EDO State Deputy Governor, Rt. Honourable Dennis Idahosa, on Sunday, gifted Bendel Insurance FC One Million, Five Hundred Thousand Naira (N1,500,000.00).
Honourable Idahosa made the donation following the outstanding performance of the Edo State side against Kwara United on Match Day 13th of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL).
‘The Benin Arsenals’ as they are fondly called, brushed aside Kwara United on home soil at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin, the Edo State capital.
Honourable Idahosa, who was among the fans and supporters at the stadium, was left speechless by the team’s performance and vowed to gift N1.5m to the team.
The promise which was fulfilled yesterday by the deputy governor, left the team bobbling with excitement, boosting their confidence ahead of their midweek clash with Nasarawa Utd.
Insurance FC will be guests of Nasarawa Utd at the Lafia City Stadium on Match Day 14 of the Nigeria Premier Football League on Wednesday, 27 November 2024.
Honourable Idahosa said he was watching Insurance FC for the first time since his election as the deputy governor of Edo State and was impressed with the team.
“I am impressed with the performance of our team. We will see how we can encourage the team to improve. We are going to do all that is necessary and give all that it takes to support the club to get to the next level of progress. Insurance FC is our own and we will encourage them. We are getting to the top again”, he said.
The deputy governor assured Bendel Insurance of his unwavering support while also charging the Benin Arsenals to do the state proud by winning their next away match, adding that the Governor Monday Okpebholo-led administration has a special place for sports in his development programme.
Bendel Insurance Football Club of Benin, on Saturday, bounced back to winning ways after beating visiting Kwara United Football Club of Ilorin 3-1 in the 2024/25 Nigeria Premier Football.
Insurance FC have suffered some setbacks in the recent past, having lost two previous home games, 1-0 to Abia Warriors and Kano Pillars, including a three-point deduction punishment from the NPFL Disciplinary body over alleged assault on the referee by fans in the Kano Pillars game.
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