Akwa United coach Abdu Maikaba has made it clear that his team are very prepared and staying focused for their Nigeria Professional League (NPFL) game against bottom-placed Remo Stars at the Gateway Stadium in Sagamu on Wednesday.
Musa Newman's goal helped the Promise Keepers to a 1-0 in Uyo when the two teams met in February.
The victory was Akwa United's first win of the season, and the Uyo-based side have since grew in confidence, picking good results home and away which has catapulted them to 4th position on the log ahead of their Matchday 26 game at Remo Stars.
In contrast, Remo Stars have endured a turbulent first season in the elite division resulting in them occupying bottom of the log with 13 matches to the end of the season.
Speaking on his team's preparation ahead of the Wednesday's game, Maikaba emphasized that they will approach the game with the desire to win.
"We are fully prepared for this match. We will go into the match with determination to win. The match will be tough because the first leg in Uyo was a very tough match.
"Remo Stars may be bottom of the table, but their performance on the field of play does not really justify their position. We have 13 matches to go and Remo Stars will want to fight till the end to avoid relegation. So we are not going to approach the match with the mentality that we are playing a bottom-placed team, but with the mindset that we are facing a team who are on a mission.
"As they are on a mission to survive relegation, we are equally on a mission to make it to the top. So we will be hoping to pick the maximum points because at this stage, every single point is crucial for us," said Maikaba.
Maikaba has selected a team of 18 fully fit players for the battle of Sagamu.
The Promise Keepers will be motivated by their goalscoring prowess which has seen them score 14 goals in their last eight league matches while conceding only three.
Victory against Remo Stars on Wednesday will push the 2015 Federation Cup champions into the top-three and place them in a position to contend for the league title.