Victory against Wikki Tourists is very important, says Ilechukwu

Head coach of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries Football Club of Lagos, Fidelis Ilechukwu has said victory over Wikki Tourists Football Club of Bauchi in matchday 12 tie of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) is very key to his quest to excel in the top flight.

The Olukoya Boys will host the high-flying Bauchi-based team in Lagos on Friday at the Agege Stadium but the MFM FC young tactician is not bothered about the visitors good run of form in the league.

Ilechukwu said the three points at stake in the encounter are not negotiable as he vowed to adopt the best tactics to emerge victorious at the end of 90 minutes.

“We know Wikki Tourists very well, they are a very strong side with one of the best coaches in Nigeria and we also play almost the same style of football but we are prepared for them.

“The game is very important because we are yet to win a match for some time and we can’t just continue like that.

“Victory against Wikki Tourists is very important to our quest in to excel in the top flight. We need the three points to make our supporters happy, the management is looking forward to a victorious outing, we can’t afford to let them down,” Ilechukwu told media.

The Lagos-based team is 8th on the 20-team top flight table on 16 points from a possible 33 while the visitors occupy the sixth spot with same number of points but with a game at hand.