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The fans of the El-Kanemi Warriors of Maiduguri, the city of Ikorodu FC de Lagos and Bayelsa United of Yenagoa have been beaten with a rude shock that the newly crowned winners of the Nigeria Professional Soccer League (NPFL), the Ikenne row stars will not give away their slightly seized records slightly against the three clubs.
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Sports247 gathered that, from the trio, only Bayelsa United has nothing very crucial in the state (except pride) in the last three weeks of the current NPFL season, but the-Kanemi is fighting to escape the descent, while Ikorodu City is considering a continental ticket.
After the emerging winners of the League for the first time on Sunday, the expectations abounded that Remo Stars would take their feet from the accelerator when they play El-Kanemi next Wednesday and then at home with the city of Ikorodu on Sunday, May 11, before finishing the campaign in Bayels on May 25.
However, while talking following Sunday’s historical feat, which arrived the same day with the 59th birthday of the owner of his club, the honorable Kunle Soname, the trainer of Relo Stars, Daniel Ogunmodede emphasized that they will not take their guard because they are now Nigeria champions.
He, however, also admitted that he wants to enjoy the euphoria of a new champion for now and relax for a while, taking into account that the next game is more than a week away, during which he can appreciate the joy of victory a little more.
Ogunmodede, who is also a Cosch assistant in the Nigerian male senior national team, Super Eagles, then retired to how the new champions joined ten years ago and during his four years as head of technical tasks in the team that finished third once, second twice and now they have become football champions in the most popular country in Africa.
The Larirucho tactic declared: “It is a very important moment for me. It brings me memories of how I got to this club in 2015 … which is ten years. I spent six years as an assistant coach and director of youth soccer, then four years as a team chief coach.
“We arrived second, second twice, and now we are champions. I am very euphoric and, most importantly, it was on the birthday of our influencer, club president.”
The soft conversation coach considered even more than winning the league trophy for the first time on a very symbolic date is a good omen and a sign of better things to come for everyone in the team based in Ikenne, which is the first southwest club to win the NPFL title in 25 years, after Julius Berger FC of Lagos did so in 2000.
Ogunmodede added: “It is a great motivation for all of us. I am happy that I am happy and we are happy that club fans are happy. I am also happy that I can see their investment work.
“I am also grateful for his patience with me over the years in the technical aspect. I am very euphoric. Although the game was … I don’t want to talk about it. I just want to enjoy being the Nigeria champion.”
He then accumulated praise to Olamilekan Adedayo, who scored the only goal that sank Niger Tornado on Sunday, marking his sixth of the season completely and took him to the history book like the LAD that scored the Sizzler who gave Remo Stars to his League Maiden trophy and first for a private club (after an Awka of Awka in 1999; Station.
“Yes, yes and yes,” Ogunmodue replicated in Monosรญlabas, but he chose not to prepare the qualifications for any of his players or provide an analysis of the accessory of day 35 on Sunday at Remo Stars Stadium, Ikenne, Ogun State.
“Let’s enjoy this moment for now. In the coming weeks, we will talk about what our next step will be. But, believe me, we always want to be one step ahead of what we have to do or where we have to be.
“I still say this, we cannot lose our guard. As a club and with the structure we have tried to go to bed, we know that it will be here forever. It will survive us. So, we have to continue one step ahead of anything and where we are. We are champions,” Hammered Ogunmodede.
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