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I Feel Sad That Gateway United is Contesting Confronting Relegation – Jitney Abimbola

I Feel Sad That Gateway United is Battling Against Relegation – Coach Abimbola

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Onetime Gateway United FC of Ogun State coach, Abimbola Samuel has expressed his sadness over the position of the club in the Nigeria National League, NNL 2018/19 flavour tabular array.

The onetime Under twenty national team double-decker said that Gateway United's electric current state of affairs in the league is avoidable going by the comment made past the autobus of the side, Hakeem Busari, when he resigned terminal week citing lack of motivation and welfare packages as well as sabotage past the players and official of the gild.

Jitney Abimbola who coached the Abeokuta-based club on ii occasions added that all that Bala said were not far from the reality in the gild merely called on the management and players of the club to give the seasoned gaffer maximum back up to plow things effectually in the club.

"Y'all see, I am a sad man right at present. Sorry because what is going on in Gateway United is avoidable. Gateway United I know very well, does not deserve to be where it is right now in the league if the management is sincere to themselves.

"Nosotros all read what the autobus said when he resigned and that is not untrue. I was there on two occasions before I left them in 2015 and the truth is that those things that prevailed and then are notwithstanding there at present.

"The political issues in the club need to be handled differently. The actors in the management should be able to propel the interest of the social club offset and foremost at all times. Passenger vehicle Busari, is a seasoned gaffer.

"So for Gateway United to be in the relegation mud in the NNL is an indication that the problems in the club are cardinal. They are managerial, if you like. I have passion for the club but y'all know the saying that a prophet has no honor in his home land.

"I have firm confident in the ability of coach Bala to pull the gild out of the relegation mud but he cannot do it lone. He has the players to turn things around but the direction has to practice the needful. You cannot exist sabotaging your own club. What for?

"If you remember, when I managed the team, they were also in the carmine line of relegation just I pulled them through. I knew what I went through to attain that including personal sacrifices. Like every other public social club in the state, at that place are a lot of interest which is not bad merely when these personal interests subjugate that of the commonage interests, there will be problem. This is what is going on in Gateway. Every bit I said, I am sad they are in this situation but the state of affairs they are in is self-inflicted. They should be sincere to themselves, search their conscience, tell themselves the truth and get Gateway United out of the situation," he said.

Gateway United FC of Abeokuta currently occupy 5^th in Group B3 of the 2018/19 season. They are on goodbye as the 2nd stanza of the league resumes Saturday.