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Four members of Rivers
United FC have voiced their sentiments on Sunday’s 2017 Caf Confederation Cup
game against Tunisian outfit, Club Africain.
The affected individuals
are Stanley Eguma (technical manager), Festus Austin (centre half/captain),
Bernard Ovoke (winger) and Esosa Igbinoba (midfielder).
Stanley
Eguma
“We have to show a lot of
concentration in the game and the players have to display commitment.
“It is a big game for us,
a make or mar game so the players have to win the game and win with (a lot of)
goals.
“It (failure to score
plenty of goals) has been one of our predicaments (for some time) now.
“I am very optimistic that
with what I have been seeing of the boys in training, the future is bright and
I am sure we will have a good game on Sunday.
“I spoke to the players
about this and even they admitted that it is a problem.
“For you to win a game,
you must be alive for the entire 90 minutes and even beyond.
“To score one goal does
not mean a match is over; you have to consolidate and also try to defend the
goal.
“We have been working on
this (weakness) to see that we improve the endurance levels of the players.
“This group is very tough
and every club is capitalizing on home advantage to amass maximum points.
“Goals will play a very
big role in the final and decisive moments in this group.
“We have been working on
scoring goals and we just appeal to Nigerians to keep supporting us.
Festus
Austine
“Yes, I will play on
Sunday because the medical team has passed me fit to play.
“It is important to play
in such a big game and I will be working hard to be at my best on Sunday.
“We played well in the
reverse fixture in Tunis but we did not utilize our opportunities and were not
careful enough in defence.
“But we have learned from
those mistakes and will put things right on Sunday,”
Bernard
Ovoke
“I agree with those who
say I have not reached the levels I attained last season but that’s football.
“No two seasons are the
same but I promise the fans that I will pick up, work very hard and achieve the
objective of scoring 20 goals this season.
“We need the fans on
Sunday when we face Club Africain; we need their support.
“We will beat Club Africain
on Sunday because the Yakubu Gowon Stadium is our slaughter ground.
“I believe we will win a
trophy this year,”
Esosa
Igbinoba
“The fans can start
celebrating because we will surely win by at least three goals.
“We have worked hard in
training and I am sure we are going to win,”
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