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EXCLUSIVE: Ifeanyi Uba coach laments massive player exodus ahead new season

The coach of Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) side Ifeanyi Uba, Uche Okagbue has admitted he is unhappy with the massive player exodus rocking his team ahead of the 2019/20 campaign.

The Anambra Warriors were once the beautiful bride of the NPFL; attracting top players from across the country, Africa and even Brazil.

However, with the cash crunch at the club in recent times, keeping the locally assembled players is now turning to be a herculean task.

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“We have less than 5-6 players left from the squad that played the Super Six in Lagos a few months ago,” coach Okagbue told Goal during an exclusive interview.