Victory Against Kwara United ‘Big Relief’, Says 3SC Coach
The Head Coach of Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC), Gbenga Ogunbote, on Wednesday said his team’s 2-0 defeat of Kwara United was a “big relief” for the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) side.
Ogunbote spoke during the game’s post-match news conference after their Match Day 28 fixture at the Lekan Salami Sports Complex in Ibadan, Oyo State. He noted that 3SC wasted many scoring chances due to pressure on the team, especially on the players who had not done so well in the league season.
The coach said this was because some of the players were trying to impress and come back to normal form. Ogunbote added that the level of team work and understanding among the players have improved.
”This is in comparison with the first half of the season when almost 80 per cent of the players first came together as a new team,” Ogunbote said.
“But the players are blending gradually and the difference we are seeing in the team is improvement in the level of understanding among the players. Now everybody in the team is aware that we have a target which we are trying to meet.”
“We want to be happy and make our supporters, sponsors and fans happy through our performance and also to enhance their confidence in the team,” he added.
The coach also stated that 3SC wanted to finish strong.
“The target we have is to ensure we have a continental slot. We still have 10 matches to determine our chances of clinching a continental slot,” Ogunbote said.
“We pray we have ability to manage our current success. The moment we are able to win both home and away games back to back then we will be getting closer to our target.”
NAN/Chidi Nwoke.
