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A large number of clubs in the 20-team Nigeria Professional Football League are yet to get their players vaccinated for COVID-19.
Nigeria had received 3.94 million doses of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine in March with frontline workers given priority.
But footballers across NPFL clubs, confirmed that they were yet to be vaccinated for COVID-19, Punch reports.
An Enyimba player,who also had something to say on the condition of anonymity, confirmed that they were yet to vaccinate the players.
“Do we really need it? After all, we conduct COVID-19 tests before any CAF game,” he said.
Other clubs that are yet to vaccinate their players, are Enugu Rangers, Sunshine Stars, Katsina United, Dakkada FC, Kano Pillars, MFM FC, Lobi Stars, FC IfeanyiUbah and Heartland.
NPFL clubs flout COVID-19 vaccination order, shun tests
Published 13 May 2021
A large number of clubs in the 20-team Nigeria Professional Football League are yet to get their players vaccinated for COVID-19, The PUNCH reports.
Nigeria had received 3.94 million doses of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine in March with frontline workers given priority.
But footballers across NPFL clubs, who spoke with our correspondent, confirmed that they were yet to be vaccinated for COVID-19.
An Enyimba player, who spoke with our correspondent on the condition of anonymity, confirmed that they were yet to vaccinate the players.
“Do we really need it? After all, we conduct COVID-19 tests before any CAF game,” he told The PUNCH.