Hungry Heartland players go on strike again ahead Lobi clash

By George Aluo

All is definitely not well in the camp of Heartland FC of Owerri if news coming out of the place is anything to go by.

The players no thanks to the four months salary arrears being owed them have refused to come out to train ahead of their all-important away tie against Lobi this weekend.

The club desperately need to win at least one away game to be able to escape relegation.

Interestingly, rather than step up preparations for the match, the players resolved to adopt a sit down look approach to the game.

The players are said to be owed four months salary with several other unpaid allowances.

This is coming one week after they put up a brilliant performance at home against Akwa United winning by 1-0.

A competent camp source disclosed that it was even some supporters of the club that contributed money to buy pure water for the players in the game against Akwa.

The club’s General Manager, Promise Nwachukwu and other officers of the team are said to be helpless as the “big man”, Deputy Speaker Amara Iwuanyanwu who is in a position to get funds out of government coffers was away in Abuja for APC convention alongside the governor, Hope Uzodimma.

Heartland is sitting in the relegation zone of the league log alongside MFM, Katsina United and Lobi Stars.