Dolphins relocate to Sharks Stadium

Dolphins will from Week 29 of the Nigeria Premier League (NPL) play their remaining home matches at the Sharks Stadium, SuperSport.com has been informed.

A statement from the club on Thursday revealed that their home ground, the Liberation Stadium in Port Harcourt is undergoing reconstruction.

The stadium was shut down to the public last week as renovation commenced in preparation for the 17th National Sports Festival, Rivers State will play host.

This development means that Dolphins’ next home match against Crown FC this Saturday will hold at the Sharks Stadium.

Title-chasing Dolphins will not return to the Liberation Stadium until after the National Sports Festival.

Manager of the club, Stanley Eguma, is thankful that the switch in their home ground does not mean they will leave the city of Port Harcourt.

“No team wants to play away from its home and we all know the Liberation Stadium is our home ground. But what do we do? We need to rebuild our own stadium as our state hosts the sports festival.

“However, we thank God that we were not forced to move out of Port Harcourt entirely, and we urge our fans to continue to stand behind us and follow us to the Sharks Stadium from Saturday and for as long as we play away from our traditional home,” Eguma said.

Dolphins are currently in second position in the NPL table behind Sunshine Stars with both sides on 54 points.

Sunshine Stars edge Dolphins on a superior goals difference.

Blue Angels dump Gabros out of cup

Sharks have become the latest topflight side in Nigeria to reach the group stage of the Federation Cup following a 3-0 win over Gabros FC at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City on Wednesday.

The Blue Angels got off to a flying start through defender Juwon Oshaniwa's second minute strike.

Under20 attacking winger, Bright Ejike, doubled the lead for Sharks just a minute before half time.

The former Enyimba man got his second and Sharks' third of the afternoon 13 minutes from time in a game that kicked off 2pm local time.

Captain of Sharks, Odinga Odinga, expressed happiness that his side returned to winning ways after having to draw in their three last games in the Nigeria Premier League (NPL) from winning positions.

The right-back, who has spent eight straight years at Sharks, told Naijaligue.blogspot.com that he hopes his team replicate their winning display in the cup game in their league game (at Enyimba) on Sunday.

Odinga said: "It is good to win again after our recent (lacklustre) performance in the league. I hope we can take this form into our next league game."