.

Since the election took place at Uyo Township Stadium on 4th November 2013, Elder Uwem Ekoh who won the election has been described as the luckiest chairman in the State history of SWAN.  Ekoh has received congratulatory messages from groups, individuals as well as the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Akwa Ibom State Council which is the mother of SWAN.

The fairy tale of team Federated Chapel: 2013 SWAN Media games champions

The 2013 SWAN Media  Games may have come  and gone, but the memory of the games will forever remain fresh in the minds of the players, coach and management of the Federated Chapel team, having surprised everyone by winning the prestigious trophy for journalists.

This is because of the way they went about winning the trophy.
Firstly, this is a team made up of players from different backgrounds, who prior to this competition, had never played together and perhaps some of them had never met each other.