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Though
the violent clashes that greeted last weekend’s presidential election
may have abated in Kaduna and other parts of the country, Kaduna
United, one of the two clubs representing Nigeria in the CAF
Confederations Cup, has opted to play their weekend match against
Tunisian side, Etoile du Sahel at the MKO stadium in Abeokuta.

In a telephone chat
with Abdulrahman Tonga, media officer for Kaduna United, he said the
team arrived at the decision to play in Abeokuta after carefully
studying the situation on ground at home.

“We had no choice
than to find an alternative place for our match” he said. “You know
there have been some problems here and there and the state is even
under curfew for now, so playing the match in Kaduna will not be
possible” he explained.

According to Tonga,
the players and officials of Kaduna United who arrived the rocky city
on Thursday morning are fast settling down and are raring to go.

“We arrived here
Thursday morning to round off our preparation for the weekend match. We
are expecting our supporters to come in tomorrow (Friday)” he said.

Despite losing 0-1
to Foullah Edifice of Chad in their last match in N’jdamena, Kaduna
United advanced on 2-1 aggregate. The club coached by Belgian, Maurice
Cooreman had won the first leg game 2-0 a fortnight ago, courtesy of
strikes from Ali Adamu and Linus Adams.

Kaduna State
Governor, Ibrahim Patrick Yakowa, has promised to give his full support
to Kaduna United in its campaign to win the CAF Confederation Cup this
football season.

“I’m highly impressed with the performance of my team (Kaduna
United) and my promise is that we will give them all the needed support
to ensure they win this year’s Confederation Cup for the country,”
Yakowa promised.