Nothing gladdens the heart of a fan like victory. And when it comes in the dramatic fashion we witnessed on Sunday evening, it hits different. Twice Bendel Insurance struck, twice we clawed back, and in the end we finished the job. Aba shook to its foundations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Coach Stanley Eguma couldn\u2019t hide his delight afterwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThank God for the victory today and to my players for the win. The rivalry between Enyimba and Insurance has always been there and we expected a tough battle. Even when we conceded, I must commend my players for showing character because at Enyimba, “we never say die<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n He also tipped his hat to the visitors:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThey were fast, young and businesslike, and they gave us a scare. But I\u2019m happy my players rose to the challenge and grabbed the three points.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n That was clear for all of us in the stands. Insurance didn\u2019t come to Aba to make up the numbers. They asked questions, real questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On John Bassey, who is yet to open his account this season, Eguma was brutally honest but also protective:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFor Bassey, I think he tried his best, his qualities are not in doubt, he plays so robustly and creates chances. Unfortunately, he also fails to utilize them. He had a role to play but we had to substitute him because we wanted something different at that point.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Tough words, but maybe that\u2019s what the striker needs right now, a nudge to turn his work rate into end product. It also shows the coach still backs his striker. Maybe Bassey just needs that one moment to break free. <\/p>\n\n\n\n There was some VIP Activity off the pitch as well! Edo\u2019s Deputy Governor Dennis Idahosa was there cheering the visitors – no wonder they couldnt let us breath. Abia\u2019s own Governor Dr. Alex Otti made his first appearance since taking office and even spiced it up with a \u20a610m-per-goal promise. Three goals later, Enyimba\u2019s boys were \u20a630m richer. Not a bad day\u2019s work at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This result keeps us unbeaten and on top with 11 points. Next stop is Ikorodu City in Lagos. A different kind of challenge, new environment, but the same demand: spirit, fight, and that Aba never-say-die mentality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This might just be the year; I hope i didnt talk too soon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n We return tomorrow, <\/p>\n\n\n\n ‘EnyimbaEnyi <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Nothing gladdens the heart of a fan like victory. And when it comes in the dramatic fashion we witnessed on Sunday evening, it hits different. Twice Bendel Insurance struck, twice […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2958,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"breadcrumbs_single_post":"","page_title_panel":"","breadcrumbs_single_page":"","single_page_alignment":"","single_page_margin":"","page_structure_type":"","content_style_source":"","content_style":"","blog_post_streched_ed":"","blog_page_streched_ed":"","has_transparent_header":"","disable_transparent_header":"","vertical_spacing_source":"","content_area_spacing":"","single_post_content_background":"","single_page_content_background":"","single_post_boxed_content_spacing":"","single_page_boxed_content_spacing":"","single_post_content_boxed_radius":"","single_page_content_boxed_radius":"","disable_featured_image":"","disable_post_tags":"","disable_author_box":"","disable_posts_navigation":"","disable_comments":"","disable_related_posts":"","disable_header":"","disable_footer":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_rishi_post_view_count":194},"categories":[6,1],"tags":[2,3],"class_list":["post-2962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-general","tag-aba","tag-enyimba","rishi-post"],"yoast_head":"\n