Niger Tornadoes Technical Adviser, Coach Abubakar Bala Mohammed has described the ongoing Ogunjobi Gold Cup Pre-Season Tournament as one of the best in Nigeria.
He stated this at the Ilorin Township Stadium shortly after his team routed Mountain Of Fire and Miracles Ministry MFM Lagos to advance to the last four of the 7th edition of the annual soccer tournament.
Abubakar Bala said the tournament has provided an ample opportunity for his Technical Crew to test the already recruited players and also establish the teams way of play.
In his own words Coach Bala said "It is an opportunity for us to assess the players individually and how they can fit into the new system collectively. Most of them have improved tremendously and adapting to new playing mates, environment and system of play".
The National Under 20 assistant Coach opined that with more of such competitions the team is going to blend together very well before the commencement of the new season.
Commending the Organizers of the Ogunjobi Gold Cup Tourney for the wonderful initiative, Coach Bala said the tournament brings together teams from NPFL, NNL and other lower leagues to enable them compete favorably so as to identify their weaknesses and make necessary adjustments to stabilize the team.
He however pleaded with the management of Niger Tornadoes to allow the team partake in at least one more pre-season competition to enable him assemble a formidable team that will aide their mission of returning to the elite division.
Meanwhile, Ogunjobi Gold Cup Semi finals pairing slated for
Thursday, 5th of September, 2019 is as follows:
Niger Tornadoes vs RemoStarsSC - 5pm
Kwara United FC vs SunshineFC Akure - 7pm.
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