We are set for new Premier League season -ABS TM
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But the club’s Team Manager, Alloy Chukwuemeka, who revealed this in a telephone interview with our reporter yesterday, said the club has engaged the services of former Home-based Eagles handler Erasmus Onuh to tinker the club in the coming soccer season.
In addition to that, Chukwuemeka said the club has recruited no fewer than eight new enterprising young players in place of 14 others that left the team at the end of last soccer season to beef the squad ahead of the new season, stressing that their aim is to surpass their last year’s record, as well as win a silverware in the league.
He named some of the club’s key players that left at the end of last season as first hand goalkeeper Suraj Ayeneso and Vincent Oga who joined Kwara United, as well as Azeez Sobowale, who has teamed up with Dolphins of Port-Harcourt. Others are Promise James and Jamiu Miaki who are now with Enyimba.
“We are set for the new season. As you all know after the change of name, we engaged the services for former Super Eagles handler Erasmus Onuh to take charge of the team in place of Allen.
“We lost 14 of our key players at the end of last season due to our not so impressive outing last year, but we have also engaged capable replacements in readiness for the new season. We have a memorandum of understanding with Kwara Academy, so they have released to us six young players of below 23 years, and few others to beef the squad”, Chukwuemeka stated.
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We are set for new Premier League season -ABS TM
Category: Sports Written by Orkula Shaagee Hits: 424
Nigeria Premier League side, Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) Football Club of Ilorin has revealed that the youthful side is now ready to challenge for the top prize in the coming Nigeria Premier League season. ABS, formerly Bukola Babes finished 12th on the table with 51 points in last year’s league season, losing their last match of the season 0-1 at home to eventual league winners Dolphins of Port-Harcourt.But the club’s Team Manager, Alloy Chukwuemeka, who revealed this in a telephone interview with our reporter yesterday, said the club has engaged the services of former Home-based Eagles handler Erasmus Onuh to tinker the club in the coming soccer season.
In addition to that, Chukwuemeka said the club has recruited no fewer than eight new enterprising young players in place of 14 others that left the team at the end of last soccer season to beef the squad ahead of the new season, stressing that their aim is to surpass their last year’s record, as well as win a silverware in the league.
He named some of the club’s key players that left at the end of last season as first hand goalkeeper Suraj Ayeneso and Vincent Oga who joined Kwara United, as well as Azeez Sobowale, who has teamed up with Dolphins of Port-Harcourt. Others are Promise James and Jamiu Miaki who are now with Enyimba.
“We are set for the new season. As you all know after the change of name, we engaged the services for former Super Eagles handler Erasmus Onuh to take charge of the team in place of Allen.
“We lost 14 of our key players at the end of last season due to our not so impressive outing last year, but we have also engaged capable replacements in readiness for the new season. We have a memorandum of understanding with Kwara Academy, so they have released to us six young players of below 23 years, and few others to beef the squad”, Chukwuemeka stated.


