{"id":197186,"date":"2026-03-20T19:42:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T18:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/nnl-abia-comets-will-bounce-back-stronger-okechukwu"},"modified":"2026-03-20T20:51:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T19:51:05","slug":"nnl-abia-comets-will-bounce-back-stronger-okechukwu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/nnl-abia-comets-will-bounce-back-stronger-okechukwu","title":{"rendered":"NNL: Abia Comets will bounce back stronger \u2013 Okechukwu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Abia Comets head coach, Ejeh Okechukwu, says his team will overcome their poor run of form in the Nigeria National League, NNL.<\/p>\n<p>Okechukwu\u2019s side have recorded three wins, three draws and six defeats in 12 matches.<\/p>\n<p>Abia Comets sit in eighth position on the NNL Conference A table with 12 points from 12 matches.<\/p>\n<p>Okechukwu admitted that his team is struggling top form.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDifficult moments is part of football, but we will surely overcome it.\u201d Okechukwu told Sportslighthub.<\/p>\n<p>Abia Comets will be up against Edel FC in a matchday 15 fixture next week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. 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