Rivers United Football Club will be competing on three fronts: the CAF Champions League, the Federation Cup and the Nigerian Professional Football League, this season and Fredrick Obomate is set to play a part in a potentially special season for the football club.
The midfielder says success, in at least one of the competitions, will be vital, especially, given the huge investment made in the team by the sponsor, the Rivers State government.
He said, “We are taking part in three important competitions and it is important to win at least one of them. “I will prefer to win the CAF Champions League title, if given the luxury of choice.
There is a saying that ‘to whom much is given, much is expected,’ so we must reciprocate the gesture of the Rivers State government and especially our number one fan, the Rivers State governor, His Excellency, Ezebunwo Nyesom Wike, towards the football club.
We must also reciprocate the support of the fans.” Obomate is an intelligent footballer. He is one of the few around who made the decision to combine academics with professional football, ostensibly making future plans for life after competitive sport.
Achieving this has however not been easy, as he explained, “It is not easy to combine academics and professional football, but then, life itself is a challenge. I however made the decision to take up this challenge irrespective of how difficult it would be to combine both football and academics.
“I must use this medium to thank my coaches who have been assisting me in this regard, as I attempt to juggle both. I am very grateful to them because without their support, it would have been extremely difficult to achieve this.”
