The Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodimma has unveiled Super Eagles legend, Emmanuel Amuneke as the Technical Manager of Heartland Football Club Owerri, Imo State.
Amuneke, a former head coach of the Tanzanian football team was unveiled at the Executive Council Chambers, Government House Owerri today.
The Governor recalled that on assumption of office in 2020 his administration met a Heartland Football Club that was relegated and that he made frantic efforts to bring it back to the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPF).
He however regretted that recent events show that the Football Club has gone back down the drain again, “and can only come back to life by reorganising the administrative structure and repositioning the management and technical team of the Club.”
The Governor said to deal with the situation on ground, he has been able to identify Amuneke to manage and bring back Heartland FC to her past glory.
Governor Uzodimma therefore expressed joy that Amuneke has graciously accepted and agreed to take up the responsibility, noting
that the “target of the technical team is that they must win the Premiership and go for Continental competition.”
The Governor assured that his government is committed to “providing the necessary needs that will enable the technical team to succeed and put joy and smile back on the faces of our people and bring back what Heartland FC used to be.”
To make Amuneke’s job effective and seamless, devoid of unnecessary bureaucracy, the Governor offered to deal directly with his Management team through direct reportage to his office.
Responding, Amuneke thanked the Governor, government and people of Imo State for the privilege to serve and promised to do his best, humanly possible, to achieve the set target of bringing Heartland Football Club back to where it used to be.
He described the assignment as a homecoming for him, noting that the assignment to succeed is a collective thing and that he is driven by the objective of ensuring success at any point in time because “the people deserve to have happiness and joy on their faces always.”
