CAF Champions League: Lobi not intimidated by Wydad’s records—–Itodo

Lobi Stars of Makurdi captain, Cletus Itodo believes the records of Wydad Casablanca of Morocco has nothing to do with their CAF Champions League tie tomorrow in Enugu as they are poised to shock the North African giant.

Itodo, who has been named in the 18-man squad by Coach Solomon Ogbeide told Sportinglife.ng from Enugu that they are ready to take on the Moroccan side.

“I think we are ready for the tie having prepared very well for this kind of match. We don’t care about their records in Africa because what we are after is just to pick the three maximum points to brighten our chance in the group,” he said.

“We want to make out team proud in the competition being the only Nigerian side left in the championship. We are doing everything possible to give something to our fans to cheer coupled with the kind of support we have been getting from the Benue State government. We also want to make Nigeria proud and that is why we are going to take very match serious and ensure that whether we are playing away or at home, we claim the three points at stake,” he boasted.

The midfielder admitted that the presence of their fans would have added some colour to the venue of the match in Enugu while hoping that the team would return to its base in Makurdi soon. “Not having majority of our fans with us is not encouraging but we will surely give our best to ensure that we give them something to cheer at home. Their presence would have indeed motivated the team more but notwithstanding, we are battle ready for the match in Enugu with the support from the Enugu fans,” Itodo admitted.

The four teams in the group have three points each from two matches with Wydad Casablanca and Mamelodi Sundown of South Africa topping the group due to their superior goal difference ahead of Lobi Stars and Asec Mimosas of Cote d’Ivoire who are third and fourth respectively.