Warri Wolves and Enyimba FC it seems are the only teams that recovered from the distraction of the continental games from early on in the season with the sides sitting 3rd and 1st on the NPFL log after 31 round of matches.
Reflecting on the impact of his club’s CAF Confederation Cup adventure and its effect on their League run, Coach of the Seasiders, Paul Aigbogun insists the backlog of games had no negative effect and neither did it put the players under any form of pressure.
”I was not a distraction to the league but of there was a backlog of games to play which we did. In a sense the situation had a grea impact on the team as we were able to make the best of them and its helped us to our current position on the table” the Coach told www.footballlive.ng