Plateau United defender Ifeanyi Onyebuchi says he is optimistic the team will edge Tunisian side, Esperance Sportive of Tunis in the second round of the CAF Champions League despite the huge pedigree of their North African foes.
Esperance possess intimidating credential ahead of the tie with 32 Tunisian league titles, 15 Tunisian Cup crowns, and four titles in the CAF Champions League won in 1994, 2011, 2018, and 2019 but Onyebuchi, an ex-MFM star believes those achievements are only on papers and won’t have any bearing on both fixtures.
“We all know what is at stake at the moment. As a team, we are working hard to ensure that we realized our collective objective. We are very focus and battle-ready for Esperance of Tunisia,” the defender told the club’s official media.
“Their pedigree in the competition does not scare us as we are confident of overcoming them here in Abuja and getting another decent result in Tunis to get the job done.”
The defender explained that the efforts they have put in training so far and the tactical instructions from their coaches would help them to record a good result in Abuja before the reverse fixture in Tunis’ Rades Stadium.
He commended the management of the team headed by General Manager, Pius Henwan for the welfare package put in place for the team and assured that as players, they are not going to let the team down.
Plateau United defeated AS Stade Mandji of Gabon 3-2 on aggregate to qualify for the second round of the lucrative club competition.
The first leg comes up on Sunday, 9th October 2022, at the MKO Abiola Stadium, Abuja with the return leg slated for Tunis the following week.
