#GusauAhlanCup25: Nasarawa United Boss salutes organisation as team target continental slots in new NPFL season

#GusauAhlanCup25: Nasarawa United Boss salutes organisation as team target continental slots in new NPFL season 

....Says Nasarawa United Will Pick One Of The Continental Slots In The NPFL


Adams Jesse Odoba-Yacham 


Nasarawa United boss Solomon Babanja has hailed the organizers of the Gusau Ahlan Cup for staging one of the best tournaments in history.

Solomon Babanja made this known shortly after Kano Pillars edged Katsina United in the quarter final at the Lafia City Stadium.


"This is one of the best Gusau Ahlan cup to be organized in history, quality teams like Kano Pillars, Katsina United, Niger Tornadoes, Wikki Tourists graced the competition. And now, Nasarawa United, Plateau United, Wikki Tourists and Kano Pillars have picked the semi final tickets which is not an easy task". 

"Even the underdogs did very well, a team like Cynosure of Abakaliki did well against Plateau United, Plateau United beat Kano Pillars and we (Nasarawa United) played a local derby against Lobi stars where we picked the semi final ticket". 

'We'll take each game one at a time, we have a tough outing against Plateau United on Wednesday but I'm very confident that we'll overcome them and walk into the finals".

The soft spoken administrator went on to acknowledge the contribution of the state government to the development of the round leather and also he assured the followers of the club that they will put no stone unturned in bringing continental football to the state.

"I want to use this opportunity to appreciate our Governor His Excellency Engineer Abdullahi A Sule for his continued support of Nasarawa United and his deputy Dr Emmanuel Akabe then the Ministry, The FA headed by Salisu Galadima and my former boss the Commissioner of Justice. All the stakeholders for giving us 100% support. We struggled last season and this season by God's grace we'll work hard and pick one of the Continental tickets''.

"That is the target and the coach we brought, Coach Mangut we've told him continental ticket is our target, he concluded''.

In the semi final, Nasarawa United will take on Plateau United on Wednesday the 15th of August by 1pm Nigeria time.

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