NPFL: long distance travel affected our chances in Gombe – Agoye, Shooting stars gaffer
Gaffer of Shooting Stars Edith Agoye has blamed his boys performance on fatigue from days transit by road.
The technical boss of Oluwole warriors disclosed this on Sunday in an interview with journalists in Gombe, shortly after Nigeria Professional Football League match between Shooting Stars and Gombe United.
The match which ended on a goalless draw saw both sides garnering one point each.
According to Agoye, “it was a very difficult game for us. It was tough for us considering the fact that it took us a long journey almost two and half days before we got here the players are tired from the long journey from Ibadan, fatigue and we came here to meet a Gombe United team that is very good, technically very solid. We are very happy with what the players were able to put up in the game despite the difficulties they encountered. We thank God that at the end of the day we were able to get a point.”
While commenting on the defense which his boys played, he noted that he is not disappointed with his boys performance.
“Naturally, Gombe United dominated the game and deserved to win but because they couldn’t take their chances and our goalkeeper was very good,”Agoye added.
Also speaking, Zubairu Aliyu, Gaffer of Gombe United lauded his boys performance describing is as unfortunate.
He identified anxiety as a major challenge his side suffered from while the match lasted.
“It is an unfortunate scenario we didn’t everything humanly possible. We dominated the game but we lost too many chances at times it comes like that. There is nothing hampering our chances,” Aliyu said.
