NPFL’23: We lost out on the Super Six race from the first round – Gbenga Ogunbote

Head coach of the Capturing Stars Sports activities Membership (3SC) of Ibadan, Gbenga Ogunbote declares his facet would have completed off the sport towards Bendel Insurance coverage of Benin within the first half however for the lack of his workforce to make possibilities created depend.

The Matchday 17 encounter, determined on the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, lived as much as the billing as an enormous match as either side settled for a 1-1draw.

Talking after the encounter, watched by a reasonably large crowd, the Oracle because the gaffer is fondly referred to as, mentioned his workforce did properly sufficient to have wrapped up the match earlier than the break.

“Properly, I feel, it was an excellent recreation and good end result, apart from the truth that it was a recreation we should always have wrapped up within the first half, we had some misses which might be simpler to attain however we missed them, however be it as it might, it was an excellent recreation.

The previous Sunshine Stars, Enyimba and Rangers Worldwide coach revealed that he got here to Benin with the only intention of beating the Benin Arsenal.

“It is solely a coach who doesn’t know what he desires that can go to the battle and fail earlier than the battle.

“In fact, I got here right here to beat them and you may see it on the sector of play, they had been fortunate immediately however they aren’t a nasty facet, a really extremely tactical workforce, I give it to them.”

On the lack of the Oluyole Warriors to make it to the Tremendous six, the mushy spoken sweat service provider mentioned his facet misplaced out of the race within the first spherical.

“Prior to now, we knew we weren’t going to be a part of the Tremendous Six, we misplaced it within the first spherical, as a result of we had so many careless moments however within the second spherical we had been capable of decide up our items, sadly, it was too late.

“The vital factor now could be to complete on excessive as a result of that can add to our integrity,” the 3SC chief tactician acknowledged.