Ben Nwoke, Heartland Queens’ coach has hit out hard at the scoreless draw against former champions and nation’s maiden CAF Women Champions League campaigners, Rivers Angels.
The Owerri side who are yet to pick a win in the five-week old Nigerian topflight battled the Jewel of Rivers to a goalless draw in Wednesday’s NWFL Premiership matchday 5 clash at the mainbowl of Dan Anyiam Stadium in Owerri.
Nwoke said his side had planned coming into the matchup to break the long record of dominations by the Port Harcourt side in all competitions as well as join the leagues of teams with wins in the ongoing season.
“For me at this point I’m highly disappointed at the outcome of the game.
“It’s a game we had all it takes to go home with the maximum three points considering the fact that we are at home.
“Losing our first two games to Naija Ratels and Delta Queens and going to Bayelsa to pick a valuable point and coming back home to draw against Rivers Angels do not speak well about us.
“Not a dispute we played against an experienced side, several times former champions and you know Heartland Queens are underdogs coming back to the topflight and trying to do the needful.
“However, I give kudos to the defenders and goalkeeper, goalkeeper is very good.
“The problems are we still suffer from lack of concentration in the midfield and attack.
“The attackers are very shy getting the goals, getting the goals are the best reasons we play football.
“I think a game has been played and the result has been noted, it’s for us to go back to the drawing board and restrategise on how we will go to Warri and do the needful.
“For me I believe it’s not yet over for Heartland Queens, the game is still on,” said Ben Nwoke.
The former goalkeeper assistant coach of the men’s mainstream side, Heartland FC said emphatically that the Owerri side have come to stay in the NWFL Premiership.
“Heartland Queens will not go down on relegation I’m quite optimistic about that, Ben Nwoke vehemently said.
“We still have eight games to play, four home and four away and I believe with the level of play now and with what I have seen, we can get it right.
“I believe we can get five straight wins and once we started to win nothing whatsoever would stop us again.
“That’s why I badly wanted us to start winning right here today but I believe strongly we can get it right in Warri all things remaining the same,” Nwoke enthused.
Heartland Queens remain at the base on Group A log on paltry two points from possible 12 and will be heading off on the road to confront Royal Queens in Warri next Wednesday for matchday 6 actions.
