Kun Khalifat FC head coach Obinna Uzoho is refusing to allow one difficult afternoon in Benin to define his team’s 2026/27 EuroMatch Nigeria Premier Football League campaign.
After watching Kun Khalifat suffer a 4-2 defeat to Bendel Insurance on Matchday Three, Uzoho’s message was not one of surrender or panic.
It was about work.
It was about improvement.
And, perhaps most importantly, it was about remembering just how much football remains to be played.
> “I’m going back home to make sure we put everything right. You know, this season has just gotten started.”
Those words capture the mentality of a coach who understands that the EuroMatch NPFL is a marathon and that one difficult result in September cannot be allowed to determine what happens over an entire campaign.
Uzoho also revealed the personal motivation driving him this season.
“I want to do more this season because last season was tough for me.”
Put the two statements together and the message becomes clear:
Last season provided the lessons. This season is his opportunity to respond.
From two clean sheets to six-goal reality check
Kun Khalifat travelled to the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium with one of the most intriguing defensive records in the league.
They had played twice.
They had conceded zero goals.
Their opening encounter against Abia Warriors finished 0-0 before another goalless draw against Barau FC on Matchday Two.
Then Bendel Insurance changed everything.
The Benin Arsenal put four past Kun Khalifat in a dramatic 4-2 victory, ending the visitors’ perfect defensive record and handing them their first defeat of the campaign.
But hidden inside the disappointment was another first.
Kun Khalifat finally scored. Twice.
