Manfred Nzekwe, the commissioner for youth and sports in Enugu State, has assured each player of the Rangers team N100,000 if they defeat Wikki Tourists in Sunday’s (today) Nigeria Premier Football League match.
On Sunday afternoon, Nzekwe addressed the players at their hotel and made the pledge.
He said, “I know that you have not been lacking in motivation in all your matches but I am here to increase the motivation level going into this encounter with Wikki Tourists,” he stated.
Nzekwe added that, “I promise each player in this match the sum of One Hundred Thousand Naira only which makes it a total of Two Million Naira only.”
This season, Rangers is trying to avoid being relegated in the NPFL.
With 16 points from 15 games, the Flying Antelopes are in seventh place in Group B.