Having lost by 3 goals to 2 on Wednesday at the Lekan Salami Stadium Adamasingba Ibadan to Shooting Stars Sports Club, coach of Plateau United Fidelis Ilechukwu boast his side will bounce back against Bendel Insurance on Sunday 2nd of April 2023.
Responding to questions after his team’s 2-3 loss to 3SC in Match-day 11 in Ibadan, Ilechukwu didn’t see beating Bendel Insurance as a problem. He added that he will use the same tactics he deployed when he led Plateau United to stop the 14-match unbeaten of Rivers United last season.
“It’s 100% possible to take revenge on Bendel Insurance. Last season Rivers were 14 games unbeaten coming to Plateau United but we beat them. So, that one is not a problem. The most important thing is to psyche the team up, but we will beat Insurance on Sunday.” He said.
The former MFM FC of Lagos and Heartland FC of Owerri gaffer said despite his team dropping to 5th on the log, he is optimistic that Plateau United will finish among the top three teams for Super 6.
“We have a lot of advantage to finish in the top three this season.”
“With Remo winning in Maiduguri, it’s going to be a very tough one for us to make the top three for Super 6 but in football, anything can happen. We have to look at what we have to do in terms of our defense line and goalkeeping. The errors are too much in this game but we really need to work hard to be in the top three after this game.”
Bendel Insurance is topping the table with 25 points followed by Remo Stars who have garnered 20 points. Former champions, Akwa United, Enyimba International, and Plateau United are 3rd, 4th, and 5th on the log with 19, 18, and points respectively.
Nasarawa United and El-kanemi Warriors are in the relegation zone with 8 and 5 points respectively.
