Lobi Stars of Makurdi coach, Solomon Ogbeide has promised a solid start for the club in the CAF Champions League.
Ahead of their opening match in the money-spinning continental clubs’ competition’s preliminaries on Wednesday, away to USM de Loum of Cameroon, Ogbeide told sports247.ng that the Middle Belt outfit will do everything to start well.
Lobi Stars, who won the last season by defeault, as the schedule was cut short due to time constraints, are Nigeria’s only representative in the elite clubs’ competition, but Ogbeide promised that the Makurdi-based side will not disappoint the country and their fans.
Ogbide stated: “We are fully aware of the responsibility on shoulders as Nigeria’s only representative in Africa’s premier club competition.
“We know what is at stake and we also want to make history. That’s why we are looking for a solid start on Wednesday, even as it is away.”
