Ahead of their CAF Confederation Cup additional preliminary round, Coach of Plateau United has said he and his team understand what is at stake.
The former MFM Boss who is still smarten from their ouster in the second preliminary round of the CAF Champions League, says the loss has been put behind them in order to face the next game.
"We know the importance of this game and we also understand the reason why we did not make it to the group stage of the CAF Champions League. Is very painful for us, but we have put that behind us to enable face the future which is this game, Ilechukwu said.
The former Heartland of Owerri Coach who underscored the importance of scoring many goals at home, stated that the technical crew is working hard in every department of the team to get the much needed goals, something they failed to do against Esperance which largely accounted for their exit in the CAF Champions League, in order to make the return leg in Tripoli, a mere formality.
He commended governor Simon Lalong for his unflinching support to the team as well as management of the team under the leadership of Pius Henwan and Technical Director Coach Ahmed Ibrahim for prioritizing the welfare of the team.
First leg of the fixture comes up on Wednesday, 2nd November at the MKO Abiola Stadium, Abuja
Credit: Plateau united media