The head coach of City Football Club of Abuja, Sunday Bege, has expressed satisfaction with his team’s performance after a 3-0 win over Bussdor United FC of Abuja on Monday in Abuja.
Bege, expressed satisfaction with his team, highlighting their goal-scoring ability and mental preparedness.
The match day five of the ongoing 2025 New Year Mega Lottery (NYML) Nationwide League One (NLO) Division One league was played at the Area 3 football pitch.
Abidemi Kayode, a former kicker football club player, opened scoring in the 26th minute for City FC, tapping in a precise assist from Awara Obinna.
Obinna doubled the lead in the 67th minute with a dazzling solo effort, dribbling past multiple defenders from the corner side before slotting the ball inside the net.
Ozor Franklin sealed the victory with a clinical finish in the 89th minute, chipping the ball over the goalkeeper to secure a comprehensive win for City FC.
Bege said the team`s goal-scoring ability should not be a surprise, given their strong performance throughout the competition.
“ If you have been watching our matches from the start of the competition, you should know we do not have issues with scoring goals.
“Every player upfront is a goal poacher, and I believe it will not be different in future games,” he said.
He applauded the team’s mentality, technical skill, and tactical execution while praising the entire team’s effort and emphasising their dominance in the match.
“The City FC’s attackers are natural goal-scorers and are expected to continue scoring,” he said.
Bege added that City FC has planned for all upcoming matches and aims to keep a clean sheet by the end of the tournament.
“We played four matches and won all of them so far.
“City FC is the top scorer with 23 goals, followed by Ahudiyannema FC with 17 goals, Crowned Academy, Warinjie FC and AVM football club having 16 goals each,” he said.
City FC, Police FC, Mailantarki Care FC, FWC champion FC, Anglican FC, EFCC FC, Woodpecker FC are among the teams playing at the Area 3 centre in Abuja.
Others are, Bussdors united FC, Paul Edel FC, public complaints commission (PCC) FC, Derby FC, Beautiful tour FC, Black Scorpion FC, and Supreme Court FC.
A total of 32 teams from across the country are competing for promotion to the Nigeria National League (NNL) , which started on April 16 to July 30.