Visiting Niger Tornadoes FC of Minna on Saturday forced Bendel Insurance FC of Benin to a goalless draw in a 2018/2019 Nigeria Professional Football League, NPFL, match played at the University of Benin Sports Complex, Benin.
Speaking at a post match conference, Head Coach of Tornadoes, Mohammed Abubakar expressed satisfaction with his players’ performance.
Abubakar said that the delay tactics put up by his players was part of the game.
“It is in the game, delay tactics is part of football, we couldn’t even delay because the referee started giving us card from on set.
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“To be frank, if you watch the game; tactically it is not too good, the centre referee dealt with us.
“We expected a fair play, when they came to Minna they had a good game, we expected to have a good game here too,” he said.
He expressed optimism that his team would not be relegated at end of the season.
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