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  • NPFL: Wikki Tourist bus breaks down, Players, officials spend night on the road

    NPFL: Wikki Tourist bus breaks down, Players, officials spend night on the road

    The bus of Nigeria Premier Football League side, Wikki Tourists Football Club of Bauchi broke down while conveying players to Uyo for their match day two game with Daakada FC.

    Players and officials of the Bauchi based club side were stranded

    The Bauchi Elephants were on their way to honour the matchday two encounter against Dakkada FC at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium.

    It was gathered that the bus broke down in Otukpo, Benue State and they spent hours trying to put it back in proper shape.

    The players put fire on the road which kept them warm throughout the cold night.

    Players and officials of

    Players and officials of Wikki Tourists Football Club of Jos spent Tuesday night on the road after their team bus broke down on their way to Uyo.

    The Bauchi Elephants were on their way to honour the matchday two encounter against Dakkada FC at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium.

    The bus broke down in Otukpo, Benue State and they spent hours trying to put it back in proper shape.

    The match is expected to take place today (Wednesday) by 4pm Nigerian time.

  • Wikki Tourists FC spends N2.4m on 5 home matches — Spokesman

    Wikki Tourists FC of Bauchi says it has spent N2.4 million to execute its five home matches played in Jos, Plateau, since the beginning of the 2017/2018 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL).

    The club’s Media Officer, Bala Kurba, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Bauchi.

    Kurba said the team had to play its home matches in Jos due to the ongoing renovation of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium, Bauchi, its base.

    He said the Local Management Committee (LMC) had earlier approved the New Jos Stadium, along Zaria Road for all the team’s home matches.

    “Following this development, we have been subjected to spending N480,000 per match to enable the team execute its home matches.

    “We spend N120,000 for the pitch, while the remaining N360,000 is for security, match officials and other unforeseen expenditure that were earlier not captured in the club’s budget.

    “The team is currently occupying the 13th position on the league table with 13 points, whereas, we could have performed better if the team has been playing its home matches in Bauchi,’’ he said.

    The spokesman called on fans and supporters of the club to be patient, while expressing optimism that the team would still do better in their remaining matches of the league.