Abia Warriors’ utility participant, Wilson Elu, has expressed confidence forward of their Matchday 8 encounter towards El-Kanemi Warriors of Maiduguri, insisting that the Umuahia-based facet is totally centered on securing all three factors on Sunday.
Talking with the membership’s media workforce, Elu downplayed considerations about fatigue following their hectic schedule that noticed them play two away fixtures inside 4 days — a victory in Ilorin and a defeat in Enugu.
“As professionals, we wouldn’t need to make excuses for fatigue and all that. Sure, there’s a case for that, however as professionals, we’re centered on the job at hand, which is to get the job completed on Sunday by defeating El-Kanemi Warriors. We’re ready a hundred percent,” Elu said confidently.
The versatile midfielder additional emphasised the workforce’s resilience and forward-thinking mindset beneath head coach Bethel Orji, noting that they’ve shortly moved on from the loss to Rangers Worldwide.
“Our gaffer inculcated in us a progressive mentality, and so as soon as a sport is finished and dusted, we transfer on to the subsequent one. We won’t dwell on the Enugu Rangers defeat — our focus is on the El-Kanemi sport,” he added.
Statistically, Abia Warriors have averaged 0.7 objectives scored and 0.6 conceded per sport, whereas El-Kanemi Warriors boast barely higher numbers with 0.9 objectives scored and 0.7 conceded.
After seven matches, Abia Warriors sit 4th on the NPFL desk with 12 factors, whereas El-Kanemi Warriors path carefully in seventh place with 11 factors — establishing what guarantees to be a tightly contested fixture on the Umuahia Township Stadium.
The encounter is scheduled for Sunday, October 12, 2025, with kickoff at 4:00 pm.
