Gombe United head coach Aliyu Zubairu says his team will continue to push for continental ticket after their 1-0 victory over Sunshine Stars in match day 28 of the Nigeria Professinal Football League on Sunday evening.
The Savannah scorpions only goal of the evening came in the 16th minute when Alege Abdulquadir nodded in from a close range off Alhassan Yusuf’s freekick to send the home fans in to jubilation.
Zubairu in a post match mortem appreciated Almighty Allah for the victory and opined that the victory was a very important one at this critical time of the league.
“Kudos to my boys. “The final scoreline ought to have been more going by the plethora of chances missed by my lads,” said the Kwara born tactican.
“We outplayed them (Sunshine Stars) especially in the second half but we couldn’t convert the chances created into goal due to anxiety.
“We’ll continue to push for continental ticket until the end of the league, expressing to pick a point or win on the road.”
