The third edition of the annual South-East/South-South Preseason football
tournament scheduled to hold from Tuesday, August 20 until August 28, 2019 at the Neros
Stadium, Nanka, Anambra State, has been put on hold, due to issue with the state’s football
association.
18 clubs, comprising five Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) sides; Rangers,
Heartland, Delta Force, Rivers United and Abia Warriors, as well as other NNL and NLO teams
had confirmed their participation in the one-week festival of football before it was called off
hours before the opening match between holders, Cynosure FC and Delta Force on Tuesday
morning.
Report gathered that the South-East/South-South Preseason Tournament could not go on as
scheduled following a letter by the Anambra State Football Association distancing itself from
the tournament.
The host FA in the letter claimed it did not know who the organizers were, accusing them of
constituting breach to public peace.
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