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2023 Federation Cup: El-Kanemi Warriors lucky to progress – Coach

Posted : 27 April 2023
Hamza Abara, the Technical Adviser of El-Kanemi Warriors of Maiduguri, says his team are extremely lucky to still be in the running for success in the 2023 Federation Cup.

The former champions were on Wednesday in Abuja spared the agony of elimination from the 2023 Federation Cup Round of 64 by penalty kicks.

Goalkeeper Emeka Onyia spared the blushes of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) side by saving a vital penalty kick during their shootout encounter against De Cardinals Sports Club.

With the lottery of penalty kicks following a 1-1 scoreline at the end of regulation time, it was the El-Kanemi Warriors who ran out 5-3 victors to advance to the round of 32.

Abara expressed mixed feelings about the result, saying that even though he was happy about the victory, he was also not happy with the performance of his team.

“It is a moment of joy, not because we played well. I think our opponents deserved to win the match, but they were unfortunate to have lost due to inexperience on their part.

“As was obvious in the match, we did not show any pedigree as an NPFL side.

“We played a very bad game. No cohesion, bad transition and we made alot of mistakes which were so glaring.

“So, I think we were just lucky to have won the match,” he said.

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