Dolphins fear for their lives Dolphins Manager, Stanley Eguma has revealed that he was worried about the safety of his players ahead of Thursday’s Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) game against El Kanemi Warriors.

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Dolphins Manager, Stanley Eguma has revealed that he was worried about the safety of his players ahead of Thursday’s Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) game against El Kanemi Warriors.
The Port Harcourt-based club had raised an alarm earlier on Thursday with its media department quoting an unnamed player of the squad saying they did not want to travel to Maiduguri, venue for the game against El Kanemi because they feared for their lives.

“"We are reading the local papers here in Gombe and even the governor of Borno State has said any one plying that route (from Gombe to Maiduguri) is on his own, so why are they insisting that we go?
“Or is our commissioner (Fred Igwe) not aware of the killings on that road? We do not want to go for the match. We will lose anyway so why risk our lives," the defender said.

Eguma has now confirmed that they were scared for their lives while insisting that they only agreed to travel after they were assured of adequate security when they embark on the trip to Gombe.
“We have been in Gombe for a few days now and the Commissioner of Police in Gombe State graciously agreed to provide us with adequate security that will convey us to Maiduguri for the game,” Eguma told supersport.com.
The game between both clubs will now be played on Thursday.