Bassey Akpan, a former custodian for the Nigerian junior national team, expressed his sadness over Akwa United’s NPFL relegation.
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At Akwa United, Akpan is a goalie trainer right now. Since Akwa United finished the Nigerian Premier League (NPFL) in 18th place, they were demoted to the Nigeria National League (NNL).
According to Bassey, the Promise Keepers put up a lot of effort to prevent the decrease, but it was in vain. A bone lodged in the throat—that’s how Bassey described it to Complete Sports.
In my two years as a coach, the most heartbreaking that has happened to me thus far has been witnessing the relegation of Akwa United.
Accepting it is challenging. Since then, I’ve been unable to fall asleep anywhere, even in my own home. Wednesday is the only day I will be returning home. Ugh, that hurts. We did our very best. We tried, but it failed. It hurts so much.
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