We Will Beat the Drop - Osho

We Will Beat the Drop - Osho

Kogi United Head Coach, Fatai Osho, has expressed optimism that his side will sail through the storm of relegation in the Nigeria National League, NNL.<br /><br />Kogi United are seventh on the Group A1 table with 12 points with three games to end the abridged league.<br /><br />The Lokoja based fell 1-0 to Yobe Desert Stars in their Week 11 encounter played in Damaturu on Wednesday.<br /><br />Mohammed Choky&rsquo;s controversial 54th minute goal was the decider of the pulsating match at the August 27 Stadium.<br /><br />Kogi United created numerous scoring opportunities, but Destiny Ashani, Amodu Imran, Chindo Babangida and Nelson Ukwa were wasteful in front of goal.<br />&nbsp;<br />The victory put Yobe - who have an outstanding match against Plateau United - at a better advantage than the Wada Boys among clubs behind the ladder.<br /><br />Osho, who decried his strikers&rsquo; attitude in front of goal however, believed there is much to fight for in the league adding that Kogi United would give it all to escape relegation.<br /><br />Quoted by the club&rsquo;s spokesperson, Wale Mustapha, the former Remo Stars and Supreme Court handler said; &ldquo;Its unfortunate, the result was unacceptable, we created scoring chances, glaring ones, but we were not too clinical in front of goal, and that cost us so much. <br /><br />&ldquo;They got their own chance, even though it wasn&rsquo;t too clear, but make it count.<br /><br />&ldquo;It&rsquo;s hard to explain, we were just unlucky not to be scoring goals especially on the road, but nevertheless, we&rsquo;ll keep on fighting till the last day, we can still make it out of our present situation, but it&rsquo;s a collective effort, we will review what went wrong and make correction early enough for the remaining games, by God&rsquo;s grace we will beat the drop,&rdquo; Osho said.<br /><br />Captain of the club, Abiodun Afolabi, who expressed disappointment over their defeat in Damaturu said the defeat was a bitter pill to swallow.<br /><br />Afolabi maintained that his team mates have resolved to fight for the remaining points to maintain life in the NNL.<br /><br />Kogi United&rsquo;s remaining three games include Adamawa United at home, Plateau United away and Jigawa Golden Stars at home.<br />
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