Mr Obinna Onyeocha, Imo State Commissioner for Sports says the state’s contingent is ready for the 2025 National Sports Festival.
Onyeocha said this while addressing newsmen in Owerri, on Friday.
The commissioner said that Team Imo was spurred for victory in the forthcoming festival in Ondo State and had the full support of the state government.
“We are fully prepared for the season and to further prove that, the governor recently donated three buses to heartland teams, one to the women team and two to the men team.
“We have also established Heartland Queens feeder team, the idea is to catch them young, those who have done well will be moved to the main team.
“In the last season, Heartland Queens finished top six in Bayelsa, they have had their opening game of the season with Ekiti Queens FC and we are expecting them to do better this season,” he said.
He, however, said that he realised that expectations were high on the Heartland FC, and appreciated the efforts of the team’s Technical Adviser, Emmanuel Amuneke.
According to him, Amuneke is stepping up the game for the ‘Naze millionaires’, expressing hope that more victory will come and Imo football enthusiasts will not be disappointed.
