"It's 100% Sure That We Will Beat Insurance on Sunday" - Ilechukwu Boasts

"It's 100% Sure That We Will Beat Insurance on Sunday" - Fidelis Ilechukwu 

By Niyi Busari

Head coach of Plateau United, Fidelis Ilechukwu has said that his boys will end the unbeaten run of Bendel Insurance in their Nigeria Professional Football League Match-day 12 at the Jos New Stadium on Sunday, BSNSports.com.ng reports.

Group A table toppers, Bendel Insurance are yet to lose a match this season and will be travelling to play Plateau United in their next match.

Ilechukwu while responding to questions after his team 2-3 loss to 3SC in Match-day 11 in Ibadan didn't see beating Bendel Insurance as a problem. He added that he will use the same tactics he deployed when he led Plateau United to stop 14-match unbeaten of Rivers United last season.

"It's 100% possible to take revenge on Bendel Insurance. Last season Rivers were 14 games unbeaten coming to Plateau United but we beat them. So, that one is not a problem. The most important thing is to psyche the team up, but we will beat Insurance on Sunday." He said.

The former MFM FC of Lagos coach said despite his team dropping to 5th on the log, he is optimistic that Plateau United will finish among top three teams for Super 6.

"We have a lot of advantage to finish in the top three this season." 

Speaking about their 3-2 loss to 3SC in Ibadan on Wednesday, he was disappointed not to pick at least one point insisting that the errors leading to losing the game will be corrected before the next game.

"We believe that we will come here and go home with something but at the end of the day we didn't. That's football. Now we are working for the next game.

"With Remo win in Maiduguri, it's going to be a very tough one for us to make the top three for Super 6 but in football anything can happen. We have to look at what we have to do in terms of our defense line and goalkeeping. The errors are too much in this game but we really need to work hard to be in top three after this game."

Bendel Insurance are topping the table with 25 points followed by Remo Stars who have garnered 20 points. Former champions, Akwa United, Enyimba International and Plateau United are 3rd, 4th and 5th on the log with 19, 18 and points respectively.

Nasarawa United and El-kanemi Warriors are on relegation zone with 8 and 5 points respectively.