Abia Warriors Unveils Brazilian Lira As Manager
Posted on October 24, 2017
Abia Warriors Football Club of Umuahia has formally unveiled Brazilian
Coach, Rafael Everton Lira as its new Manager.
At the short but impressive ceremony which took place at the Warriors
home ground in Umuahia, Club Chairman, Chief Emeka Inyama disclosed
that the former Fluminense FC of Brazil playmaker, has signed a
two-year contract.
Chief Inyama said in signing Everton, Abia Warriors has given him the
mandate to restructure and re-organise the playing architecture of the
club in order to achieve the required results.
In an answer to a question, the Abia Warriors Chairman said the club,
having sojourned in the elite division of the Nigerian league for four
seasons, now has a bigger ambition and has therefore given Everton the
mandate be part of the big contenders for the league at the end of the
season as well as groom marketable players for the business of the
game.
He assured the coach of management’s support at all times and wished
him the best in his new assignment.
Responding, Everton said he has come to Umuahia with the intention of
making the club one of the best in the land adding that he was happy
with what he has seen on the ground.
Everton, who also played for Sport Club Do Recife before he hung his
boots as a player, said he recognizes the challenges before him as the
new Abia Warriors Chief tactician and hoped he would help the club
realize its ambition of at least getting one of the continental slots
at the end of the season.
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