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Gombe United have concluded plans to axe six players who they have been deemed surplus to requirements while another six will be brought in to replace those that have been asked to go ahead of the start of the second round of the league season.

The Desert Scorpions returned to the topflight at the start of the current campaign and the General Manager of the team, Salihu Ahmad  stated that it is important that the club improves on the first round performances to ensure that they remain in the elite division at the end of the season.

He thumbed up the Manu Garba led technical crew while asserting that Gombe United will go into the transfer market to pick tested players that will enable them realise their season’s objectives.

Gombe United are 14th on the log with 22 points from 18 games and they have a game at hand against Enugu Rangers before they end their first round proceedings.

Enyimba attacking midfielder, Ikechukwu Ibenegbu has said his side will be tough against top-flight newcomers, Gombe United.

The People’s Elephant are hosts of the Desert Scorpions in Sunday’s Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) matchday 3 clash at adopted ground, UJ Esuene Stadium in Calabar.

Ibenegbu said his side would pull their weights against the Gombe outfit aimed at amassing the whole three points at stake in the clash.

“It was really unfortunate the loss at Plateau United in the midweek game in Jos we worked hard to pick at least a point to no avail.

“Right now we have shifted the whole attention on the matchday 3 clash against newcomers, Gombe United.

“We will come out strong to attack from the blast of the whistle to ensure we claim the whole three points at stake.

“Already, we quite understand that there is no small team in the top-flight so the idea of underrating the side will not come up at all, we will be hard and tough throughout the encounter.

“We must assert ourselves strongly to be on the right path towards achieving our lofty dreams for the on-going season.

“And the path to send the right signal across to other top-flights is a convincing victory against Gombe United so that we can comfortably take it up from there to other matches on the calendar,” said the former Heartland and Warri Wolves goal poacher to supersport.com.

The six-time Nigerian champions were beaten 1-3 at Plateau United during the midweek clash heading into the Sunday’s tie against Gombe United while the debutants outplayed fellow newcomers, Remo Stars.

Gombe United players have received money boost ahead of the forthcoming Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season.

The Savannah Scorpions are currently in Kaduna for their final camping in preparation for the January 15 league kicks off.

In his capacity as the secretary of the Gombe United FC Advisory Committee, Mallam Farouk Yarma met with the players and technical crew and promised them monetary reward.

Yarma contributed the sum of three hundred thousand (N300, 000) to the players and N50, 000 to the technical crew, as part of the package for the trip to Kaduna.

The Proprietor of Yarmalight FC who is also the Pioneer Chairman of the Gombe State Sports Commission also made the following pledges, in order to boost the club in the coming season:

The players are to get the sum of one hundred and fifty naira (N150, 000) for every away win and one hundred thousand naira (N100, 000) for an away draw.

The sum of fifty thousand naira (N50, 000) for a home win while for each goal scored, the scorer will earn twenty thousand naira (N20, 000). For every assist, the player earns ten thousand naira (N10, 000) reward.

“Gombe United belongs to all of us, I urge individuals and cooperate organisations to complement the efforts of the state government in financial the club. We all have a stake in revatilising and sustaining Gombe United, our pride,” Farouk who is also a Director of Nigeria National League (NNL) Yarma stated.