By Olayinka Elebute
Henrich football club of Ekiti will engage the National U-17 of Nigeria at the MKO Abiola National stadium at the goal project on Tuesday.
Speaking with Gongnews.net Hon.
Henrich Akomolafe the chairman of the club said his aim has always been sport development and how to help solve the issues of unemployment rate in the state, and football is one of the way out he said.
Speaking further, my team playing against the National football team will boost the momentum of our local players and give them the ability to be better for the future and it will also make them believe in their ability to excel as footballers
The engineer turned politician promises to use his new office as a member of the House of Representatives “Our constituency has been representing the youth and sport at the National Assembly for the past 8 years now as chairman sport committee, but to be honest no positive impact to the youth or sport development in the state but with me that will change and the impact will be seen in our constituency that is my promises to my people, he concluded.
Also speaking coach of the team Kola Ogunmolaji, who is confident in the ability his team said his team are always ready to give their best and their watchword has always been going for gold and there are not coming to Abuja to lose to the U-17 team.
We have a team that we have been building for the past five years and my team have a better understanding of playing together, and I am telling you we are coming to shock the National team in Abuja on Tuesday. the coach said.