Abia Warriors of Umuahia will be among the four teams that will take part in the four teams pre-season tournament being put together by the Cross River FA.
The other teams taking part in the tournament are Enyimba International FC, Akwa United and Unicem Rovers. The tournament begins on Wednesday, December 7 at the U.J Eusene Stadium, Calabar.
Confirming this on Friday, assistant coach and match reader of Abia Warriors, Patrick Ngwaogu said that they have received the management approval to be part of the competition which will help the team to step up their preparations for the new season.
“We have been in Calabar for almost two weeks, and our preparation have been in top gear. We have played four friendlies and won all. We defeated Hope of Glory (1-0), Police Machine (4-2), Majesty FC (3-0) and Diamond Stars (2-0).”
“The preparation for the next season has been great for the team in terms of conditioning and training. The boys have been very cooperative, and we are believing God for the best in the new season”.
“The pre-season tournament organised by the Cross River State FA would go a long way in helping us correct some mistakes and also see how ready we are for the season,” he concluded.
Abia Warriors managed by Felix Okey Emordi and Abdullahi Usman Biffo who is the chief coach, are striving to compete favourably in the new football season.
