Kyaftin na Rivers United, Stephen Manyo, ya tabbatar wa Nijeriya cewa ƙungiyarsa za je da a matsayin wasan karshe na kofin ga gafiyar farko na zagaye na farko na CAF Champions League a gaban San Pedro na Côte d'Ivoire, yana cewa Pride of Rivers suna tafiya don yin gogayya ta gaske.
Tawagar Rivers United ta tashi daga Nijeriya ranar Laraba dare ta nufi Côte d'Ivoire, tare da wasan da aka tsara ranar Asabar, 5 Satumba 2026.
Tunanin karshe kofin a filin abokin hamayya
Manyo ya jaddada muhimmancin wannan wasa, yana cewa sakamakon mai kyau a wajen abokin hamayya zai rage wahalar wasan dawowa a Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo, jihar Akwa Ibom.
"A gare ni, wannan wasa da San Pedro yana da muhimmanci sosai a gare mu domin kamar wasan karshe ne. Samun sakamakon mai kyau a can zai ba mu fifiko sosai a wasan dawowa gida. Ina tsammanin muna tafiya San Pedro don gogayya, kuma ina tsammanin za mu sami sakamakon mai kyau don aiki ya kasance mai sauƙi a lokacin da suka zo wa wasan dawowa."
Shirye-shirye cikakke da karfin gwiwa
Da aka tambaye shi kan tushen amincin da yake da shi, Manyo ya ce 'yan wasa sun yi horon gaske na makonni shida zuwa bakwai kuma nasarar ƙungiyar a kan Plateau United a gasar NPFL ta nuna shirye-shiryen ƙungiyar.
Kyaftin ya kuma bayyana cewa mai gudanar da kulob ɗin, Barrister Chris Green, ya yi wa 'yan wasan alƙawarin naira miliyan 2 bayan nasarar da aka samu a kan Plateau United — alƙawari da ya riga ya cika — yana mai cewa sakamakon mai kyau a San Pedro zai nufin ƙarin lada.
"Ina tsammanin 'yan wasan Rivers United suna da karfin gwiwa domin bayan mun lashe wasan da Plateau United, Sole Administrator Barrister Chris Green ya yi wa ƙungiyar alƙawarin naira miliyan 2, wanda ya riga ya biya. Don haka, samun sakamakon mai kyau a San Pedro zai nufin ƙarin kudi ga 'yan wasan."
Kiran don motsa zuciya ta kansa
Manyo ya ƙare da kira ga kowace ɗan wasa ya motsa kansa daga ciki, musamman samarin da ke son nuna ƙwarewarsu ga duniya a faifan ƙasa da ƙasa.
"A matsayin mutum, dole ne ka motsa kanka ko da ba a motsa ka ba. Muna da ƙungiyar matasa masu hazaka waɗanda suke shirye su nuna ƙwarewarsu ga duniya. Wannan dandalin ne gare su, kuma shi kaɗai na'am, motsa zuciya ce ta musamman."
