Governor Wike Caught in Heated Argument With Governor Udom Over the State Which Has Better Football Team

• Rivers United were crowned champions of the 2021-22 Nigeria Professional Football League champions
• The Port Harcourt-based team dethroned 2020-21 season winners Akwa United, who finished ninth in the just concluded campaign
• Governors Udom Emmanuel and Nyesom Wike have been spotted arguing about whose state has the better football team

Governor Udom Emmanuel and his Rivers State counterpart Nyesom Wike were spotted during a heated argument as regards the state with the better football team.

Akwa United were on Sunday evening, 17 July, dethroned as Nigerian champions after Rivers United emerged as new winners by beating the visiting Gombe United 1-0 on the last day of the season.

The 2021/22 Nigerian Professional Football League season has ended with Rivers United finishing first on the table with 77 points, while Plateau United settled for second as Remo Stars of Ikenne came third with 67 and 62 points, respectively.

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Former champions Akwa United finished ninth on the log, having managed just 52 points during the course of the season.

The delighted Rivers State Governor Wike splashed N1million on each player of Rivers United for winning the League title.

And now a clip has surfaced online showing Udom Emmanuel troll Wike as they argued about the state with the better team.

Udom said, to the laughter of Wike:

“When we won the league, we beat all the team in Rivers State.”

However, on April 2, Rivers United forced the Promise Keepers to a 1-1 draw in Uyo, but a month earlier, the Port Harcourt-based team thrashed their visitors 4-1, Livecores reports.

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Meanwhile, video clips are making the rounds on social media showing the moment Remo Stars players engage in suspected match-fixing activities.

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Commentators on social media have alleged that a player decided to take a bizarre kick in what could mean the match was fixed.

The Cable, however, reports that a close source to the team claimed that the players engaged in such an act in their bid to protest bad officiating.

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Sports Brief earlier reported that Mozez Praiz has labelled the Nigerian Professional Football League as a failed league after over 30 minutes of additional time was added in an NPFL encounter on Sunday, June 26.

The game between Kastina United and Remo Stars ran into a lengthy extra time after Remo Stars had grabbed an equalizer in the 90+2 minute to tie the encounter at 2-2.

Nigerians were, however, stunned after play was left to continue well beyond the regular stipulated time as Kastina United would eventually get their winning goal in the 90+34 minute to end the game 3-2 in favour of the home team.