NPFL To Honour Dead Calabar Football Fans Todaay

Players of Rangers International of Enugu and Kano Pillars would wear black arm-bands during their rescheduled Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) Match Day 9 fixture in Enugu today as a mark of respect for the football fans who lost their lives on Thursday night while watching an Europa League game in a commercial viewing centre.The fans were said to have been electrocuted when a tension wire fell on the building, following a thunder strike.The League Management Company (LMC) announced the mark of honour for the deceased and directed the game officials, players and other team officials to observe a minute silence before kick-off.Football is a universal game driving passion in men, women, boys, girls, the rich and the poor; hence, we have to commiserate with the unfortunate ones who could also have died in a stadium, the LMC chairman, Shehu Dikko, said.He urged for more safety measures to be put in place by owners of arenas where football is played or watched on screens.Our sympathy at NPFL goes to the families of the dead fans and we pray that their souls rest in peace. They will be honoured during our rescheduled game between Rangers and Pillars in Enugu today, Dikko stated.
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