Arsenal to face Dolphin FC at the Liberation Stadium in the summer
Monday, March 19, 2012Omoba
Barclays English Premier League side, Arsenal will
face Nigeria Premier League (NPL) champions, Dolphins when the London club
visits Nigeria in July 2012.
Arsene
Wenger’s Gunners are due in Nigeria for a playing tour ahead of the start of
the 2012/2013 EPL season. The
Londoners are billed to play against several Nigerian clubs while in the
country after they confirmed they will tour the West African nation in the
summer.
General
Manager of the club, Dumbor Awanem, said: “A lot of other states are trying to
lure the Arsenal team to their states but they have said they want to see a
club that can actually give them stiff opposition and Dolphins fit that bill.
“With this I can confirm to you that Arsenal will come to Port Harcourt to play against Dolphins’ in the summer.”
Dolphins
are currently representing Nigeria in the Caf Champions League and will face
Cameroun’s Cotonsport in the next round of the competition.
Fellow
EPL teams Manchester United and Portsmouth visited the country three years ago
and played against Nigeria Premier League club sides Enyimba and Kano Pillars.
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