{"id":81840,"date":"2023-02-06T15:28:36","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T14:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/npfl-enyimba-boss-finidi-hails-strong-first-half-display-in-win-against-el-kanemi"},"modified":"2023-02-06T15:28:36","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T14:28:36","slug":"npfl-enyimba-boss-finidi-hails-strong-first-half-display-in-win-against-el-kanemi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/npfl-enyimba-boss-finidi-hails-strong-first-half-display-in-win-against-el-kanemi","title":{"rendered":"NPFL: Enyimba boss, Finidi hails strong first-half display in win against El-Kanemi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Enyimba head coach George Finidi heaped plaudits on his players for their impressive performance in the first half of their 2-0 home win against El-Kanemi Warriors on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Emeka Obioma grabbed his second brace in as many games as the People\u2019s Elephant returned to winning ways following the 1-0 defeat to Remo Stars in midweek.<\/p>\n<p>The forward took his season\u2019s tally to four as Enyimba sealed off the game with an emphatic first-half performance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s always good to score in the first half, you know in the Nigerian league, if you don\u2019t score in the first half, the opponents will start using delay tactics or whatever can be done to achieve result,\u201d Finidi told Enyimbafc.net.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut when you score, they will come out more. 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