Champions League: Gov Lalong promises Plateau Utd support

Some of the Plateau United Players

Plateau State governor, Simon Bako Lalong, has promised Plateau United support to enable them to excel in their CAF Champions League campaign.

Lalong, who was at the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, on Sunday when his team beat Esperance of Tunisia 2-1 said he was happy with the display of the team, as he promised to provide them with all the necessary support to scale through when they play in Tunisia this weekend in a second leg tie.

“I’m impressed about the game. I personally came to watch my team and also to encourage my boys. Today you saw a display by the boys. The NFF president is here. I think they are here to celebrate with us as all the three teams (Plateau, Kwara and Rivers United). The three Nigerian teams won and that is why I’m very encouraged.

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“We have a lot of plans for the boys going to the second leg which we are not going to reveal. We go back to review what we have seen here and then improve on it,” Lalong told Sportingtribune.

Meanwhile, President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Ibrahim Gusau has hailed all the Nigerian representives for their impressive performances last weekend.

Rivers United equally on Sunday in the Champions League beat Wydad of Morocco 2-1 in Port Harcourt while Kwara United spanked RS Berkane of Morocco 3-1 in the Confederation Cup played in Lagos.

“We are happy today at least the three teams have won their matches today. And just like His Excellency [Governor Lalong] has just said, we’ll try and seen whatever we can do to ensure that they have good preparations going for the second leg games,” Gusau said.