Fed Cup: Big guns wary of more upsets
Efugh of Heartland vs Spotlite last year cup tie
3SC, Wikki crash out
Top teams still in the 2012
Federation Cup have said they will not take foes from the lower leagues lightly
in round of 32 matches Friday.
Speaking with MTNFootball.com, Nigeria Premier League side Warri Wolves media officer Timi Ebikagboro said his team will not underrate their opponents Spotlite of Katsina Friday when they trade tackles in Minna.
"We are aware that there no small teams in football, any team that underestimate their opponent do that it their peril,” Ebikagboro said.
“It is common that players in small teams always want to prove a point when they face big teams to show they are good enough to be in that team. So we are approaching the game with all seriousness as if we are playing against a team in the same level with us."
Gombe United back-to-form striker Sanusi Sani equally told MTNFootball.com that they will play the game against Fame Academy of Lagos as if they were playing against the best team in Nigeria as they won't underrate them after they eliminated 3SC in the previous round of the cup competition.
"Fame Academy sent 3SC out of the competition, so we must be careful with them. We will play the game as if we were facing one of the best team in Nigeria," he revealed.
Heartland skipper Chinedu Efugh said seeing what befell big teams in the hands of minnows, they are not going to underrate their opponents UNICEM Rovers on Friday.
Federation Cup Round of 32 Fixtures:
Enyimba vs Kogi United
Heartland vs UNICEM Rovers
Prime FC vs Gamji
Akwa United vs Dynamite FC
Sharks vs First Bank
Crown vs ABS FC
JUTH vs Rangers
Akpabio FC vs Kwara United
Sunshine Stars vs Nasarawa United
Cannan City vs Samba
Lobi Stars vs Niger Tornadoes
Abia Warriors vs El Kanemi Warriors
Kaduna United/Police Machine vs Kano Pillars
Spotlite Feeders vs All Stars Academy
Plateau United vs Nehoda/Ranchers Bees
Warri Wolves vs Spotlite
Gombe United vs Fame Academy.
Matches to be played Friday, Saturday
Speaking with MTNFootball.com, Nigeria Premier League side Warri Wolves media officer Timi Ebikagboro said his team will not underrate their opponents Spotlite of Katsina Friday when they trade tackles in Minna.
"We are aware that there no small teams in football, any team that underestimate their opponent do that it their peril,” Ebikagboro said.
“It is common that players in small teams always want to prove a point when they face big teams to show they are good enough to be in that team. So we are approaching the game with all seriousness as if we are playing against a team in the same level with us."
Gombe United back-to-form striker Sanusi Sani equally told MTNFootball.com that they will play the game against Fame Academy of Lagos as if they were playing against the best team in Nigeria as they won't underrate them after they eliminated 3SC in the previous round of the cup competition.
"Fame Academy sent 3SC out of the competition, so we must be careful with them. We will play the game as if we were facing one of the best team in Nigeria," he revealed.
Heartland skipper Chinedu Efugh said seeing what befell big teams in the hands of minnows, they are not going to underrate their opponents UNICEM Rovers on Friday.
Federation Cup Round of 32 Fixtures:
Enyimba vs Kogi United
Heartland vs UNICEM Rovers
Prime FC vs Gamji
Akwa United vs Dynamite FC
Sharks vs First Bank
Crown vs ABS FC
JUTH vs Rangers
Akpabio FC vs Kwara United
Sunshine Stars vs Nasarawa United
Cannan City vs Samba
Lobi Stars vs Niger Tornadoes
Abia Warriors vs El Kanemi Warriors
Kaduna United/Police Machine vs Kano Pillars
Spotlite Feeders vs All Stars Academy
Plateau United vs Nehoda/Ranchers Bees
Warri Wolves vs Spotlite
Gombe United vs Fame Academy.
Matches to be played Friday, Saturday
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