Dannaz FC opened the third edition of The Creative Championship League season with a 1-0 loss to Gbagada FC but midfielder Shuaib Akinwande felt the inability to take chances and players not turning up affected the team.
“It was a bad day for us as we did not protect our territory,” Shuaib told Sports247.
“Our captain was also not in the game and the strikers failed to finish, which affected us,” he added.
The silky midfielder was however optimistic the team would improve and make progress in the next game as he target’s a move to Europe.
“It’s just the first game and I believe we would perform better in the next game,” Shuaib said.
“I want to make it to the top, get into any country in the world and that’s fine,” he concluded.