{"id":74056,"date":"2022-10-11T15:54:27","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T14:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/cafcl-plateau-united-wont-be-intimidated-by-esperance-in-rades-ilechukwu"},"modified":"2022-10-11T17:29:48","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T16:29:48","slug":"cafcl-plateau-united-wont-be-intimidated-by-esperance-in-rades-ilechukwu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/cafcl-plateau-united-wont-be-intimidated-by-esperance-in-rades-ilechukwu","title":{"rendered":"CAFCL: Plateau United won\u2019t be intimidated by Esperance in Rades \u2013 Ilechukwu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Plateau United head coach, Fidelis Ilechukwu says he will adopt an attacking style against Esperance of Tunisia in Rades.<\/p>\n<p>The Jos club defeated Esperance 2-1 in the first leg of their CAF Champions League first-round tie at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The second leg will take place in Rades on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>A goalless draw will be enough for Plateau United to scale through against the four-time champions.<\/p>\n<p>Ilechukwu reckoned beating the Tunisians in front of their fans will be a difficult task but insisted that his players will be up to the challenge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am adopting an all-attacking formation in the return leg in order to qualify for the group stage which we have already set for ourselves long before now and we are committed to that objective,\u201d the former Heartland gaffer told the club\u2019s media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s always a difficult task to play the North Africans in front of their fans but we won\u2019t allow ourselves to be intimidated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The overall winners will proceed to the money-spinning group stage of the competition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Plateau United head coach, Fidelis Ilechukwu says he will adopt an attacking style against Esperance of Tunisia in Rades. The Jos club defeated Esperance 2-1 in the first leg of their CAF Champions League first-round tie at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja on Sunday. 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