Head coach of Akwa United Ayodeji Ayeni has admitted that the simply concluded Nigeria Skilled Soccer League season was a tough one for his aspect.
Akwa United entered into the marketing campaign as defending Champions, however their title protection resulted in disappointment vogue.
The group nonetheless misplaced their final sport of the season to Rangers in Awka, ending the marketing campaign in ninth place with 52 factors – 25 factors behind champions Rivers United.
Coach Ayeni talking on their dismal season, mentioned the whole employees of the membership is sad, however reiterated that there will probably be huge recruitment of gamers within the off season.
“The simply concluded season was actually powerful regardless of our effort to attain our set purpose.
“We endured tough moments particularly at dwelling the place we dropped important factors in video games we must always have received comfortably and on the finish of the day we rounded-off our season in ninth place and so far as I’m involved, that’s not adequate for a group like Akwa United.
“I took cost of the membership in mid-season and we put in our greatest to make sure we completed robust, however it wasn’t to be.
“Each match we performed was tough as a result of all our opponents needed to show some extent enjoying towards the champions.
“We additionally noticed that purpose scoring was a giant problem and we hope to repair that as we stay up for constructing a extra formidable squad for the subsequent soccer season.
“As we will probably be embarking on end-of-season break, we are going to mirror on the teachings learnt from the simply concluded season as a result of we hope to bounce again stronger”.
The 2021 champions recorded 13 victories,13 attracts with 12 loses in 38 league video games scoring 35 whereas conceding 36 targets in the middle of the season.
