Chief Okowa directed that every properly belonging to Warri Wolves Football Club of Warri should be handed over to the new chairman Mr Ambekederemo immediately.
By Uzor Odigbo
The management of Warri Wolves Football Club of Warri led by Comrade Moses Etu has been dissolved with immediate effect.
A statement by the chairman of the Delta State Sports Commission, Chief Tonobok Okowa said Mr Neville Ambekederemo has been appointed as the new Chairman of Warri Wolves Club and he is to take over the helms with immediate effect.
Chief Okowa also directed that every property belonging to Warri Wolves Football Club of Warri should be handed over to the new chairman Mr Ambekederemo immediately.
The State Sports Commission Chairman, however, thanked Comrade Etu and his management for their service over the years and wished them well in their future endeavours.
Comrade Etu was a two-time Chairman of Warri Wolves and led the team out of relegation in 2020 but the Seasiders were relegated the next season with the Oil City Landlords failing to gain promotion in the just concluded season after finishing behind eventual Group B2 winners Bayelsa United.
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About Warri Wolves
Warri Wolves FC (formerly called NPA FC) is a Nigerian football club formerly run by the Nigeria Port Authority. Prior to 2003 the club was based in Warri, Delta State, but moved to Lagos after promotion to the Nigerian Premier League in 2003.
After making the 2001 Super Four play-offs, NPA was relegated by three points the next season after winning only 10 of 34 league games. They were promoted again in 2003 after finishing second in Division 2. NPA FC ended their 2004/05 season near the bottom of the table and it was announced that 16 of their 40 players would be laid off. The team was relegated again after the 2005–06 season, and moved back to Warri in April 2007 after a deal with the government of Delta State.
The team was renamed “Warri Wolves” at the start of the season and won promotion to the 2009 Premier League Season as champions of Division 1B. Wolves finished with 59 points from 18 wins, five draws and seven losses, scoring 42 goals and conceded 16.
They were involved in an incident on March 8, 2008 when a pitch invasion after a goalless draw at First Bank FC left seven players and officials injured. They played the first part of the 2008–09 season in Oleh because of renovations to the Warri Stadium. The Seasiders as they are fondly called are back in Warri City. They now play all their matches at the Warri Township Stadium.