PRIME FC Coach, Shina Afolabi, has told his players to
expect a tough encounter when they take on Abia Comets in one of the Nigeria
National League Week 8 stand out fixtures at the Oshogbo Township Stadium on
Saturday.
Abia Comets won the reverse fixture 2-0 at the Umuahia
Township Stadium, with a brace from Obinna Bassey and Afolabi believes his side
will even be up against a stronger side than the one they met in the first round.
Records however favour the Omoluabi Giants to beat Comets having won all their previous home games
against Comets.
The Oshogbo-based side will be protecting their unbeaten
home run and have a chance to return to the top three of the standings on
Saturday if they defeat their visitor.
"The second round will be tough. Abia Comets would
have changed their team a little bit since the first game we played them and we
have to bear that in mind.
"We have to match up and work hard and put in a good
performance then we could get turned over again in the second stanza. I think
every game we go out in we have to work hard after the way we started. I didn't
think we would have performed as badly as we did in the first round but that's
football sometimes.
"We have come through that tough time and we're all
working hard to post good results in the second round," Afolabi told the
club’s media.
Abia Comets gaffer, Victor Nwakama on the other hand, has
warned the ‘Believe and Achieve’
gladiators that they will meet an exceptionally gifted side that can cause
problems for any football club in the NNL.
Nwakama while speaking with Prime FC Media noted;
"There will be a few changes in our team as we have always done and we
have huge confidence they will go out and deliver against Prime."
"We always pick a team we believe is good enough to
win the game. We've got a really good squad and we've got huge faith in them to
get the result."
Prime finished the first round sixth on the log with 9
points, while Abia Comets are placed fifth on the log with 10 points.
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