By Daily Sports on October 16, 2017
Niger Tornadoes manager Abubakar Bala has blamed his side’s defeat to Akwa United in the final of the 2017 Aiteo Cup to ill-luck.
Bala mastermined remarkable wins over Plateau United and FC Ifeanyi Ubah in the quarter-finals and semi-finals but failed to land his side their second Cup win in 17 years on Sunday.
Bala’s side missed four of their six spot kicks in the final as they lost 3-2 to Akwa United on penalties after regulation scores ended goalless at the Agege Stadium in Lagos.
“We were unlucky in the final,” he said as he walked away from proper interview.
Tornadoes finished the Nigerian Professional Football League season in the 11th position.(Completesportsnigeria)
•Photo shows Abubakar Bala.
Source Daily Sports
Posted October 16, 2017
You may also like...
Koeman To Continue As Barcelona Coach — Laporta...
AFCON WONDER: Eagles Shoot Down Defending Champions Cameroun,...
West Ham Out Of EFL Trophy Competition After...
Lippi: China’ll do everything to complete mission impossible...
Onazi Joins Lithuanian Champions, Zalgiris
Joshua Must Take The Blame Himself
500 games, 200 goals - how Vardy said goodbye to 'the club I love'
Soludo Leads Anambra’s Team At National Sports Festival In Ogun
Fury’s promoter admits Joshua fight tempting
Awoniyi eager for comeback after life-threatening surgery
EPL: Nuno dedicates Forest win to Awoniyi after horror injury
Villarreal eye upset as Mbappe chases golden boot
Osimhen better finisher than Jackson – Agbonlahor
Joshua richer than Kane, Fury as net worth rises to €232m
UCL stakes rise as Maresca eyes progress, Amorim backs Højlund
Chelsea fate in own hands & Villa hope - six teams in top-five hunt
Huijsen joins Real Madrid from Bournemouth for £50m
Guardiola unhappy Bournemouth game not moved
Most Read
Rangers International going, going . . . (55,472 views)
Amaju Pinnick: A cat with nine lives (46,626 views)
Second Term: Amaju Pinnick, Other NFF Heavyweights Home to Roost •How Pinnick Broke the Jinx (44,641 views)
Missing $150,000 IAAF Grant: Solomon Dalung’s Hide and Seek game (44,250 views)
Sports Development: Zenith Bank on the zenith (44,240 views)
Current issues in Nigerian sports: Matters arising (44,237 views)
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje’s solid footprints, commitment to sports development in Kano State (44,035 views)
NFF Presidency: Pinnick, Maigari, Ogunjobi, Okoye in Battle for Supremacy (43,583 views)
Olopade, BET9A wave of revolution in NNL (42,684 views)
Commonwealth Games 2018: Shame of Muhammadu Buhari, Solomon Dalung (41,316 views)
Ibrahimovic’s Man U exit: Whose decision is it? And in whose interest? (39,757 views)
John Mikel Obi: Segun Odegbami’s Outrageous Call! (39,180 views)