Cooper Ikenna, Enyimba International midfielder has admitted that they had the game in their hands but they let it slip following the 1-1 against Bendel Insurance on match day three of the 2022/2023 NPFL Championship play-offs in a big blow to their automatic CAF continental slot coming as a big disappointment to him and to their fans.
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Enyimba were log leaders coming into the game on four points and a win would have pushed them up to seventh which will seal a spot for them in the next CAF continental games and well in place for the NPFL title but with the result, they are still in firm control after the failure of other teams to capitalize on their slip.
Speaking in an exclusive interview to Sports247.ng after the game, a disgruntled Cooper allayed that the team is not happy and this was all in their hands to win.
“We are not happy at all because we know how important this game was to us and where we would be if we had won but we have to forge ahead for the next games, no excuse and our fate is right in our own hands now.”
“The team wants to do better in the next game and that’s just what we will do, no more room for complacency because now we have a second chance and we want to use it well, “the Delta-born midfielder allayed.
Matchday three of the Nigeria Professional Premier League Championship play-offs was without a win as all six teams shared the spoils to leave the title race open going into match day four.
