Ndubuisi Egbo Speaks On Challenges, Retaining Albanian League Title

Ndubuisi Egbo Speaks On Challenges, Retaining Albanian League Title

By Niyi Busari

Former Super Eagles goalkeeper and FK Tirana Head Coach, Ndubuisi Emmanuel has promised that the club to fight till the last to retain the title, BSNSports.com.ng can report.

The first African coach to win an European league however stated that traveling restriction brought about by Covid-19 is a big challenge as some of their signings from Africa could not link up with the Danish champion ahead of the new season. Speaking with www.bsnsports.com.ng, Egbo said:

"Our challenges right now is that we are expecting the arrival of our new signings from Africa to join the team to be able to start to getting to know the team and to gel together with other players. The covid-19 situation is not helping their easy movement to travel.

While assuring the fans that his team will fight to retain the title, he insists that FK Tirana will do well when the league commences on September 12.

"About retaining the league, we are still playing the champions league games, the league will start on the 12th of September, so we still have time before the league begins. I am not God to say that we will win, only God can do it. We will fight to the last to give our best and expect to do well when the league begins. I believe in my players that with God everything is possible." He concluded.

Emmanuel Egbo who won silver medal with the Super Eagles of Nigeria in the African Cup of nations in 2000 co-hosted by Nigeria and Ghana was the first African coach to win a league in Europe after guiding FK Tirana to win the Albanian title.

On Wednesday, FK Tirana defeated Dinamo Tbilisi 2-0 at the Boris Dinamo Arena to lead his team qualified for the Second Round of the 2020/21 Uefa Champions League.