Bendel Insurance Are Work In Progress, Says Ikhenoba

Bendel Insurance Are Work In Progress, Says Ikhenoba 

Precious Oham 

‎The head coach of Bendel Insurance Greg Ikhenoba has expressed confidence in the ability of his new-look team to compete favourably as the 2025/2026 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season progresses, BSNSports.com.ng reports. 

‎The football tactician gave the assurance during the post match conference, following Bendel Insurance FC 1-1 draw with Shooting Stars in the NPFL match day two encounter at the Samuel Ogbermudia stadium.

Ikhenoba, who appealed to management of the Benin Arsenals and fans to be patient and have faith in the team, assured that his team will definitely work on the deficiency noticed  already in order to get it right.

‎"Every coach has his or her philosophy and game plans but sometimes it doesn't go as planned and that doesn't mean the team is bad.

"‎We created a lot of scoring chances that our strikers missed. Our strikers were in a hurry to score and ended up throwing away the chances. We will continue to work on the areas we have issues and I am confident we will get it fixed and goals will start coming.

‎"Yes, two matches are gone, we have only one point and one goal out of supposedly six points but that is not enough to right my team off. One point out of six in the first two matches is not the end of the league and will not translate to how we end the league. The league is very fresh, I am confident we will get the job done."

‎The match day two encounter began at the famous Samuel Ogbermudia stadium on Saturday afternoon with the visiting Shooting Stars getting the lead five minutes into the game through Ayodele Ismail.

‎Alex Oweilayefa scored NPFL debut goal and equalizer for Insurance in the 13th minute of play with a classy header.

‎Bendel Insurance FC  will be on the road to Kano to face newcomers Barau FC in the match day three next weekend.