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Warri Wolves, Delta Queens commend Governor for donating buses to clubs
Players and officials of Warri Wolves and Delta Queens football clubs have commended Governor Sheriff Oborevwori for donating four buses to the teams.
The Governor, on Wednesday evening, presented four brand-new buses to the two teams.
At the presentation held at Government House, Asaba, Oborevwori said the gesture was aimed at motivating the teams to perform better in their domestic and international competitions.
Each club received a Toyota Coaster bus and a Toyota Hiace bus.
Oborevwori explained that the donation was prompted by recent challenges faced by the teams, including travel hitches due to old vehicles.
According to him, providing reliable and comfortable vehicles is part of his administration’s commitment to sports development in the state.
“Delta State is doing very well in sports across Nigeria. But we must continue to motivate our players to do even better,” the governor said.
“I was told recently that one of the teams had issues with their vehicle on the road because the vehicle is old. I immediately directed the procurement of two Coaster buses and two Hiace buses, one set for Warri Wolves and the other for Delta Queens.”
He charged the players and officials to remain focused and committed, noting that the state government always rewards excellence.
“This is to motivate you. When you win matches and medals, we pay your bonuses promptly. We want you to keep striving, keep winning, and keep making Delta proud,” Oborevwori added.
Head Coach of Delta Queens, Samson Keshi, and Team Captain, Owoeye Temitope, who spoke on behalf of the team, lauded the governor for what they described as an unprecedented gesture.
They said the gesture was a great feat, adding that they have not received such support before and assured that they would strive harder to win laurels for Delta State.
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The 28-year-old was reacting to Nigeria’s shaky World Cup qualifying campaign that saw the Eagles finish second in Group C behind South Africa’s Bafana Bafana.
“We’ve managed to rescue ourselves from the dead,” Iwobi told Tidesports source.
We know we have the players and the abilities to compete against any other country in the world.”
The Fulham star pointed to Nigeria’s star power, highlighting African Footballer of the Year winners Ademola Lookman and Victor Osimhen as proof of the squad’s quality.
“We have last year’s African best player (Ademola Lookman), the year before that (Victor Osimhen),” he said.
“It’ll be a shame if we don’t make it, but we have a lot of confidence. We just have to prove it to ourselves.”
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Four nations from the continent – Nigeria, Cameroon, DR Congo and Gabon – will vie for a solitary spot to compete in next March’s inter-confederation playoffs, with a view to joining the already nine qualified African nations at the Finals.
It would mark Iwobi’s second appearance at the World Cup Finals and the Super Eagles’ first since the 2018 edition of the competition.
Back then, Iwobi featured in all three games as Nigeria was knocked out in the group stage.
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