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Our fortunes are being fried to new and spectacular lows, and I honestly wonder what exactly is \u201cgood\u201d about any day for the Enyimba faithful right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By now, you must have heard about the players\u2019 strike yesterday. Coincidentally, I found myself at the stadium \u2014 call it a tragic pilgrimage. And what did I see? Abia Warriors training on our hallowed turf, carefree and joyful, like picnickers in a public park. Earlier, Abia Angels had just driven out as I arrived, all smiles, laughter, and noise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And the actual owners of the venue?<br>The team whose name is etched on the stadium?<br>Our Enyimba?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Absent. Invisible. Yet somehow still managing to make headlines \u2014 only the kind that make you bury your face in your palms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While we continue playing administrative hide-and-seek \u2014 <em>Who is the coach? Who is in charge? Who is accountable?<\/em> \u2014 a very important stakeholder has finally spoken up: the players. And credit to them, they appear to have found the courage to demand what is rightfully theirs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s be honest. Why on earth should Enyimba players be on strike over unpaid allowances? Is the government withholding funds from the club? If the whispers of gross mismanagement are getting louder, why hasn\u2019t there been a proper audit? Identify the culprits. Name them. Shame them. Let the law do the rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some say the strike was instigated. By who? And to what end? Because at this rate, the unofficial NPFL title of <em>Most Chaotic Club<\/em> is firmly within our grasp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Who looks at a struggling team and decides the solution is to withhold match bonuses? That is not incompetence \u2014 that is a special brand of foolishness. And here\u2019s the real kicker: rumours suggest even Barau FC paid their bonuses before their last game. 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