The EPL among other football leagues across the world were suspended in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic ravaging the world.
Football viewing centres in Abakaliki are presently bracing for the resumption of the English Premier League , billed to restart on June 17.
A NAN correspondent who monitored various football viewing centres in the town on Tuesday reports that most of them were eager to resume after over three months of inactivity.Chidi Ugwu, a viewing centre operator at Kpirikpiri area, said that he hoped to recoup ‘lost earnings’ with the resumption of the much ‘sought-after’ EPL.
Mr Ugwu said, however, that viewers were expected to observe COVID-19 preventive protocols to ensure safety while also adapting to the consequential adjustment in the viewing fee. Jude Imagbo, a viewing centre operator at Hausa quarters of the town, said fans would be three on a bench due to non-availability of adequate space in his viewing centre.
Hillary Ubesie, Secretary of Ebonyi Football Association, expressed delight with the resumption of the EPL.
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