THE management and players of Sharks FC has apologize to the government,fans and people of Rivers State over their inability to avoid the drop to the lower league.
The General Manager of the club, Okey kpaluku stated this shortly after his teams zero-one loss to Abia Warriors at the Umuahia Township stadium last Sunday.
Kpaluku who was so optimistic of staying afloat the premier League next season described the loss in Umuahia and subsequent relegation as heart breaking.
"Let me apologize to our fans and the government of Rivers State led by Barr. Nyesom Wike for failing to meet their expectations".
"Am still trying to come to terms with our relegation to the NNL because we did not bargain for it as we did everything possible to stay afloat but our best was not good enough to keep us in the premier League ". kpaluku said
Captain of the side, Odinga Odinga commenting on his teams relegation, described it as one of the saddest moment of his career because it happened at a time when they thought the team was better positioned to escape the drop.
Odinga stressed that they have themselves to to blame for failing to make the avalanche of chances they had count in the match against Abia Warriors yesterday.
"We came into the game with so much expectations, had the game going for us, threw away begging chances and we got nailed for it".
"Am saddened by our relegation to the lower league, I just pray that our Governor who has done so much for us in such a short period will have a place in his heart to forgive us for disappointing him". odinga said
Odinga also seized the opportunity to thank shirt sponsors, Eunisell for identifying with the team and apologize to the chemical solution company for letting them down.
He appealed to the Rivers State government, fans and Eunisell to keep faith with the team for a quick return to the premier league.
