Shugaban Nasarawa United Solomon Babanjah ya bayyana cewa samun cancantar shiga gasar nahiyar yanzu shine manufar farko ta kulob din, bayan da suka shawo kan Rivers United a jifan ƙwallon fansa a zagaye na 16 na President Federation Cup.
An buga wasan a Awka City Stadium ranar Asabar, 6 ga watan Yuni, inda Nasarawa United suka ci gaba bayan sun tsira daga mamayar ƙarshe ta Rivers United. Wanda ya lashe kofin President Federation Cup zai samu damar wakiltar Najeriya a CAF Confederation Cup — wanda hakan ya sa wannan gasar ta zama mai matuƙar muhimmanci ga ƙungiyar Babanjah.
Wata mawuyacin kakar wasa ta ƙarfafa begen gasar kofin
Kamfen ɗin gasar ƙwallon ƙafa ta cikin gida na Nasarawa United ya ruguje a tsakiyar kakar wasa bayan tafiyar 'yan wasa masu muhimmanci kamar Anas Yusuf, Garba Mohammed, da Ekeson Okorie. Babanjah ya amince da tasirin wannan asarar, amma ya nanata cewa gasar kofin ita ce hanyar da ta rage don isa ƙwallon ƙafa na nahiyar.
"Tun farkon kakar wasa, ƙungiyar ta yi kyau sosai kuma ta mamaye matsayi na farko da na biyu na dogon lokaci. Amma mun rasa wasu 'yan wasanmu masu muhimmanci kuma hakan ya shafe mu. Don haka muna son ganin yadda za mu iya amfani da FA Cup don isa nahiyar da yardar Allah," in ji Babanjah.
Nasara da ta kamata a tabbatar da ita kafin jifan fansa
Babanjah ya yarda cewa ƙungiyarsa ta kamata ta rufe wasan a cikin lokacin da aka ƙayyade bayan ta jagoranci da 2-0. "Ina farin ciki, amma wannan wasa ne da ya kamata mu gama a cikin lokaci na yau da kullum. Ba ya kamata mu shiga jifan fansa," in ji shi.
Ko da yake ya yaba da ingancin Rivers United da ya ba su damar dawowa, ya kare 'yan wasansa duk da rauni da suka nuna a ƙarshe. "Mun mamaye wasan, amma kuskuren ɗan adam ya shigo, wanda na iya faruwa ga kowa. Har ma da manyan horar da duniya suna yin kuskure. Za mu koma gida mu gina kan abubuwan da suka yi kyau mu kuma yi aiki kan abubuwan da ba su yi kyau ba. Ina gamsuwa da aikin ƙungiyar a kan ɗaya daga cikin manyan kulob ɗin Najeriya," ya ƙara da cewa.
Derby ta North-Central na jira a wasan ƙarshen kusa da na ƙarshe
Nasarawa United yanzu za su fuskanci Plateau United a abin da ake sa ran derby mai zafi na North-Central a wasan ƙarshen kusa da na ƙarshe na President Federation Cup. Babanjah ya yi alkawarin cewa kulob ɗin zai fuskanci kowace wasa da ƙwarin gwiwa. "Da yardar Allah, za mu fito da dukkan ƙarfinmu mu ga yadda za mu tsallake zuwa zagaye na gaba," in ji Babanjah.
Shugaban ya kuma yi godiya ga al'ummar ƙwallon ƙafa ta Awka saboda goyon bayansu mai ƙarfi ga Nasarawa United, ya kuma gane jagorancin shugaban Anambra FA Chief Chikelue Iloenyosi.
