Football
As hostilities begin on Tuesday at the
Bet9ja NLO Super 8 at the Agege Township Stadium, former Nigerian international
Lawrence Ukaegbu has assured that his Enyimba Feeders FC are not under pressure
ahead of their confrontation with FRSC FC.
In an exclusive chat with thenff.com in
Lagos, the Enyimba Feeders technical director said he expects a good game when
his players file out against the Road Marshals.
"We are not under any pressure at
all. My players are in good condition for the game and despite not knowing much
about FRSC, we will play our normal football and expect to win the game,"
Ukaegbu said.
The former wing wizard, who was very
prominent in the Flying Eagles team to Chile '87 FIFA U20 World Cup further
affirmed that the standard of the game in the Nationwide League One (NLO) is
very high and it was very difficult to gain promotion to the Nigeria National
League (NNL). “We will use the Super 8 to prepare our players very well for the
challenges of the NNL. Six of my players in the Feeders team have been promoted
to the main team of Enyimba FC ahead of the 2016/17 season of the Nigeria
Professional Football League (NPFL).
"It was very difficult to gain
promotion to the Nigeria National League due to the fact that the standard of
the game is very high in the NLO and there is a great improvement in the
organisation of the League. We are happy that the Super 8 tournament is here
and it is a great opportunity to prepare the team very well as we want to excel
in the Nigeria National League."
Other matches slated for Tuesday include
Bida Lions locking horns against Papilo FC of Owerri and My People FC against
FC Abuja. AS Racine of Lagos drew bye due to the inability of Yobe Desert Stars
of Yobe to make it to the tournament.
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