Kada City Battle Ready For NPFL Debut Against Gombe United

Kada City battle ready for NPFL debut

By Jide Bodunde

Nigeria National League Champions, Kada City will be looking for a positive start to life in the elite league this Sunday in a match day 3 encounter against fellow newly promoted side, Gombe United.

It will be the second time in the space of twelve days that both sides will be meeting in a competitive game.

The first was during the NNL Super 8 playoffs in Aba where it finished goalless and both sides picked promotion tickets afterwards before Kada City eventually emerged overall champions beating Bendel Insurance 4-3 on penalties after playing 1-1 in normal time.

Kada City will be relying on their scintillating form which saw them won eight consecutive matches during the second tier campaign and four unbeaten run in the playoffs less than two weeks ago.

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Kada city will be boosted by some additional legs added to strengthen the team in key areas.

Highest goal scorer of the Super 8 with three goals in four matches, Kabiru Sanusi will undergo a last minute test by the club's medics to ascertain if he would be fit to play after sustaining a minor injury.

Battle of Siblings?

When both clubs met the last time in Aba, Bobai Shinkut Daniel was in goal for Kada City while his younger brother and U-23 Olympics Bronze medalist winner at the last Olympic games was in goal for Gombe United. Kada City captain, Abdulakeem Adeyemo was also in action controlling the midfield with his younger brother, Bolaji Adeyemo on the opposite side.

Whether the quartets would be picked in the starting line ups is solely the decisions of both coaches.