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FC Rocket ONE To Play In NNL Next Season – Indomitable

FC Rocket ONE To Play In NNL Next Season – Indomitable

As Nigeria anticipates the commencement of the 2020/2021 football season,

enthusiasts in the country will witness another football revolution with the emergence of FC ROCKET ONE of Abat, Onna, who are primed to take the Nigerian football scene by storm.

According to the president of FC Rocket ONE, Otuekong Nse Essien (Indomitable), the team will ply their trade in the Nigerian Nationwide League, which is the second tier of the Nigeria Football League next season.

Otuekong  Essien, who is the member representing Onna State Constituency, disclosed this recently in Uyo at a thanksgiving service organized by the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Akwa Ibom chapter.

The state lawmaker expressed excitement over the elevation of FC Rocket ONE, which he said was achieved through a swap deal with Collins Edwin Sports Club of Lagos.

FC Rocket ONE, also known as the Indomitable Ambassadors, were formed about a year ago and registered to compete  in  the  Nigeria  Nationwide  Division I, but the league was suspended because of the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic.  Before the break, FC Rocket ONE were involved in some matches within and outside the state and at those occasions, they proved their mettle to compete at the highest level after churning out quality performance in their various fixtures.

He used the occasion to disclose that FC Rocket ONE of Abat, Onna, will have their home matches played at the main bowl of the newly built state-of-the-art Eket Stadium when football activities eventually return. The team is tinkered by one of the CAF far-famed and licensed coaches, Emmanuel King aka Emu, whose pedigree has been of great impact on the team.

Otuekong Nse Essien who doubles as the chairman, House Committee on Sports and Security and one of  the  leading sports stakeholders in the state, maintained that  the emergence of  FC Rocket ONE will spice up competitions among teams in Akwa Ibom State.

He opined that the main focus of FC Rocket ONE next football season is to earn promotion in the elite division of the Nigerian Football League.

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