Following the end of 2015/2016 season of the Nigerian Professional Football League, yesterday, President, FC Ifeanyi Ubah, has thanked the fans for their commitment all through the season, even as he hailed the team for finishing 4th on the log barely two years of its existence.

Ifeanyi Ubah

Ubah spoke at the Agege Township Stadium, Lagos yesterday, where FC Ifeanyi Ubah lost with a lone goal to MFM FC, which saw MFM escaping relegation.

According to the President of Capital Oil and Gas, “I must not fail to appreciate our fans for believing in this club. Our fans have shown so much commitment and passion and I stand to salute them all. The commitment of our fans was so intensified that some of them had to travel all the way from East to Lagos at their expense in order to come and watch Anambra Warriors.”

Ubah, who is building an ongoing $300million Games village in Anambra State also appreciated the players for their efforts that saw the club finished 4th on the log while also qualifying for Federations Cup finals to be played against Enyimba or Nasarawa FC.

He said: “The point is that even when we lost against MFM, I still appreciate our players. Their fighting spirit was well documented. We all should now focus on the Federations Cup finals which the team qualified for against all odds.

“I thank God for his mercy and guidance throughout the season. Imagine our team, supporters, etc gravitating the nooks and crannies of this country throughout the season without any road accident. It can only be God and may His name alone be praised.

“Let it be known that our team which is just barely two years in the NPFL was one of the four teams that was in the title race to the very end as the race charged to a tilt. It shows that hard work pays.”

Also praising the MFM team and its coaching crew for surviving relegation, Ubah, who recently facilitated a bilateral deal between English Premier League Club, West Ham United and FC Ifeanyi Ubah, said that “God did not want them to go down, because we had clear cut chances which could have resulted into goals and subsequently sent the team to relegation while we join the continental elite.

“I congratulate MFM for surviving relegation through this match. The boys showed that determination can guarantee results. To me, it seems God didn’t want them to go down because our team had chances that could have killed off the match and sent them into relegation even as we join continental elite.”

Dr. Ubah, however, met with the players and supporters, lauding them for coming this far and urging them to remain focused.

This is even as he hailed the three teams that clinched the continental tickets- Rangers, Rivers United and Wikki Tourist.

His congratulatory message read: “Congratulations to Rangers Int’l FC on a thoroughly deserved title. Your triumph is a product of hunger and determination. Well done. I also wish to congratulate Rivers Utd and Wikki Tourist for clinching the continental tickets. It was a keen contest which made FC Ifeanyi Ubah better. What an exciting #NPFLFinalDay.”

Meanwhile, Anambra Warriors is one of the four privately owned teams in 2015/2016 NPFL season that just ended today. It’s expected that a win at the Federations Cup final will still send FC Ifeanyi Ubah to Continentals.