2024/2025 NNL Match Day 1: Warri Wolves begin campaign against tough Crown FC

Posted : 06 December 2024

After a few months of the season break, Warri Wolves will begin their campaign for the 2024/2025 Nigeria National League (NNL) season with a clash against a tough opponent, Crown FC of Ogbomosho, in the Match Day 1 fixtures.

Rejuvenated, Warri Wolves FC will begin another journey on Saturday with the aim of gaining promotion from the NNL to the elite Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) at the end of the season.

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Warri Wolves is one of the country’s clubs with a large following, and for their first match, the Seasiders will face Crown FC in a clash of former NPFL heavyweights at the Sapele Township Stadium.

It will be one of the most anticipated matches of the NNL fixtures this weekend.

Now under the guidance of one of the longest-serving coaches in Nigerian football, Napoleon Aluma, Warri Wolves FC is expected to use this clash with Crown FC to win back the hearts of its fans, especially in Sapele, a city that has been starved of top-flight football action since the stadium was built by Delta State’s former governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan.

Aluma, a respected football tactician trained in Brazil, has traversed the nooks and crannies of the country, offering his services to various clubs.

A former coach of Invincible Leopards FC of Warri, Aluma, who was also trained at the National Institute for Sports (NIS) in Lagos, has participated in FIFA coaching clinics and holds a CAF ‘B’ License.

He was part of the maiden FIFA Women’s U-19 Championship in Canada in 2002 and participated in a two-week training session at Olympique Marseille, France, in 2008.

He was appointed as the new coach of Warri Wolves FC a few weeks ago by Governor Sheriff Oborevwori.

Another football technocrat, Neville Ambakederemo, is now the club’s General Manager. Ambakederemo has extensive experience in football administration, and fans believe that, with his partnership with Aluma, Warri Wolves will have a lot to gain this season.

The fans have, however, appealed to Governor Oborevwori not to starve the club of funds as was the case in the past.

The Nigerian National League (NNL) kicked off last weekend with an opener between newcomers Abakaliki FC and Madiba FC of Lagos. The match, held in Abakaliki, ended in a 2-2 draw.

2024/2025 NNL Match Day 1: Warri Wolves begin campaign against tough Crown FC

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