Umar downplays Super Cup jinx
KANO Pillars forward, Kabiru Umar has said his side are not jinxed in the annual Nigeria Football Federation Super Cup contest.
The Super Cup is played between the domestic top flight and Federation Cup winners which formally signifies the end of a football season.
The Pyramid Cup side were beaten 0- 2 by Cup winners, Enyimba on Thursday at the Warri Township Stadium.
Pillars lost same contest last year to former Cup winners, Heartland at the Liberation Stadium, Port Harcourt. Goals from Ifeanyi Ede and Sibi Gwar were adequate to hand the trophy to the People’s Elephant
Umar said instead of being jinxed his teammates were to be blamed as their fitness level was seriously in doubt prior and during to the encounter.
“We’re not jinxed though we lost same clash to Heartland last year. I think we’re not fit going into the clash against Enyimba.
“We just regrouped recently and barely trained together for four days and I think it was not enough to give us the blending we need to prosecute the encounter.
“We needed the trophy badly but it was not to be so we’re a bit disappointed as we’ve only ourselves to blame for the defeat.
“Enyimba played better to deserve their hard earn victory, we’ll surely meet them again and it’ll be an entirely different ball game”.