Enyimba International FC of Aba on Sunday played out a goalless draw with visiting Remo Stars FC of Ikenne at the Enyimba International Stadium, Aba in a Week 11, 2024/25 Nigeria Professional Football League season encounter.
Remo Stars FC goalkeeper, Kayode Bankole, thwarted all attempts by the home team in the second 45 minutes of the match.
In his post match interview, Coach of Enyimba, Yemi Olarenwaju, expressed dismay over his team’s display in the first 45 minutes of the match.
Olanrewaju said: “We were not in the match in the first half and that was not what we planned for.
“As the host, I expected the players to mount pressure on the visiting team, though we were denied goals by the goalkeeper in the second stanza with the substitutions we made.
“For me, it is not a bad result as teams get points away from home in the ongoing NPFL.
“We will have to get the points elsewhere too.
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“The league is a marathon and we still have a lot of matches to play.
“So we can still finish the league well.”
Olarenwaju said that his team remains the best club in the country, adding that the club is the only team still in Confederation of African Football competition.
Remo Stars player, Sadiq Ismail, hailed his teammates for withstanding Enyimba and neutralising their fire power.
Ismail said: “Before we came here, we had that confidence because we always get points here.
“It is either we beat them or we draw.
“No pressure at all.
“Our next game is against Rivers United and the fact that they lost their match today is a big motivation for us.
“Enyimba is not a bad side and we know the match will be difficult, that was why we prepared well to stop all their threats.”
Match Day 11 results in 2024/2025 NPFL
Shooting Stars FC 3-0 El Kanemi Warriors FC
Katsina United FC 1-2 Ikorodu City FC
Heartland FC 1-0 Sunshine Stars FC
Enyimba international FC 0-0 Remo Stars FC
Niger Tornadoes FC 1-0 Akwa United FC
River United FC 0-1 Bayelsa United FC
Plateau United FC 0-0 Enugu Rangers FC
Nasarawa United FC 0-1 Kwara United FC.
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