NAN
John Haggai, the Head Coach of Supreme Court Football Club, on Thursday in Abuja said his team’s target in the upcoming AITEO Cup national competition is the quarter-finals.
Haggai told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that the team have in view of this intensified training.
“The AITEO Cup will commence after the World Cup because we have not received any information from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).
“We have a target and we will work hard to achieve it. We can even go beyond it with God’s grace,” he said.
NAN reports that Supreme Court FC beat Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) FC 1-0 to win the FCT FA Cup, thereby qualifying for the AITEO Cup competition.
Haggai said success in the competition would encourage the club’s management to invest more in the club.
“We will play some friendly matches and also intensify our training. This will help us in both the national FA Cup and the league.
“Our target is the quarter-finals and by God’s grace we will get there. We should be expecting the best. We are not relaxing because this is just the best chance for us.
“We are not bothered about the stronger clubs. No matter how big they are, they will be 11 on the field of play, and the game will be 11 against 11. They can never play with 12.
“I’m happy we won the FCT FA Cup, because this will encourage the club’s management to invest more on the club, especially in terms of finance.
“I will take the club to where they have never been. May God help me,’’ he said.
NAN reports that 19 teams participated in the 2018 FCT Men’s FA Cup competition, with Supreme Court FC emerging FCT champions.