Lobi Stars center back Ebube Duru says the team is prepared for the CAF Champions League Preliminary qualifying match against Cameroon’s UMS de Loum and is confident of victory over two legs.
Lobi Stars will travel for the first leg in Cameroon to be played on the 27th of November with the return leg billed for Makurdi on the 4th of December 2018.
UMS de Loum qualified for the CAF Champions League after they finished second in the Cameroonian Elite One league while Cottonsport topped the league in the Francophone country.
The Nigerian League CAF Champions League representatives have recruited players for the new season including forward Sikiru Alimi from Sunshine Stars, but importantly Duru insists the team must play with a positive mindset and realize they not only represent the club, but also Nigeria.
Lobi Stars are currently intensifying their preparation for the continent with their participation at the ongoing Gold Cup in Ado-Ekiti. The Makurdi based club was declared champions of the NPFL 2017/2018 league season after it was impossible for the league to meet up with the CAF deadline for the registration of clubs to play on the continent.
