With two successive home wins against Akwa United and dimming of Sunshine Stars, Niger Tornadoes will be the guest of FC Ifeanyi Ubah in match day 16 of the Nigeria Professional Football League, NPFL at the Ifeanyi Ubah International Stadium on Wednesday evening.
The Abubakar Bala' wards will head in to Wednesday's game brimming with lot of confident and knowing a result will further boost their hopes of targeting a continental spot, even while that ambition had been played down by the gaffer.
Fourth on the log with 24points from 15 games played so far, the Ikon Allah boys will face a rejuvenated FC Ifeanyi Ubah led by Yaw Preko who almost ran out with victory against Akwa United only for them (FC Ifeanyi Ubah) to share the spoils with the Promise Keepers equalized through Alhassan Ibrahim late on to deny Anambra Warriors the maximum points.
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Niger Tornadoes will be with bulk of the players that was involved in match day 15 against Sunshine Stars in Lokoja with no major absentee Andrew Ikefe looks doubtful but will be accessed by the team medics to know the extents of the knock he received on his right knee on Sunday evening.
Niger Tornadoes will be with bulk of the players that was involved in match day 15 against Sunshine Stars in Lokoja with no major absentee Andrew Ikefe looks doubtful but will be accessed by the team medics to know the extents of the knock he received on his right knee on Sunday evening.
Club captain Mustapha Aliko, Bolaji Adeyemo, Ifeanyi Okoye, Wakili Ibrahim, Lukas Yahaya, Gabriel Jeremiah, Peter Momoh and Chidiebere Ajoku are all included in match day squad.
FC Ifeanyi Ubah coach Yaw Preko will rely on the fire power of Prince Aggreh, Ifeanyi Onuigbo, and goalkeeper Bamba Drissa. While Tamen Medrano, Seka Pascal, Jimoh Oni are expected to be involved in the match day squad.
Niger Tornadoes gaffer, Abubakar Bala has respect for his host but nonetheless he has told his boys to give all they could to secure the maximum points or at worst share the spoils which he said would be fair.
“FC Ifeanyi Ubah are a good side, we will give them their respect but you know football is a 90 minute game and it is only at the end you will get to know the result”, Coach Bala said.
Coach Bala added, “I know my boys and I have already told them how to implement the strategies we have laid out to ambush the Anambra Warriors in their own backyard”.
NIGER TORNADOES FORM GUIDE (LAST NPFL 5 MATCHES)
(WWLWL)
Abia Warriors 1-0 Niger Tornadoes
Niger Tornadoes 2-0 Nasarawa United
Elkanemi Warriors2-0Niger Tornadoes
Niger Tornadoes1-0Akwa United
Niger Tornadoes 2-1Sunshine Stars
FCIU FORM GUIDE (LAST NPFL 5 MATCHES)
FCIU3-0 Remo Stars
Nasarawa United 2-0FCIU
Enyimba 2-0FCIU
FCIU3-2Elkanemi Warriors
Akwa United 1-1FCIU
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