Lagos-based MFM FC on Sunday drew goalless with visiting Lobi Stars FC of Makurdi, with coach Fidelis Ilechukwu describing the situation as saddening.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 2017/2018 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) Match Day 10 ended goalless in spite of the many scoring chances created by both teams.
Most of the chances created were wasted by MFM FC through Akila Jesse, Waheed Akanni and Sikiru Olatunbosun, with Olatunbosun wasting most of the chances created by the hosts.
The visiting team also had their moments, but Samad Julius and former MFM FC player Austine Ogunye failed to convert their goal scoring chances in the 53rd and 77th minutes.
Ilechukwu, however, described the match result as a sad news and a sad day for the team.
He however said their current continental campaign did not have any negative impact on the match.
MFM FC had qualified for the second round of the CAF Champions League with a 1-0 win over AS Bamako of Mali in Lagos on Wednesday.
The result gave them a 2-1 aggregate win to advance.
“It is a sad day and bad news for us. But we can only try our best and the best is not good enough. But the midweek match did not affect the tperform, we are not worn out.
“I would have expected the players who did not play in the continental fixture to perform, but it was not meant to be as they failed to spark.
“It is also too early for us to be dropping points at home. It is not good for the team in any way. But, maybe, we can be compensated in our next match against Sunshine Stars.
“The draw though is a setback, but if other big teams like Real Madrid and FC Barcelona can drop points at home, who are we not to drop points? We will go back to the drawing board to correct the situation,”” Ilechukwu said.(NAN)