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Sharks, Zamfara Utd Tango In PH
The Liberation Stadium, Port Harcourt will today host another crucial premier league match, as Sharks FC engages Zamfara United in one of the week 14 matches.
Sharks FC considers today’s encounter my important and a must win game to enable them improve their fortunes.
The host is currently at the bottom of the log with only 12 points, after losing to Kwara United of Ilorin 1-0 last weekend.
As it stands now, they need to win at least three straight matches to be out of troubled waters.
Speaking with Tidesports in an interview the media officer of Sharks FC, confidence Idaa, said that the team would definitely win today’s match because the players have declared the fixture a must win.
We are going to win today’s game, we cannot afford to play draw. The three points are very important to us, because it will move us out of the bottom of the league table.” We said.
Idaa, continued that the players have promised themselves that they would not lose any more match, especially at home.
The media officer added that the technical crew had really worked on the players’ technical ability and psychology to ensure that they raise their game subsequently.
However, the visitors have also indicated that they would be in Port Harcourt to try to snatch the maximum points at stake or at worst share points with the hosts to prove that they are no push overs.
According to sources close to Zamfara, Sharks FC is no longer a threat in the premier league, considering the number of points they have dropped at home.
“We, will beat Sharks FC in today’s game, because we have quality players that can do that” the source said.
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Iwobi spoke to Tidesports source ahead of Nigeria’s crunch playoff semi-final against Gabon on Thursday, November 13, in Rabat, Morocco.
The 28-year-old was reacting to Nigeria’s shaky World Cup qualifying campaign that saw the Eagles finish second in Group C behind South Africa’s Bafana Bafana.
“We’ve managed to rescue ourselves from the dead,” Iwobi told Tidesports source.
We know we have the players and the abilities to compete against any other country in the world.”
The Fulham star pointed to Nigeria’s star power, highlighting African Footballer of the Year winners Ademola Lookman and Victor Osimhen as proof of the squad’s quality.
“We have last year’s African best player (Ademola Lookman), the year before that (Victor Osimhen),” he said.
“It’ll be a shame if we don’t make it, but we have a lot of confidence. We just have to prove it to ourselves.”
Nigeria’s path to the United States, Canada and Mexico has been turbulent, with two coaches departing during the early stages of qualifying before Éric Chelle steadied the ship to steer the Super Eagles into November’s CAF playoffs.
Four nations from the continent – Nigeria, Cameroon, DR Congo and Gabon – will vie for a solitary spot to compete in next March’s inter-confederation playoffs, with a view to joining the already nine qualified African nations at the Finals.
It would mark Iwobi’s second appearance at the World Cup Finals and the Super Eagles’ first since the 2018 edition of the competition.
Back then, Iwobi featured in all three games as Nigeria was knocked out in the group stage.
The Chief Executive Officer(CEO) and Publisher of the Atlantic Bell Online medium, Mr. Celestine Ogolo has advised sports writers in Nigeria to diversify in sports writing and not to concentrate on football reporting alone.
The Deputy National President of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) Mr. Bonny Nyong has expressed commitment to support sports development and move SWAN forward.