NPFL: Victory Over Kwara Utd, Big Relief – Ogunbote
Gbenga Ogunbote, the head coach of Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan has described his team’s 2-0 defeat of Kwara United on Wednesday as a big relief for the team.
Ogunbote, who spoke after the match held at Lekan Salami Sports Complex, noted that 3SC wasted many scoring chances due to pressure on the team, especially on the players who had not done so well in the league season.
The coach said this was because some of the players were trying to impress and come back to normal form.
Ogunbote added that the level of team work and understanding among the players have improved.
”This is in comparison with the first half of the season when almost 80 per cent of the players first came together as a new team.
“But the players are blending gradually, and the difference we are seeing in the team is improvement in the level of understanding among the players.
”Now everybody in the team is aware that we have a target which we are trying to meet.
“We want to be happy and make our supporters, sponsors and fans happy through our performance and also to enhance their confidence in the team,” he said.
The coach stated that 3SC wanted to finish strong. “The target we have is to ensure we have a continental slot. We still have 10 matches to determine our chances of clinching a continental slot.
“We pray we have the ability to manage our current success. The moment we are able to win both home and away games back to back then we will be getting closer to our target,” he said.
Speaking also, coach Kabiru Dogo of Kwara United FC said his team’s current position on the league table calls for the team to sit tight so as to avoid being relegated.
“We need to work hard in the remaining games of the season to survive relegation.
“All our remaining home games are now a must win for us. We believe in the team and we believe we will survive relegation,” he said.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
John Dara Ballah Kupchi Hosea Maxwell Grillo Sobi Specialist Hospital Onilorin Of Ilorin Kayode Ibrahim AGF Abdulrazaq Abdul-Rasheed Na\'Allah Shehu Jimoh Bashir Adigun Abdulrasheed Lafia Kwara State Polytechnic Bamidele Aluko Iyabo Adewuyi Nigeria Customs Service Baboko Ilorin Innovation Hub National Information Technology Development Agency Kwara TV Oyelere Oyinloye Facebook TIIDELab Lola Ashiru Arandun IsDB Umar Sanda Yusuf Harrison Osauwagboe Muftau Akanbi Oke Abdulkadir Jimoh Raliat AbdulRazaq Dairo Kunle Paul Bankole Omishore Abubakar Kawu Baraje Lawal Jimoh Olokoba Abdullahi Ayinla Gbadeyan Gbadura Yomi Pategi Shettima Of Ilorin Modibo Kawu Amos Bajeh Salary Gani Saadu Kayode Yusuf Muslimah Entrepreneurship Forum Ramadan Democracy Day Sulyman Age AbdulKareem Atiku Abubakar Kwara 2019 Amos Justus Sayo Muhammad Mustapha Suleiman Funmilayo Braithwaite Adebayo Salami Amos Sayo Haruna Tambiri Mohammed Aliyu Alhassan Bisi Oyeleke Communication Network Support Services Abdulrazak Shehu Akorede Fatai Adeniyi Garba Iliasu Adeniyi Ojo Gabriel Fashanu Col. Taiwo Okanlawon Taiwo Nnazua Amosa Iponrin Volunteers Of Ilorin Community And The Emirate Shuaib Boni Aliyu Kwara Basketball Association Ibrahim Abiodun Salake Yahaya Oloriegbe Smart School Manzuma