Zubairu eyes win against Nasarawa United

 

By Taofeek Babalola

Gombe United Technical Adviser, Aliyu Zubairu has said that the Savannah Scorpions are poised to pick their first away victory on the road, starting with their next game against Nasarawa United on Sunday, Sportinglens,blogspot.com reports. 

Zubairu stated this after his team's hard fought 1-0 victory over El Kanemi Warriors of Maiduguri in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) match day 13 fixture at the Pantami stadium, Gombe over the weekend.

The former Wikki Tourists manager expressed confidence that his team is capable of winning away from home, insisting that the Solid Miners are beatable.

With five matches remaining to end the 2022/2023 season, Zubairu explained further that picking away points would put his team in contention to retain their league status.

 “I can tell you that we've a squad capable of winning away from home; our performances in away fixtures weren’t that bad - so far, we have recorded four draws out of six.”

“The officiating in the league has improved tremendously, and if that will continue, I’m very optimistic that before the season wraps up, we'll get a win on the road, and our mission remained the same against Nasarawa United.”                                            

Gombe United's only goal against El Kanemi Warriors came in the 9th minute when Anayo Ogbonna confidently and calmly converted a spot kick awarded after Hassan Abubakar hacked down Umar Ahmed inside their box.

On the outcome of their match in the northeast derby, Zubairu said: “I’m happy with the victory because El Kanemi Warriors came into the match with a mission to pick a point, having won their match day 12 away fixture but they met a solid and determined side.”

He stated that El Kanemi Warriors new manager Hamza Abara has turned around the squad, “He just came in and brought some fresh legs and they're gelling now,” he said.