History will be made in Plateau State tomorrow, (Sunday) as the
administration of Governor Simon Bako Lalong and Plateau United Football
Club would for the first time in the history of sports, play host to
prestigious Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) Champions League.
The team will also play in the tournament.
The “Lalong Boys”, as they are popularly called, will be playing “Eding
Sport Football Club of Cameroon”, who are also Champions of the
Cameroonian League, at the New Jos Stadium on Zaria Road in Jos, the
capital of Plateau State.
It will be recalled that Plateau United FC, last year were crowned
League Champions of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) for
the first time in the club’s history and during Governor Simon Lalong’s
administration, after beating Rangers International Football Club on the
last day of the League.
Playing in the CAF Champions’ League is a new terrain for the Coach Kennedy Boboye tutored side.
With the way Plateau United surprised most football pundits by going all
the way to win the League last season, when in the previous season they
battled relegation for most of the season before ending in the
8thposition, pundits would not want to bet against them giving a good
representation in this year’s CAF Champions League.
Though Plateau United may not have Continental experience like Enyimba
of Aba and Kano Pillars FC of Kano, expectations from the team are
however high.
Governor Simon Bako Lalong have played a big role n the team last year,
when the team won the NPFL. The Governor supportrf the team
financially.
Expectations are high as the new stadium is also hosting an International for the first time since it was constructed.
By Yakubu Dati