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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Sunshine Stars head coach, Bobola Akinfolarin, has attributed his team\u2019s win over Akwa United to their defensively discipline.<\/p>\n

The Owena Waves won the matchday 24 encounter 1-0.<\/p>\n

Akinfolarin assured that the team will continue to improve on their weakness in subsequent games.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will continue to work on the lapses we discovered in any game,\u201d Akinfolarin reacted.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had a clean sheet with maximum points which was achieved because we took our time to x-ray the team in the area of letting in goals. We worked on it and it manifested, we won\u2019t stop until we get better.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sunshine Stars remain in the relegation zone despite the win.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/span> Follow Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. Sunshine Stars head coach, Bobola Akinfolarin, has attributed his team\u2019s win over Akwa United to their defensively discipline. The Owena Waves won the matchday 24 encounter 1-0. 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