The budding club despite missing out on its promotion to Nigeria National League after experiencing a narrow loss at the play-offs held on Sunday the 20th of August,2017 are scheduled to travel to Maiduguri to engage El-Kanemi Babes in the round of 32 fixtures.
According to an official of the club who spoke on condition of anonymity; “the decision to pull out from the competition is borne out of the fact that the state Football Association and the government practically abandoned the club in its quest to win a competition that was last won over 3 decades ago by a club from the state”.
"We won the State Federation Cup through sheer determination and hard work and at the moment the only representative of the state in the competition, yet the state refuses to identify in any way with our participation in this competition. This is quite unfortunate; you can imagine the distance from Ijebu Ode to Maiduguri of all places without any form of support or welfare from the state…"
The club official spoke further on the fact that "Almar FC despite being a private club has invested a lot in the promotion and encouragement of youth development and from all indications the players are at the verge of being denied the opportunity of showcasing their skills at this national stage" he concluded.
The players are however appealing to the state government to kindly come to the aid of the club as they’ve promised to do the state proud.
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