{"id":4780,"date":"2020-03-10T19:01:06","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T19:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=4780"},"modified":"2020-03-10T19:01:06","modified_gmt":"2020-03-10T19:01:06","slug":"swan-president-ahmed-aigbona-commiserates-with-nasarawa-united-over-death-of-player","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=4780","title":{"rendered":"SWAN President, Ahmed Aigbona Commiserates With Nasarawa United Over Death Of Player"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>SWAN President, Ahmed Aigbona Commiserates With Nasarawa United Over Death Of Player<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>&#8230; Renews Call For Players&#8217; Insurance System<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>Zainab Tanimu<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>Kaduna, North-West, Nigeria<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>The National Secretariat of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, SWAN, under the leadership of Comrade Ahmed Aigbona has expressed sympathy with the management of Nasarawa United Football Club over the death of its player, Chieme Martins.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>The President stated that the death of the young promising footballer who slumped and died during a\u00a0 football encounter with Katsina United at the weekend calls for sobber reflection. &#8221; We must reflect on the past, the present and plan for the future&#8221;, he stated.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>This was contained in a statement jointly signed by the President, Comrade Ahmed Aigbona and the Secretary General of the Association, Comrade Mike Oboh, and made available to newsmen yesterday.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>According to the statement, the death of Chieme Martins was quite disheartening to the National SWAN and its members across the country. &#8221; As Sports Writers, we are worried by this development&#8221;, Aigbona stated.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>He passionately advised the League Management Company, LMC to improve on the health facility during matches, just as Aigbona called for mandatory health insurance scheme for all categories of Nigerian players.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>He prayed that may God Almighty give the family of the deceased and his colleagues the strength to bear the loss.<\/strong><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SWAN President, Ahmed Aigbona Commiserates With Nasarawa United Over Death Of Player &#8230; 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