El-Kanemi Warriors Coach, Abdulazeez Muniru, was visibly excited over his team’s 1-0 defeat of Nigeria’s most successful club, Enyimba, in a matchday eight tie of the Nigeria Premier Football League on Sunday in Maiduguri, Completesports.com reports.
Usman Abbas found the back of the People’s Elephant net four minutes into the first half stoppage time. And it proved decisive as the home side amassed all three points in the feisty clash.
And Coach Muniru, who is standing in for Head Coach, Aliyu Zubairu, who is now Coach of Nigeria’s male U20 National Team, Flying Eagles, was full of gratitude to God moment after the final whistle, saying his team has won a big game against Nigeria’s biggest and most successful club.
“Honestly speaking, I must give praise and thanks to Almighty Allah for giving us the three points, not just the win, but victory against the highly rated Enyimba Football Club of Nigeria”, Coach Muniru, obviously on Cloud 9 began.
“Enyimba is one team I have so much respect for. They are the biggest team in Nigeria and today, they gave us a difficult match. I’m grateful to Allah for this”.
El-Kanemi Warriors are one of the few teams that are yet to taste defeat in the current campaign. And Coach Muniru said he is working hard to see how far they can drag this in the season.
“As for now, it’s only El-Kanemi Warriors, Rivers Utd and Remo Stars that are yet to lose a game in the season so far. By the grace of Allah, we’ll continue to work hard and see how far we can go in the entire season”, Muniru snapped.
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He responded to claims by Enyimba officials that after taking the lead during the first half stoppage time, El-Kanemi Warriors players returned for the second period deploying all manner of antics, including time wasting.
Enyimba also claimed that the additional time given by the referee after the second half did not tally with the home team’s delay tactics and the fact that both teams had their maximum five substitutions respectively.
“El-Kanemi Warriors is a team that sticks to its game plan. We always love playing, without resorting to antics like time wasting. If any player went down, it means he must have felt some pains, I mean, an element of injury”, the coach explained.
He appreciated the huge return of spectators to the stadium Stadium stands, saying it was a clear sign that peace has returned to the North East State.
“That clearly shows there’s now peace in the North, especially Maiduguri. We want our fan back and fully behind us. We enjoy their support”, Coach Muniru harped.
El-Kanemi Warriors are now fifth on the log with 11points from seven games (with one outstanding) while Enyimba remain in third spot with 14 points from eight matches.
While Enyimba welcome Ikorodu City in a matchday 10 fixture in Aba, El-Kanemi Warriors will travel to Port Harcourt to keep a date with Rivers United inside the Adokiye Amiesimaka Sports Complex, Omagba, near Port Harcourt.
By Sab Osuji
