The chairman of FC Ifeanyi Ubah, Mr Chukwuma Ubah, has disclosed that the Nnewi based NPFL side were ‘specially motivated’ ahead their incredible 2-0 thrashing of Enyimba in a match day 16 fixture of the 2019/2020 domestic top flight campaign.
Ubah was excitedly thrilled by his players’ performance on the night at the club’s home ground in Nnewi after goals, one in each half, by Sabastin Uche and Ikenna Cooper, ensured victory for the home side. The result meant the People’s Elephant, who are current title holders and 8th time Nigeria champions’ lost in all five visits to FC Ifeanyi Ubah since 2016.
The Anambra Warriors have been clinical all season on home ground. They also put on show their quality on the road. The youngsters were tagged as ‘underdogs’ prior to the visit of the People’s Elephant for the match day 16 Oriental Derby.
But the 2016 Federation Cup winners turned the heat, producing one of their best trademark performances to shock Enyimba and even themselves.
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Speaking to Orient Sports on the outcome of the match, Mr Ubah said, “We run FC Ifeanyi Ubah as a close family. There is no discrimination here, everyone has access to everywhere and any where”, stated a visibly excited FC Ifeanyi Ubah boss.
“Most importantly is the fact that we keep encouraging ourselves that we can do it. Even before this game, yesterday (Saturday) a lot of predictions were going round and against us, most of them not giving us any chance.
“But we kept to ourselves. We were even happy with the negative predictions because that was to our advantage.
“This is because, there wasn’t any much expectation from us, while the pressure was on Enyimba. So, we were like ‘underdogs’ going into the match and we had all the chances to go all out (without pressure).
“You saw the game, we could have won the game 5-0. We lost three scoring opportunities before 10 minutes.
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“Talking about motivation, yes, the players are well motivated. The team is well motivated, I must say. The players are very, very proud of their brand and they see themselves as a family and I keep reminding them that this is just a part of the journey and that this is not, and never the destination.
“This is just a journey we are on, we haven’t gotten to where we are headed to”.
Asked if there was any special appreciation for the players following the massive Oriental Derby victory, the young club boss responded positively. “Yes, definitely yes. As usual, one thing that goes for FC Ifeanyi Ubah is that it is a ‘Gbagam’ club.
“Once the match is over, the players get their allowances. In fact, I reminded them that ‘it is here’. And you can see that one of our patrons also ‘encouraged’ them (financially).
“I told them that for my ‘special’ one they are going to have it this evening because, we are going to celebrate it properly”.
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