The sports writers association of Nigeria, swan, Edo state chapter has congratulated the Nigeria professional football league new comer, Bendel insurance of Benin City for their qualification for the 2018/2019 season.
Comr Ahmed Aigbona, the state chairman in a statement told newsmen in Benin City Insurance promotion is a promotion for the entire Edolites be it sports lovers or not.
He said, the actualization of NPFL dream will have positive commercial benefit to the people and will return the state to it actually position of being in pole position both nationally and continentally.
"Bendel insurance is coming to days of glory, where they were before now, they were 1978 FA Cup Kings, so the king is back to topflight football again"
"I most commend the effort of the state government, they have sanitize the team to certain level where normalcy will be constant, look at how the boys have made cool cash for themselves interms of reward, they have gotten millions upon millions for wining. I hope they kick start the NPFL championship on this current wining mentality, even when they lost on penalties to Kada City on the final game of the NNL championship, they did excellently well. With that I see them playing against club like Espérance of Tunisia, Al Ahly and other top clubs in the continent Aigbona added.
Edo swan also commended the deputy governor of Edo state Rt. Hon. Comr. Philip Shaibu who is the chairman of Bendel insurance football club for his motivation and double as player for team.
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