By Amaechi Agbo

The Technical Adviser of Plateau United Football Club of Jos, Coach Fidelis Ilechukwu says there is still work to be done in order to enable his team contest the Nigeria Professional Football League, NPFL title in the fast approaching 2021/2022 season.

Ilechukwu who stated this shortly after leading his team to beat nearby neighbours, Nasarawa United of Lafia in the maiden edition of the Abuja Unity Pre-season Football Tournament Sunday, said more needed to be done to prepare the team ahead of the forthcoming season.

The former MFM coach explained that all lapses noted in the nine days Pre-season Tournament, will be rectified before the league kick off and commended his boys for a job well done.

“We are not a finish product yet. The team is still work in progress and am very optimistic in the next two weeks , we shall present a strong team.

“My boys gave a good account of themselves in the tournament which afforded the technical crew the opportunity to monitor the team closely in a competitive environment and that we have achieved.

He praised the organizers of the Pre-season Tournament for putting up the Competition and advised them to improve on the lapses in subsequent editions in order to make it one of the best in the country.

Ilechukwu commended management of the club , led by its General Manager Pius Henwan and the Technical Director, Ahmed Ibrahim aka Coach Bros for their unflinching support to the team at all times and assured that the team under his watch will strive to win laurels in order to put smiles on the faces of its teeming fans at home and in the disapora.

He thanked the Supporters Club Chairman, Shehu Umar aka malam Audu for leading his members to cheer the team and urged them to sustain the tempo.