Lumumba reads Riot Act to Alpha United
Odinga Lumumba
Odinga Lumumba

PRESIDENT of Alpha United Football Club, Odinga Lumumba, read the Riot Act to club members at his Queenstown office, yesterday, threatening to pull the plug on supporting the entity if there were no visible signs of overall improvement.According to a reliable source, the outspoken president lashed out at the lackadaisical attitude shown by players and warned that the writing may be on the wall for quite a few of them.
Alpha United, arguably one of the best teams in the English-speaking Caribbean, have been winning competitions over the years but in recent times have been forced to scrape home.
The source said that Lumumba attacked absenteeism at practice, and players’ general conduct during matches.
“Mr Lumumba has put his heart and soul into this club and quite evidently he is concerned about the approach or lack thereof, shown by players.
“I think that he made it quite clear to all and sundry that the straw is about to break the camel’s back,” the source said.
Lumumba took over the presidency of the Alpha over a decade ago and has guided the club from being the whipping boys of Guyana to one of the Caribbean’s finest.
The two-time Kashif and Shanghai champions recently reunited with several of their former players including striker Anthony `Awo’ Abrams and Dwayne Jacobs.
The veteran players are back home in the club in time for the first match of the STAG Beer finale. `The Hammer’ will face Fruta Conquerors tomorrow at the GDF ground in the opening game of a double-header card.
Meanwhile, coach Wayne `Wiggy’ Dover confirmed that there are a few injured players going into tomorrow’s game but that he still expects a positive outcome.
“There are a few injuries but we have found the necessary replacements,” Dover said.
Alpha clashed with Conquerors twice in the first round of the competition with both matches ending 2-0 in their favour. The coach added that the return of Abrams and Jacobs added depth to the team. “They are tried and tested players whose presence gives us a better chance of clinching top place in competitions.”

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