Warri Wolves Calls for Support:

The Managing Director of Warri Wolves, Davidson Owumi who arrived with the team from Ethiopia on Tuesday afternoon after qualifying for the next of the CAF Confederation Cup at the expense of Dedebit FC has said that he believed in the Warri based team to go far in the competition based on what he saw in their last match.

Owumi who celebrated his birthday last weekend however revealed that for the team to achieve this, the boys must be well motivated and therefore urged the Government to provide what it takes to ginger the boys.

According to him, with the next match coming up on the 18th, April against MK Entancheite from DR Congo at the Warri City Stadium, the boys will have to move straight into a close camping because the higher you go in this competition, the tougher it becomes.

Owumi known as Okada in his hey days further said for this to be achieved, it depends on the fund available and so all hands must be on deck to see that the club achieve its aims.

"I sincerely believe these boys can go far from what I saw in Ethiopia but they must be well motivated to achieve the desired goals. We need fund now to move straight into a close camping because the next match is around the corner, It is on the 18th of this month and we are playing the first leg so we need to do well. We are the only hope of the Nation now with all other clubs eliminated and we cannot afford to let the Nation down now. You know that the higher you go in this competition, the tougher it becomes and we just have to work hard. We need a lot of things to succeed".

Owumi equally appealed to the fans to come out each time the club plays in Warri as that will go a long way in motivating the players.

"At this time, we need the fans now than before and they must come out in thousands to support the team. They should be our 12th player and with them, we can achieve what we set to do by going far in this competition. said Owumi. 

Warri Wolves forward dedicates debut goals to late dad

It was a dream Glo Premier League debut for Warri Wolves forward, Sikiru Alimi Adewale, whose double and all-round display helped the Seasiders to  their first points of the season in their humiliation of Giwa FC on Wednesday.

The former Union Bank of Lagos forward was obviously not overwhelmed by the occasion of playing in Nigeria's top flight division for the first time as he made the difference in the battle between last season's third and fourth-placed teams at the Warri City Stadium.

A well articulated assist for Gbolahan Salami, an emphatic close-range strike before the break and a composed finish after the hour mark aptly summarized Adewale's impressive performance.

Adewale who joined Wolves from First Bank of Lagos at the end of last football season was as excited as the just over 1,000 fans that witnessed the rescheduled Match Day 2 game in Warri. in a post-match chat with npfl.ng Adewale also dedicated his pair of goals to his late dad.

"Honestly, he was my best motivator. He tired everything to make sure I played football as a professional but  right now he's no more. I wish he would be around to share this glory with me because I know he would be very proud of me,"said an emotional Adewale.

Adewale's adaptation to life in the top flight started with a stellar showing at the Glo Super Four Invitational where he scored three goals in as many starts. The striker was however quick to point out that the quality in the top flight quite exceeds what he was used to in National League.

"There's a huge quality in the NPFL compared to the lower leagues. (There are) tough opponents and very good players and you have to up your game to be able to cope. I think there's a big difference there," he affirmed.

At Wolves, Adewale is in a fierce competition for places with renowned scorers like Gbolahan Salami, Ogehenekaro Etebo and Onyekachi Okafor but the Nigerian navy product is unfazed by the challenge.

"Although it will be difficult because these are experienced players and of course I'm also learning from them but I'm very confident I can hold my own against them. They've been supportive and I know I have to take my chances when they come like did today," he said.

What a way for Adewale's league adventure to start and if his early season form is anything to go by, a new goal poacher and fans favourite may just have been unearthed.

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Glo Nigeria Premier League kicks Off has Warri Wolves beaten and Eyimba held in open matches

The Glo Nigeria Premier League kick off as scheduled over the weekend with excitement and exciting games from across different match centers.
                     
The Nigeria football league season is here again as the 2015 edition kicks off at the weekend in different venues across the nation.
                       
In the opener on Saturday, it was a tit for tat scenario in Port Harcourt as Dolphins FC could only got a draw at home against Kwara United with Sharks FC also played out a goalless draw with Sunshine Stars.

But goals were recorded in some other matches, likes of FC Taraba and Rangers, Gabros and Warri Wolves, Wikki Tourist, below are more results from the Saturday and Sunday games

Full Match Day One result:

Bayelsa Utd 1-1 Lobi Stars
Enyimba 0-0 Akwa Utd
FC Taraba 3-2 Rangers
Gabros 2-0 Warri Wolves
El-Kanemi 1-0 Nassarawa utd
Wikki 2-0 Sunshine Stars
Dolphins 0-0 Kwara Utd


 

NPFL : Warri Wolves Players Begin Warning Strike

The Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) side Warri Wolves Players have began a warning strike to press for their unpaid wages, according to supersport.com.
              
The angry players boycotted training on Tuesday evening after honouring the morning session, it was learned.
wolves have failed to pay their players  salaries for the month of January, and the players fear that could extended to February.

The players also claimed they are still owed 30 percent of their signing-on fees for last season despite an agreement by clubs with the League Management Company (LMC) to abolish such fees and put in place improved salaries.

One of the influential players of the club told supersport.com: "It is so disheartening that after working we still haven't been paid. The club needs to know that we have a life apart from being footballers. We have families and dependents. They have not paid us for the last month, and they still owe us 30 percent signing-on fees for last season."

"We, the players, are not happy with what they are doing to us. How can we continue to play on empty stomachs? And at the same time we can't provide for our families when we should.

Apart from the salary and signing-on fees, we haven't been paid match bonuses for five matches, including four matches from last season's league," another player revealed.

The players of the Warri club have now threatened to boycott the second leg, preliminary round match against RC Bobo-Dioulasso in the Caf Confederation Cup this Saturday.

"If nothing is done about the money owed us, then we will stay away from the Caf Confederation Cup on Saturday and we will continue to stay away from training afterwards," Warned one of the players.

Wolves take one-goal lead into Saturday's game following their 1-0 win in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.

The club reportedly owned and financed by the Delta State government.