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Ikorodu United settle for new NPFL home

By Daily Sports on August 27, 2016

Ikorodu United have shelved the idea of returning to the Onikan Stadium in Lagos for their remaining home games in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) this season and have opted to remain at the MKO Abiola Stadium in Abeokuta.

The Lagos club were sanctioned by the League Management Company (LMC) for crowd trouble in one of their recent home matches against 3SC and were directed to play their next three home matches in Abeokuta with the last two suspended provided their supporters show an improvement in their behaviour during and after games.

However, Ikorodu United have now explained that they will prefer to stay in the southwest town of Abeokuta since they cannot "guarantee the full control of the crowd and general safety at the Onikan Stadium."

The Oga Boys further stated in its letter to the LMC to approve the MKO Abiola Stadium as their home for the rest of the season on the grounds that "the unruly fans" who disrupted their game against 3SC are unknown to them.

“We will not be able to guarantee the full control of the crowd and general safety at the Onikan Stadium as the unruly fans at the Onikan Stadium are not known to us and neither can they be identified should there be any form of fracas,” the club's general manager, Dele Gbajumo, wrote to the LMC.

The LMC has granted the request of Ikorodu United and directed them to work with the Ogun State Football Association on matchday security and crowd control.

Ikorodu United have won just four matches this season leaving them in 19th position with 22 points. Two of those wins have been away from their Onikan Stadium home.

Last weekend, Ikorodu United won their first game of the NPFL second round by defeating Niger Tornadoes 1-0 through Adeshina Oduntan's goal at the death in Abeokuta.

On the last day of April this year, the Oga Boys did a comeback from a goal down to defeat Heartland 3-1 at the Agege Stadium in Lagos, which played host to one of the doubleheader television live coverages this season.

•With reference to Supersports.com. Photo shows Ikorodu United

Source Daily Sports

Posted August 27, 2016