Niger Tornadoes head coach Hamza Abara still nurtures hope that his team will escape relegation at the end of the season in spite of the herculean task.
The Ikon Allah Boys are 11th on the NPFL Group A table with 15 points from 17 games and they are seven points adrift of top-flight safety with only five matches to the end of the season.
Abara’s men got a crucial away point against Bendel Insurance last weekend in Benin and the gaffer still believes that he and his players still have an outside chance of staying up if they are able to pick up most of the remaining 15 points.