The Chairman of the Nigeria Football Supporters Club, (NFSC) Rev. Samuel Ikpea has urged the Presidential Task Force committee and the Ministry of Youths and Sports to quickly quashed the unpopular decisions from football loving Nigerians
In a message signed by Rev. Samuel Ikpea, to Blueprint Sports last night, he expressed its disappointment over the decisions not to allow fans into the stadium for the game. According to Ikpea, the decision smirks of double standards from the government as it concerns breaching the Covid-19 protocols.
” For so long, soccer-loving Nigerians have been starved of their opium, which is football. The decision of the government to ban fans from coming to the stadium to watch their darling Super Eagles is regrettable and it smirks of double standards by the PTF.
” Recently, political rallies were held, same as elections in Edo and Ondo states respectively and with hundreds of thousand Nigerians in involved,” he stated.
Ikpea urged the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development and the PTF to allow members of the supporters club, who he describes as the 12th player on the pitch, into the stadium.
” I want to assure the government that we are aware of the protocols. And we are ready to adhere to the social distancing and other Covid-19 protocols at the match venue,” he further assured.
“As the 12th players on the pitch, we are sure of resounding victory if allow into the stadium’’ he said.
