Barivule Akpo
The Supper Eagles present struggling situation for World Cup qualification has currently generated a great concern especially, among football lovers across the nation.
Speaking to our sports reporter during his birthday celebration at Trans-Amadi Alstars Club, Port Harcourt, the Chairman of the club Mr. Saheed Ogunsanya said it will save cost and even help contribute graciously to football talents development if the round leather game management in the country can look out for home grown row talents involvement in the Supper Eagles Team, than depending on foreign professional players whose club side abroad are very important for them.
He pointed out that years back when players of Stationery Stores FC, Nwanyanwu FC, BCC Gboko FC and even Sharks FC players were selected to play for Supper Eagles. Then both the home grown row talented players and even the professionals competed for jerseys thereby making the game competitive thereby bring commitment, unreserved best playing skills and outright proven best practice to the game.
Again the TAP FC Alstars Chairman emphasized that today South Africa and many other African football club sides premier leagues are better organized than Nigeria league sides thereby making the game competitive among players.
It is therefore imperative at this point that Nigeria’s football managers borrow a leaf and develop the league side otherwise, the country will continue to struggle without getting any head way despite the fact that on record we are rated as the highest exporters of football talents in Africa.
On the side of the club visitation to Uyo. The TAP FC Chairman said one of its own, Mr. Joseph Enoh was appointed as Chairman, Akwa United hence the club went to Uyo to play with it’s counterpart to honour the recent appointed football manager.
Mr. Saheed Ogunsanya also told our sports reporter that his tenure have given a fantastic milestone development in the TAP FC Alstars and that currently some seasoned players are been admitted as non financial members deliberately to see how they can be carried along including finding possible means to secure their inclusion in even the supper eagles team.
The issue of members as ex players of both well renounce teams like one time player of the supper eagles as well as professional teams outside the country was another addressed issue, and from all indications the vibrant Chairman stated that today almost all the Alstars Clubs both the TAP FC Alstars and other ALSTARS members are seasoned players who played the round leather game at their pick and are yet tired to contribute to the development of humanity hence, pleading that managers of football in Nigeria should think home grown row talents to better the game in the future.
On the issue of his birthday celebration with his club members. He said it is the best way to go because, this are people who are always around you in thick and teens. This are your friends who want your administrative kind contribution and all of you knowing one another including good and bad of each other.
Saying, standing by your friends, addressing problems as well as helpful to one another is a major strategy to govern people and this is the reason he has chosen to celebrate this year birthday with his club members.
Meanwhile, the TAP FC Alstars Team Manager, Mr. Bolu Onipinsaiye stressed that the Chairman tenure have been very fruitful as well as meaningful to all members.
He drew his admiration from the fact that the club members has just been appointed as Chairman of one of the Nigeria Football Team in the premier league and the club went to Uyo and play an Alstars Club side in his honour.
TAP FC Alstars is also preparing to play some other notable side outside Rivers State soonest as well as thinking seriously to play the round leather game with other clubs sides outside Nigeria including outside African shores.
This has proven beyond doubt that the Trans-Amadi Alstars FC is a fast-growing side among it’s equals and this feast is courtesy of the current executives of the club lead by Saheed Ogunsanya as Chairman.***
