Ladan Bosso, Technical Adviser of struggling Premier Football League side, Bayelsa United, has been told to 'shape up or ship out' by the Bayelsa State Government, owners and financiers of the 2010 NPFL winners, Exclusivenews.com.ng reports.

Bosso, who is fondly called '50-50' by his admirers, has been told in no unclear terms that he has only two games to remain as the supreme manager of the club or face the exit door.
Bayelsa Utd are stuck in the relegation zone of the 2024/2025 domestic top flight with 10 points from 10 games, and rooted on the 18th rung of the Stadings.

Displeased with the odd turn of fortunes for the Prosperity Boys in the campaign, the government fells sadly its not a true reflection of their investment neither is it a an expected reward, thus, ready to wield the big stick if things fail to take a positive turn in the next two games.

After a hard fought one all draw with Enyimba in Yenagoa in last Sunday's Match Day 10 fixture, Bosso now have the daunting task of upstaging second placed Rivers Utd in Match Day 11 trip to Adokiye Amiesimaka Sports Complex, Omagba, near Port Harcourt in a 'South South Derby' before returning home to welcome 'the Chanji Boys, Katsina Utd at Samson Siasia Stadium, Yenagoa, to see if he would remain on his role at the club.

On Tuesday evening, the Bayelsa State Government embarked on an introspect, culminating in a decision to give Bosso two match-ultimatum.
Dr Daniel Igali, a former Wrestler and now Commissioner for Sports in the state, whose ministry supervises the club and other Sports, Issued a two Games Ultimatum to Bosso and the coaching crew of Bayelsa Utd.

Exclusivenews.com.ng understands that aside the poor run of the club in the current campaign, Bosso may have talked himself into the bad books of the government with the Sports Commissioner directing the Chairman of the club to 'punish' Bosso for an alleged 'reckless' comment.

In a statement made available by the media department of the club, the Commissioner for Sports Development, Dr. Daniel Igali, made the pronouncement at a meeting with coaches and management of Bayelsa United in Yenagoa, the State capital.

Dr. Igali noted that the need for the ultimatum became necessary due to the team's continuous inability to win matches, saying that government cannot continue to fold it's hands and allow things to go bad despite government efforts.

"The two games ultimatum would start this weekend in Port Harcourt against Rivers United and Katisina United and failure to secure victories in both games would  make the entire technical crew lose  their jobs", Igali fumed.

"Any player who does not deserve to be in the team should be shown the exit door".

Igali explained that the governor has made it clear that if Bayelsa Utd gets relegated to the second division of the league, NNL,  the team would be disbanded, urging the team to start winning. 

"This team has only two games to get out of the  position we are now, and if we are not going to do this it will not only affect the technical adviser but entire tea", Igali said.

"And any player that doesn't deserve to be in the team will be shown the exit door", Igali stated.

Heequally frowned at Ladan Bosso's statement during the post match interview against Enyimba on Sunday at the Samson Siasia stadium, Yenagoa.

Dr. Igali stated that he finds the statement by Ladan Bosso as not only disheartening but disappointing against the government that players of Bayelsa United have not been cleared whereas players of Bayelsa Queens have been cleared  before the commencement of the Nigeria Women Premier Football League.

Irked by the 'careless comment', the Commissioner directed the chairman of the club, Dr. Tarilaye Nwankwe to 'punish Bosso' or face sanction by the government, noting that it is not the duty of a coach to come to press to ridicule the government, describing it as 'unacceptable' to the Prosperity Administration.