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Nigeria/Congo-Kinshasa: Enyimba Player Elopes to America

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Vanguard (Lagos)

13 February 2008
Posted to the web 13 February 2008

Ben Efe
Lagos

Five days to their first round CAF Champions League encounter against Congo DR's Diables in Aba, Enyimba FC have lost key players who have gone abroad for trials.

One of such is Emmanuel Ekpo who is currently in the USA hoping to sign for a Major Soccer League Club and according to Felix Anyasi-Agwu, this is bad news for Enyimba who are hoping to making it count in Champions League this season.

"As we prepare to play our first Champions' League match against Diables Noire on Febuary 17, most of our reliable hands like Emmanuel Ekpo have been taken to the U.S. by soccer agents.

"We have reported this matter to the NFA in a bid to check this ugly trend killing our football.Can this happen in Europe or any other place,"Anyasi-Agwu declared.

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"These actions leave the home league in tatters as some of the talents, who ought to be well groomed in the home league, are denied the opportunity. "These agents are part of the problems of our football today as they are not allowing our local league to grow.

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