Coach Kennedy Boboye revealed that his team will approach the game their game against Sunshine Stars with all seriousness.
The Promise Keepers will travel to Lagos this Saturday, where they will take on troubled Sunshine Stars of Akure at the Soccer Temple in Agege.
Akwa United is coming into the match as the favorite for the three points, while their hosts Sunshine Stars who haven’t in the last eleven matches will need something extra and special to emerge victorious.
“We will be playing at Agege Stadium for the second time in two weeks and I know my players will go into the match with the same spirit and energy they put in during our win against MFM,” Boboye told the club’s media in his pre match talk.
“We know the match will be tough and we are ready for any challenge because at this stage of the season, every point is important and we are going to fight for maximum points on Saturday knowing very well that victory can take us to the top of the log.”
Akwa United won for the first time at the Soccer Temple last week when they defeated MFM FC 2 – 1, Boboye however hinted that his side has to put the result behind.
“I have informed my players that we should not be carried away by what we have achieved so far because we are not yet at where we will love to be. So we will continue to push forward and take it one game at a time because we still have lots of matches to play before the end of the season.
“I’m impressed with the level of determination and courage my players have exhibited both in training and in matches. It simply means that they are committed and willing to give their best in every match,” Boboye said.
Saturday’s game will be the nineteenth time that the two teams will be facing each other in the top flight. Sunshine. Stars and Akwa United are on level terms in the head-to-head record in their previous eighteen meetings, with seven victories apiece and four draws.
