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2024/2025 NPFL Match Day 28: Enyimba Int'l FC pips visiting El-Kanemi Warriors 1-0

Posted : 10 March 2025

Joseph Atule was once again the hero of the day as nine-time league winners, Enyimba International Football Club of Aba, defeated visiting El-Kanemi Warriors of Maiduguri 1-0 in a Match Day 28 fixture of the ongoing 2024/2025 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) on Sunday.


Atule scored the only goal of the match, played at the Enyimba International Stadium in Aba, in the 29th minute, after an assist by Mujeeb Odufeso.


Atule went on to win N150,000 in cash from Nigerian Breweries (NB) Plc for earning the game's Man of the Match award.


During a post-match interview, Enyimba's coach, Stanley Eguma, praised his players and pointed out that the team's confidence was gradually returning.


"It took some time for us to get things right, because when we came in, the players' psychology was low, and their morale was down," he said. "Now, I think the players are beginning to believe in themselves because we gave them direction and encouraged the new ones in the system. Though we have not fully arrived, we are gradually improving, and I think with time, we will get better."


However, the coach expressed concern about the multiple goal-scoring chances his team failed to convert, noting that converting chances into goals would help boost the team’s morale.


El-Kanemi Warriors' coach, Aliu Zubairu, stated that his team did not deserve to lose the match.


"We don’t deserve to lose to Enyimba if we had taken our early scoring chances," he said. "Sometimes in football, teams can play well and not win. We played well and would have taken the lead before our hosts scored. It was a good game, and we lost it. But we can get it right in our subsequent matches, starting with the match against Rivers United in Maiduguri."


"Our next match is against Rivers United, and we have different approaches to home and away games. I am aware that Rivers United coach Finidi George came to watch my team play, but he may be disappointed to see different players and tactics in Maiduguri," Zubairu added.


The win lifted Enyimba to eighth position on the table with 41 points, while El-Kanemi Warriors remain 10th with 40 points after 28 matches.

 

 

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