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Abia Warriors goalkeeping coach, Ike Shorunmu, has blamed overconfident for his team’s nonaccomplishment to unafraid a continental summons successful the 2025-26 Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, season.
The Umuahia-based nine finished successful seventh presumption with 55 points.
Shorunmu said that cognition issues and mediocre goals conversion besides added to their nonaccomplishment to execute their target.
“The squad became overconfident, hence the collapse,” Shorunmu told Completesports.
“The squad felt that the summons (top-three spot) had already been achieved. Now, spot wherever we are.
“We besides had cognition issues among the players and lacked capable firepower successful attack.”
Shorunmu believes the acquisition volition assistance the nine successful the 2026-27 season.
“But we’ve learnt our lessons, though the hard way. These factors volition signifier the backbone of our rebuilding process successful the coming season.”
Rangers and Rivers United picked the CAF Champions League tickets, portion Shooting Stars earned a spot successful the CAF Confederation Cup.
NPFL: Why Abia Warriors failed to unafraid continental summons – Shorunmu
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