Obuah charges Go Round FC to go for broke

Go Round FC president, Charity Obuah has charged the team to go for broke and qualify for the Nigeria Professional Football League, NPFL via the play-offs.

Go Round FC is currently second on their Nigeria National League, NNL group log and look set to feature in the play-offs at a date to be fixed by the League.

The team will however, play their final league match of the regular season away to Osun United.

“The team has done well and I am proud of the progress made so far,”Obuah said.

“The terrain of that division has never been easy so, for our team to win two games away from home plus one draw, it shows we have done really well this season.

“Now we need to make the final push and qualify for the NPFL,” She said.

Charity Obuah also gave plaudits to her husband and financier of the club, Felix Obuah who she called, immense, in his support for her and the team.

“He has been so supportive the club, encouraging the players with kind words and with finances too. I see it as a selfless sacrifice, knowing that Nigerian football has not reached that level where clubs make profit.

“We will all work together to ensure that the club continues to stay at the top, make it to the NPFL and remain there,” Charity Obuah said.

The win over Shooting Stars

Meanwhile, Go Round FC needed to win against League leaders, Shooting Stars to remain in position to qualify for the play-offs.

The game initially billed for Sunday, 4th July 2021 was moved to Monday morningbecause of the rains.

On Monday morning, Go Round FC took a 29th minute lead through Egoride Oghenetega who headed home straight from a corner kick.

Go Round FC continued to pile pressure through Moses Omoduemeke, Golden Duoye, and Hadi Mohammed, but the Shooting Stars defensive set up of Muritala Taiye, Amodu Nurudeen, Abbey Benson and Elum Henry were able to repel whatever was thrown at them.

The first half ended 1-0 in favour of Go Round FC.

In the second half, the Olafimihan Gafar led Shooting Stars attack took the game to Go Round FC and this paid off in the 79th minute when they got their equaliser from a corner kick.

The game was held up in added time when a penalty denied Go Round FC was heavily protested.

At its restart, the referee awarded a penalty to Go Round FC after Shooting Stars goalkeeper, Ogundare Detan, clattered into a Go Round FC attacker while going in to stop a cross into the box.

Akinwale Ogunjobi converted the kick as Go Round FC won 2-1