The Akwa Ibom State Government says it has printed
20,000 T-shirts for distribution FREE to football fans that come to cheer Super Eagles in Saturday’s World
Cup qualifier against the Desert Foxes (Fennecs) of Algeria in Uyo.
The match which will be played in 30, 000 Capacity
Godswill Akpabio International Stadium on Saturday November 12, 2016; by 5pm
West Africa GMT+ is on top gear to mobilize fans with a Free Gift.
Government also constituted a Local Organizing
Committee to ensure a successful hosting of the match at the Godswill Akpabio
Stadium.
The Chairman of the Publicity subcommittee of the
LOC, Nse Edem, disclosed this to newsmen in Uyo on Tuesday.
Edem said that the committee, chaired by the
Secretary to the Akwa Ibom State Government, Etekamba Umoren, also included
medical, security, accommodation and marketing committees.
According to him, supporters clubs of local teams in
the state will also be mobilised to compliment the Nigerian Football Supporters
Club to cheer the Super Eagles to victory.
Edem said: “As far as Akwa Ibom state is concerned,
there will be no margin for errors for this weekend’s qualifier.
“We are confident that Uyo will host all the Super
Eagles home matches for the Russia 2018 World Cup qualifiers.”
Nigeria currently leads their group in the Russia
2018 African qualifiers after a 2-1 win in Ndola against host Zambia last
month.
