By Osagie Alonge
It’s sad news for Arsenal FC fans and football lovers in Ngeria as the Premiership side have postponed their proposed pre-season trip to Nigeria.
The Gunners were set to play a match on August 5 at the Abuja National Stadium but have prematurely opted out of the fixture as ‘a result of complexities linked to the planned game.’
The club’s marketing director Angus Kinnear said in a statement: ‘Bringing a top-level club to an international market is always complicated and logistically challenging. With the proposed match in Nigeria planned for early August, we could not get comfortable on everything needed to satisfy our requirements, so we have reluctantly taken the decision to postpone the team’s visit.’
‘We have a huge and loyal following in Africa, and we are sorry that the team will not be visiting this summer. However, we have a long-term commitment to Nigeria and we are already making plans for a visit next summer’, Kinnear continued
The London club are set to tour Asia later this month and will play Manchester City at the Beijing’s Bird’s Nest Stadium on July 27.
2 comments
Hmmmmmmm…..you ppl shou,ld av told us that u are sceard of boko haram….hahahaha….i dont blam u guys though…nigeria sorry
O my God, it sound so funy sory should not come from the manager, as if Nigeria is not secured (he knws dat it would b very shameful for them to go back with 4-0) Nigeria should do somthin about this insecurity am very angry with my nation football lover am sory