{"id":89291,"date":"2023-06-06T14:45:40","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T13:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/best-team-will-win-npl-playoffs-pick-continental-tickets-rivers-united-boss-eguma"},"modified":"2023-06-06T16:57:15","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T15:57:15","slug":"best-team-will-win-npl-playoffs-pick-continental-tickets-rivers-united-boss-eguma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/best-team-will-win-npl-playoffs-pick-continental-tickets-rivers-united-boss-eguma","title":{"rendered":"Best team will win NPL playoffs, pick continental tickets \u2013 Rivers United boss, Eguma"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Rivers United head coach, Stanley Eguma, said the Nigeria Premier League Super Six playoffs are a good avenue to select the best team to represent the country on the continent.<\/p>\n<p>The Pride of Rivers experienced tactician believes that without being biased, Nigerians have seen teams that have the needed quality to play in the CAF club competition next season.<\/p>\n<p>Eguma, however, expressed optimism that any team that makes it to the top three in the ongoing NPL Super Six playoff will do well on the continent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe NPL Super Six playoff is a very good avenue to know the best teams to represent Nigeria on the continent next season, \u201cEguma said at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Lagos.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWithout any form of sentiment, Nigerians have already seen the quality in teams that can represent them in the CAF club competitions next season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am confident in any of our teams that will make it to the top three of the playoff to do well on the continental stage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The winner and the runners-up in the NPL Super Six playoffs will compete in the CAF Champions League next season while the third-place team will compete in the CAF Confederation Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Enyimba and Rivers United are joint leaders in the NPL Super Six playoffs table with four points each.<\/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. 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