…after home defeat to Enyimba in Lagos
Sunshine Stars of Akure’s Chief Coach, Gbenga Ogunbote, has asked for his team to be fortified with more quality players as the midway in the season of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) approaches.
Ogunbote made the call while talking to newsmen after his team lost to Enyimba FC 0-1 in their matchday-17-encounter at the Agege Township Stadium in Lagos.
He said, “The team must be beefed up, though my players are not bad but we still need a few quality players”. On their being banished to Lagos for two matches, Ogunbote said, “We should be ready to play anywhere and I just hope the level playing ground here should be obtainable everywhere”
A Samson Obi’s second half goal second half goal made the Aba Elephants take all the three points at stake.
Speaking about the match, the former Coach of Enyimba and Rangers International said, “in the first 45 minutes, we threw away all our chances, the goal was just about the (only) glaring chance Enyimba had and it was as a result of a silly error. Sometimes you lost a game like this to inexperience”. Sunshine Stars next match is in Port Harcourt against Rivers United
After yesterday’s match, Sunshine Stars plunged deeper into relegation zone, just one point above the relegation on the 14th position with 18 points. The four teams in the relegation waters are MFM FC on 17 points, Warri Wolves on 16points, FC IfeanyiUbah on 14 points and Adamawa United on 11 points
Also yesterday, Rangers International beat Nasarawa United 2-0 and Dakkada FC had the better of Plateau United 1-0.