Umar then urged all football lovers in the state to come out en masse on Sunday to cheer the club to victory against Enyimba FC of Aba.
Anyansi-Agwu polled 23 votes to emerge the winner at an election held during the NFF general assembly and elective congress in Benin.
Enyimba International Football Club of Aba on Sunday cruised to the next round of the 2021/2022 CAF Confederation Cup in style.
Enyimba announced Finidi’s appointment via their website on Wednesday.
With record 18 games unbeaten, Akwa United had the longest unbeaten run in the league and clean sheets this season.
Nigerian teams continue to flounder on the continent’s big stage, a sad departure from the greater years of yore.
