Fatai Osho names reason for Akwa United struggles this season
Akwa United FC head coach, Fatai Osho has named the reason behind the clubs struggles this season. SportsRation reports.
After the NPFL week-eleven 1-1 home draw vs Kwara United FC at the Eket Stadium on Saturday, December 2, 2023, Fatai Osho said the club has a fundamental problem which could not be solved in the last transfer market.
“We have shown overtime that we have a fundamental problem going forward,” Osho told npfl.com.ng.
“You saw it (against Kwara United). We had chances begging (to be converted) inside the box. These are things we need to correct and also, we will be bringing (new) personnel to that attack. We are not clinical (in the final third). Let us look at the stats of this match and the chances created especially attempts at goal, I mean it is a problem.
“We saw this problem before the season started and we tried to correct it and the management tried to get some players involved and we couldn’t. The big boys in Nigeria football were able to take those boys away from us.
“Also, there was no time to work on bringing desired players. Most of the players we had in our plans we couldn’t secure and that could have made the difference if we had succeeded. We are a team working so hard but going forward we are not the best,” said Osho.
The 1-1 draw vs Kwara United FC means Akwa United have managed to take 11 points from 11 matches which has left them in 17 th position ahead of their trip to the Sani Abacha Stadium, where they will face Kano Pillars on Wednesday, December 6.
