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AKWA UTD TRADE TACKLES WITH HEARTLAND IN PRE SEASON WARM UP

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As part of preparations for the coming football season, the 2017 Aiteo Cup holders, Akwa United will face the Premier League returnee, Heartland in friendly match at the practice pitch of the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo, this Wednesday.
The friendly was confirmed by the Team Manager of Akwa United Sir Emmanuel Udoh after Tuesday morning training session and the match will take place at the training pitch of the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium at 4pm.
Akwa United had already played two friendly matches last week against Flying Sports Academy of Eket and NYSC State team winning both matches and scoring ten goals.
Wednesday’s match with Heartland will be Akwa United’s first preseason friendly against an NPFL team.
Heartland gained promotion back to the NPFL after emerging winners of the Southern Conference of the Nigeria National League NNL in the just concluded season.

Kunle Solaja is the author of landmark books on sports and journalism as well as being a multiple award-winning journalist and editor of long standing. He is easily Nigeria’s foremost soccer diarist and Africa's most capped FIFA World Cup journalist, having attended all FIFA World Cup finals from Italia ’90 to Qatar 2022. He was honoured at the Qatar 2022 World Cup by FIFA and AIPS.

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