By Edeh Attah.
Lobi Stars prepare ahead of CAF league
The management of Lobi Stars Football Club in Makurdi on Wednesday inspected facilities at the Aper Aku Stadium in Makurdi as part of its readiness for the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Champions League scheduled to hold in Benue State.
Also, the facilities tour was meant to ascertain things for themselves (management) with a view to upgrade needed sporting equipments or amenities to meet CAF current standard for match venue.
Vice Chairman of the Club, Mike Idoko, who conducted board members around the stadium complex, posited that the team would represent the state and the country well at the continental competition.
Idoko noted that Lobi Stars has all its take to go into the fiesta and emerge victorious, stressing that the board members decided to embark on the tour to assess the facilities ahead of CAF/NFF inspection team to the state expected in October.
He said a cursory look at the facilities indicated that it has all it takes to host continental matches but that certain amenities such as the flood lights, seats especially the VIP section, score board and dressing rooms need to be given facelifts.
It was indeed a humanitarian Sunday for me at the Adoka IDPs camp. Where I had some non food items (clothing) distributed to members of the IDPs at the camp. It was indeed a happy and joyful moment for this IDP members in Adoka having me always fighting, pushing, standing with and for them in this their trying moment right from 3rd February,2024 when the blood thirsty armed Fulani militias came attacking and displaced them from Entekpa to Adoka-Ehaje Ward of Adoka in Otukpo local government area till date. Without any hope of returning back to their ancestral home/communities in view. Many thanks to all those especially the Benue State deputy governor His Excellency Dr. Barr. Sam Ode,mni , the Benue State Head Of Service, Prince Dr.Moses Ode Agbogbo Oleng that have been standing with us at the Adoka IDPs camp with food items, non food items, finances and grant opportunities. We are still using this opportunity to cry out to many more spirited individuals, NGOs, ...
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