Mashawarci na dabarun Abia Warriors, Imama Amapakabo, ya bayyana cewa tawagar su na shirye-shirye gaba ɗaya don sabon kakar wasan Nigeria Premier Football League, yayin da kulob ɗin ke jiran bude kamfen ɗin su a gida kan abokin hamayya na derby ta Gabas, Kun Khalifat FC, ranar Lahadi.

Tseren da ke farawa tun daga mataki na farko

Imama, tsohon mataimakin kocin Super Eagles, ya bayyana a sarari cewa farawa mai ƙarfi ta zama wajibi a kowane kakar nasara. Ya kwatanta kakar wasa ta wasanni 38 da tseren mita 400, yana kwatanta wasannin tara na farko a matsayin mita 100 na farko — wani yanki da ba za a iya ɓata ba.

"Yana da muhimmanci koyaushe a fara cikin kyakkyawan yanayi," ya shaida wa kafofin watsa labarai na kulob ɗin. "Mun yi magana a kai a matsayinmu na 'yan wasa kuma a matsayinmu na mutane. Kowa ya fahimci abin da ke nufin fara da nasara."

Yana rarraba kakar wasan zuwa kashi-kashi, Imama ya lura cewa wasannin tara na farko suna ɗauke da maki 27 daga cikin maki 114 da ke akwai a cikin kamfen ɗin gaba ɗaya. Burinsansa shi ne tarara yawan wadannan maki kafin ya yi wasu gyare-gyare.

"Amma maɓallin abu shi ne a fara da kyau," ya ƙara da haka.

Fassara aikin kafin kakar wasan zuwa sakamako

Derby ta Lahadi zata ba Imama damarsa ta farko ta ganin yadda 'yan wasansa suka fahimci falsafar dabarun sa tun lokacin da horarwa kafin kakar wasan ya fara. Yana mai da hankali musamman a kan ingantawa a kashi na karshe, inda rashin canza daman wasa ya kasance matsala mai dawwama — a lokacin kafin kakar wasan da kuma cikin kakar wasan da ta wuce.

"Musamman a kashi na karshe, ina son ganin daidaitawa mafi kyau," ya ce. "Canza daman wasa ya kasance ɗaya daga cikin manyan ƙalubalen da muke da su kafin kakar wasan. Shi ma matsala ce a kakar wasan da ta gabata, kuma gyara wannan shi ne ɗaya daga cikin babban manufata a wannan kakar wasan."

Ƙwallon farmakin — ba tare da la'akari da 'yan wasan da ke akwai ba

Abia Warriors sun rasa 'yan wasa da dama masu mahimmanci daga tawagar kakar wasan da ta gabata kuma suna cikin tsarin sake gina tawagar. Duk da haka, Imama ba ya shirye ya yi watsi da asalinsa na farmaki. Yana haɗa sabbin 'yan wasa zuwa tsarin tsaronsa ba tare da ya yi wani rangwame a kan hanyarsa ta kai hari ba.

"Hanyata ta kasance a fili koyaushe," ya bayyana. "In ka zura mini kwallaye 15 ni na zura 18, zan ci nasara duk da haka. Ni mai son farmaki ne. Ina faɗa wa 'yan wasa koyaushe cewa ba ni jin tsoron sha kaye, amma ba na son sha kaye. Za mu buga ta hanyata."

Imama na shirin amfani da kashi na farko na wasanni tara a matsayin lokaci na ganewar yanayi — yana kimanta inda tawagar take tsaye, gano raunuka, da yanke shawara kan abin da ƙarfafawa za a iya buƙata yayin da kakar wasan ke ci gaba.