NNL: My Boys Are Ready To Crush Kogi United - Coach Mansur

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Nigeria National League (NNL) side, Plateau United Assistant Coach, Abdullahi Mansor is full of confidence as his wards face Kogi United in one the biggest fixtures of Matchday 5 at the Confluence Stadium in Lokoja on Saturday.



Plateau United are yet to amass an away point this season in the NNL, they have lost two away games this season, conceded five goals and scored two, but Coach Mansor is not moved with the statistics,  he believes  his side can cause a major upset when they face the Wada boys later today.



Coach Mansor disclosed in a chat that despite all the challenges that they may face in the encounter with Kogi United that his wards major goal is to return to Jos with a valuable point(s).



He began" Playing away from is a difficult thing to do but then we have our way of getting the needed results.



"Although we haven't picked any point on the this season, we nearly picked one against Kaduna United in Week 3 but we lost the point few minutes to end the game. The game ended 3-2 with Kaduna United claming the full points.


"This will be our third game on the road this season, Kogi United former goalkeeper will be in goal for us and you know what that means when a player is playing against is former team, apart from this the preparation towards this game has been a great one and the lads have vowed to play their heart out in this very encounter" he confidently told Nigeria Sports Arena.


Prior to this fixture, Kogi United have played two home games before, drew one and won the second, this will be their third home game this season they will be routing for the maximum victory.

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