CP Garba Umar, Senior Security Advisor to the Super Eagles,
has urged football fans to be orderly as they throng Uyo to watch the team’s
World Cup qualifier against Zambia on Saturday.
Umar made the
appeal when he spoke with the news Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Awka on
the crucial 2018 World Cup qualifier against the Chipolopolo of Zambia at
the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo.
He said that the
team had been talking to fans on the need to be ruly as well as the
consequences of field encroachment. The Police Commissioner in Anambra said
that enough mobilisation of personnel had been done ahead of the game in the
light of the high expectations and excitement that would surround the game.
“We have been
working towards a hitch-free game, talking to fans against pitch invasion or
encroachment because FIFA is very strict about such behaviours. “Our men have been mobilised and are on
ground, we understand the nature and tempo of the game, it is a crucial one. “And
we hope that with the preparations on ground, it will be a very free security
atmosphere,’’ he said.
Contributing,
Arthur Ebunam, the Chairman of ex-Rangers International players in Anambra,
said that though pressure would be on the Eagles, they would come out
triumphant. Ebunam, a former Green Eagles player, said they should approach the
game with positive minds and attack their opponents and score as many goals as
possible. He the Eagles were almost World Cup-bound but should play the
Zambians as though their qualification depended on the game.
“Our team is under
pressure whether you like it or not; they have almost qualified, people are
hoping they win the game; they are at home unlike their opponents who are here
to spoil their fun. “Technically, they should attack, attack and attack, get
many goals in the first half and consolidate in the second half, I am confident
we will win,’’ he said. A win over Zambia in Uyo will be enough to see Nigeria
return to the Mundial after reaching the
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