Gateway United Coach, Awakan: Victory Is Non Negotiable
Published: May 30, 2015
Gateway United coach Olabode Awakan says his team plans to end their winless run on Saturday, insisting that victory against Akwa Starlets is non-negotiable.
The darling team of Ogun State have not won in two Nigeria National League matches, having lost one and drawn one in the games played so far in the 2014/15 season.
And the former Akwa Starlets coach has backed his wards to set the ball rolling at the Ilaro Stadium.
“We are going to play for a win and not for a draw or to lose,” he said. “We can’t go all the way there for a draw, we must fight for a win. Victory is sure, it is non-negotiable”
Awakan is confident his charges will raise their game after they earned an impressive draw against Bendel Insurance in a match day two fixture in Benin City last weekend.
“We are looking to have a different result this time around and I don’t think we’ll have a repeat of what happened in the home loss to MFM.”
The match will get underway by 4pm Nigerian Time in Ilaro.
The darling team of Ogun State have not won in two Nigeria National League matches, having lost one and drawn one in the games played so far in the 2014/15 season.
And the former Akwa Starlets coach has backed his wards to set the ball rolling at the Ilaro Stadium.
“We are going to play for a win and not for a draw or to lose,” he said. “We can’t go all the way there for a draw, we must fight for a win. Victory is sure, it is non-negotiable”
Awakan is confident his charges will raise their game after they earned an impressive draw against Bendel Insurance in a match day two fixture in Benin City last weekend.
“We are looking to have a different result this time around and I don’t think we’ll have a repeat of what happened in the home loss to MFM.”
The match will get underway by 4pm Nigerian Time in Ilaro.
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