Abia Warriors will bounce back, Boboye assures supporters

Abia Warriors Manager, Kennedy Boboye, has assured supporters that the 0-1 loss to Warri Wolves, which ended a 10-match unbeaten run in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), will not derail the club’s ambition of winning the league or at least picking a continental ticket this season.
Boboye told reporters after the game ended at the Warri City Stadium that he would have loved the unbeaten run to continue as the defeat is disappointing to him and the entire team.
He, however, assured fans that the team has put the defeat behind it and will now work to bounce back in subsequent matches.
“We put up a gallant fight here (in Warri) but narrowly lost. This is not the end of the road for us. We will go back home, correct our mistakes and bounce back to winning ways,” he pledged.
The former Sunshine Stars of Akure tactician commended his boys for their efforts during the game despite the odds against them, insisting that victory could have gone either way.
King Osanga scored the only goal in the 53rd minute, and despite pinning the hosts to their own half for almost the entire second half, Abia Warriors could not find the equaliser.
Uzezi Oghenovo had missed a controversial 44th minute penalty awarded the home side as Abia Warriors’ goalkeeper, Chinedu Anozie, caught his well taken kick.
It was to the consternation of the Wolves bench desperate for a win after a slow start to the season, which also saw the team eliminated from the CAF Champions league in the preliminary round.
Before the loss in Warri, Abia Warriors was the only unbeaten side in the top flight as it equaled Enyimba International’s 10-match unbeaten streak last season.
Abia Warriors remains second on the log with 20 points from 11 matches.