The Head coach of Doma United, Najib Mabo, has said his team’s underwhelming performance at the just concluded Nigeria National League (NNL) Super 4 is an eye opener as the ‘Savanah Tigers’ prepare for top flight football next season.
The former Mighty Jets of Jos coach said critics of Doma United shouldn’t judge his team by the performance in Ikenne.
At the championship deciding tournament which was held at the Remo Stars Stadium, Doma United who topped Conference C to return to the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) won their opening match 1-0 against Inter Lagos but suffered losses in the remaining matches to Sporting Lagos 0-4 and 0-3 to Ranchers Bees.
In a chat with Daily Trust, coach Mabo who acknowledged the unwavering support of the club owner, Alhaji Suleiman Umar (Mai Doma}, blamed his team’s unsatisfactory performance on loss of concentration and inability to convert chances.
He said ‘It was unfortunate that after winning our first match, we couldn’t win in our second and third game.
‘What happened was largely due to loss of concentration at critical moments. In most cases, before we settle down, the damage was done.
‘Our opponents punished us for our failure to convert our chances. The Super 4 is an eye opener for us to prepare well for the NPFL.’
Mabo disclosed that Doma United would return to the drawing board and inject more players in the present squad for better results in the future.
‘No NNL team will go into the NPFL without reinforcement. Moreover, you can’t judge us with this Super 4 because we just discovered many new things which we are going to correct,’ he assured.