Kotec FA thrashed Reality FC 5-0 at home on Wednesday to consolidate their place atop the Group C table of the Ikeja Divisional League with one game remaining.
Uche Okeke, coach of Kotec expressed his delight with the result which keeps his side in a firm position to clinch the top spot and advance to the NLO3 playoffs.
“I am very glad. I give thanks to God for everything,’ Okeke told Sports247. “We have been doing it right from day one of the league and we are still on it. Hopefully, we are going to end the season in the first place.”
Okeke describes the environment around his team as family-like and praised his players for their discipline.
“We are very close. We are like a family, we are brothers. I am like a father to them. As the coach of the team, I try to bring them closer to me and be able to give them a good pep talk for us to move forward and be happy with each other.
“And I know that they are very disciplined. It reflected on the game today. They are very disciplined on the field of play which is good. They played according to my instructions and I am satisfied with that.”