NNL: Crown FC coach Akande reflects on 2-2 draw against Heartland

Crown FC Technical Adviser Adejumo Fatai Akande has reflected connected his team's 2-2 gully against Heartland successful the opening crippled of the 2026-27 Nigeria National League, NNL, season.

The Ajilete Warriors recovered from a hard archetypal fractional astatine the Dan Anyiam Stadium successful which they conceded twice, to nutrient an improved second-half performance, with Osas Kelvin and Mustapha Olamilekan uncovering the net.

Ekene Osiugwe and Johnathan Osondu scored for Heartland FC.

Akande said his squad person to ore and alteration their tactics to unafraid the constituent successful the game.

"We needed much attraction and had to debar distractions," Akande told Crown FC media.

"We besides needed to instrumentality power of the crippled and marque amended usage of the disposable spaces. That was wherefore we changed to a 4-3-3 formation, due to the fact that we needed to onslaught and people goals," Akande explained.

Akande besides believed that his squad had the chances to unafraid the maximum points successful the crippled but failed to person their chances.

"We had 2 oregon 3 chances to instrumentality the pb earlier Heartland scored, but we failed to person them.

"We should person scored first, but shot tin beryllium unpredictable. In the 2nd half, we were capable to people 2 speedy goals. When a squad continues to creat...