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Go Round FC won’t abandon late goalkeeper —GM

By Daily Sports on November 13, 2016

By Anthony Obaseki

The General Manager of Go Round FC of Port Harcourt Soni Uboh has said their late goalkeeper Iboro Akpakpan will not be abandoned even in death.

As a result, all backlogs of his salary and allowances owed will be paid to his family as soon as money is available. He was a dedicated professional and showed great sense of it when he was alive.

“Iboro was our player and saved the penalty kick that handed us a 4-2 over them in the final.

“We never forgot him even when he took ill shortly after that game.

“His salary all through the time he was in hospital was paid by us as well as allowances too and his family will still be due to his salaries until the end of September 2016 when he sadly passed on,” Uboh said.

Iboro Akpakpan passed on in September after a brief illness and was buried in his home town, Ikot Ekpene.

A large contingent of players and officials of Go Round FC were represented at his funeral service including the General Manager, Soni Uboh, Team Captain, Nyima Nwangua, goalkeeper, Salami and other professional footballers like Bassey Akpan and Okiemute Odah.

Uboh described the death of Iboro as a sad one that took the club, Rivers State and the whole football community by surprise.

“When he put a call to me and informed me he had been admitted and told me about his condition, we took care of his medical bills to the best of our abilities and when he shockingly passed on we also made a financial contribution to his family.

“What we couldn’t have in any way brought him back but it at least showed his family that he was working somewhere and the organization he worked for would not just turn their backs on him,” Uboh added.

Akpakpan played for Ocean Boys, featured for Akwa United and Bayelsa United.

•Photo shows late Go Round FC goalkeeper Iboro Akpakpan.

Source Daily Sports

Posted November 13, 2016