National Para-Soccer League: Team Lagos ready for gold

Some Lagos State Para-Soccer players on Tuesday said they had stepped up their preparations in order to excel at the maiden National Para-Soccer League in Kano.

The league which is being organised by the Nigeria Para-Soccer Federation will hold from July 19 to July 28.

The players spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday during a training session at the National Stadium, Surulere.

Kazeem Garuba, a midfielder, said that the players had intensified their training so as to have a formidable team.

Garuba said that the state had players that possessed the qualities needed to excel in the league.

“We are battle-ready for the national league and as a team, we have set a target to perform creditably and that is what we are working toward.

“Even the hot sun did not prevent us from training, that shows our commitment as a team,” he said.

The midfielder urged the Lagos State Sports Council (LSSC) to provide the necessary logistics and funds needed to ensure the team’s participation in the league.

Wilson Bature, a goalkeeper, said that the team should be motivated morally and financially.

He said that such motivation would spur the players to put in their best all through the event.

“What we need at this stage is motivation, we have trained adequately for the league and if we are fully motivated, the team will deliver,” he said.

He, however, noted that Kano was one of the major contenders in the sport but said that the players were battle-ready to encounter the host.

Kudu Ishatayo, a defender, told NAN that the team was committed to representing the state creditably at the event.

Ishatayo said that the team’s early preparation for the league had improved the players’ performance.

“We are not going into the league to do “Eko (Lagos) for show”, but rather, it will be “Eko for gold” without hard work,” he said.

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