Niger Tornadoes captain Mustapha Aliko has refuted the underdog tag being apportioned to his team ahead of this weekend’s Federation Cup final against Kano Pillars.
While Tornadoes were relegated from the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) last season, Pillars finished as runners-up behind Enyimba in the championship play-offs.
However, Aliko insists this will not influence the outcome of the Cup final at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna on Sunday.
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“Many people believe that Kano Pillars will have it easy against us simply because we got relegated to the lower division,” Aliko told the media in Kaduna, where Tornadoes have been intensifying preparations for the match,
“However, to be honest, we have won the Cup before and technically, I don’t think we are inferior to Kano Pillars.