Remo Stars coach Daniel Ogunmodede has charged his team to take another step towards winning their first Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) title as they travel to face Nasarawa United in a 2024/25 match-day 26 game on Wednesday.
Currently top of the table with 51 points and holding a 10-point gap ahead of closest challengers 3SC, the Ikenne side are seeking to strengthen their grip in the title race with another away win.
Thanks to 3SC’s 2-2 draw at home to Lobi last Wednesday, Ogunmodede’s side were able to open up a 10-point gap by responding with a 2-0 win over Kwara United, and they could take an unassailable lead with another win.
Ogunmodede described their last win against Kwara United as one of their best games this season while also setting the target for their next game.
‘One of the best games we have played so far. We played well and in the end, we fought everything to get what we wanted. Did we arrive at 51 points? The next game is to arrive at 54! Can we? Are we going to do that?’, Ogunmodede yelled as the players answered in the affirmative.
Their next opponent, Nasarawa United sits in the relegation zone with 27 points, having only won a game in their last five and Ogunmodede remarked about their troubles when asked about the possibility of getting their fifth away win of the season.
‘It’s possible, we can take advantage of their situation’, the coach said.
The gaffer also admitted being under pressure in their last game against Kwara United, stressing that the title race will be on till the end of the campaign.
‘We were tense before the game after we heard the result of 3SC. We played under severe pressure and we didn’t want the world to know. The boys didn’t show that sign too but we were unlucky not to have buried our chances. We hit the crossbar on about two occasions in the first half.
‘Along the line, the pressure we piled paid off and now I think the pressure is out and we can enjoy the moment a little. The focus presently is the next match, for the title it’s till the end of the season’.
Remo Stars have come within reach of the NPFL title in the last two seasons; losing on goal difference to Enyimba in 2023 before finishing second behind Rangers International last season.
