.As Maikaba set to unleash
new players on MFM
By Taofeek Babalola
Former Giwa FC of Jos
will be looking to his debut for his new club when Akwa United face Mountain of
Fire and Miracle Ministries (MFM) of Lagos on matchday 20 fixture of the
Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) at the Agege Stadium on Sunday.
Olorunleke, who made a
switch to the Promise Keepers from Sunshine Stars of Akure during the
mid-transfer window, and other three out of five new players that were unveiled
on Wednesday were part of the 18-man squad that traveled on Friday to Lagos to
engage MFM this weekend.
Coach Abdu Maikaba may
be eager to throw his mid-season signings into the fray to justify their
inclusion in the team.
The four players
selected are; goalkeeper Ojo Olorunleke, midfielder Christopher Lolo and two
strikers Gabriel Okechukwu and Harmony Ikande.
The coach said no stone
will be left unturned when his team will file out against their opponents on
Sunday
The players had
unanimously agreed to give their best to the team's quest of winning the league
title this season and also playing in the continent next season.
Meanwhile, Captain
Otobong Effiong and winger Moses Ebiye who recently returned to full fitness
and have also been included in the matchday squad.
The match on Sunday will
be the fourth meeting between the two teams since MFM got promoted last season.
Akwa United have the
upper hand having won two and lost one to the Olukoya boys.
This fixture has never ended in a draw and
with the Promise Keepers playing tiki-taka brand of attacking football, they
will fancy their chances of getting a positive result against their host having
won their last three matches.
The match at the Agege
stadium will see two top scorers in the league Stephen Odey and Alhassan
Ibrahim facing each other in the race for who will emerge highest goal scorer
at the end of the season.
MFM have had a good
first stanza of the season and their second position after matchday 19 is a
testament to that fact.
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