By Taofeek
Babalola
Abia Warriors
technical adviser, Abdullahi Biffo insisting that his team's 2-1 defeat to
Gombe United in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) matchday 26
game had nothing to do with bad officiating but rather a result of loss of
concentration and a bit of hard luck, Sportinglens.blogspot.com can reveal.
Sportinglens.blogspot.com
reports that Yakub Hammed had given the
Warriors the lead in the 62nd minute
following a good build-up that also involved Sunday Adetunji, Sherif
Bashir and Shedrack Asiegbu before Afolabi Abdulwaheed and substitute, Sani
Mohammed Abbani scored in the 79th and 85th minutes to overturn what looked
like a helpless situation for the under pressure home team at the Pantami Stadium, Gombe State on Wednesday.
Speaking after
the hotly - contested encounter at the Pantami Stadium, Biffo said the officials
comprising Imam Malik Umar, Idris Nuhu, Abubakar Safiayanu and Shehu Saidu all
from the Kano State Referees Council
were fair, firm and in full control throughout the match.
"The
officials were simply fantastic and had the game under control," former
Niger Tornadoes gaffer said.
"I
can't still believe that we lost this match. We were fully in control and even
held unto our lead until late in the game but things suddenly fell apart. Well,
that's football for you. We will now go back and correct the mistakes to avoid
a repeat in our future games.”
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