Finidi predicts tough Enyimba clash Rivers United coach, Finidi George, anticipates a tough test when he faces his former employers Enyimba in one of the high-profile 2024/25 Nigeria Premier Football League match-day four games on Saturday, Round Table Sports Extra reports.
The highly anticipated clash is a South-South derby, but the stakes have been deepened again as Finidi will be facing off against his former assistant coach, Yemi Olanrewaju, in what has been dubbed master vs. apprentice.
Both teams are yet to lose any game this season, and Finidi believes his first meeting with his former employers won’t arrive easy. “We are playing against Enyimba; it’s going to be a complicated game, but I’ve always stated we will take our game one at a time,” Finidi revealed after their 1-0 acquire over Nasarawa United end week.
Finidi handpicked Olarenwaju as his assistant when he was declared as Enyimba’s coach in September 2022, and they led the Aba giants to a record-extending ninth Nigeria Premier League title in 2023.
Finidi left his role at Enyimba to take over the hapless Super Eagles job in April, and Olarenwaju was appointed interim head coach of the team till the final stage of the season and was confirmed as the permanent head coach of the People’s Elephants in August.
After three games under Finidi, Rivers United have picked up seven points, with four getting on the road unbiased as Olanrewaju has led Enyimba to two triumphs in two matches, including an away triumph over Heartland.
The tender coach also guided them to the group stages of the CAF Confederation Cup terminal weekend
Abiodun, who reports Sports for Round Table, covers different tiers of the Nigerian football league, the national teams, as well as cricket, in the terminal six years
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Published 9/28/2024