2nd September, 2024
By Michael Adeshina
The Management of Akwa United Football Club has declared one of their players, Samuel Ganda, missing.
The club declared the player missing via a statement released on Monday and signed by its media director, Mfon Patrick.
Akwa United noted that Samuel Ganda has failed to report at the team’s camp two months after resumption and all efforts to reach him has been unsuccessful.
The statement from the club reads: “We hereby declared him AWOL (Absent Without Leave).”
According to the football club, Samuel Ganda has one season playing contract until 2025 and he, his agent, Nigeria Football Federation, Nigeria Premier Football League and Akwa United Football Club all have copies of the contract agreement signed by both parties.
Speaking further on the matter, Patrick said: “Since his whereabouts is unknown to the club 60 days after resumption, we are compelled to issue this formal notice to all football clubs, football associations, licensed intermediaries (Agents) not to have any transfer dealings with the player as such engagement would be at their own risk and Akwa United will hold any responsible parties accountable for contractual violations.”
The Akwa United’s media officer added that “by this press release, Akwa United Football Club is placing Nigeria Football Federation, Nigeria Premier Football League and all football clubs on notice concerning the missing player.”
