{"id":8936,"date":"2019-04-23T15:50:01","date_gmt":"2019-04-23T15:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=8936"},"modified":"2019-04-23T15:50:01","modified_gmt":"2019-04-23T15:50:01","slug":"okoro-nasarawa-united-never-give-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/okoro-nasarawa-united-never-give-up","title":{"rendered":"Okoro: Nasarawa United never give up"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Midfielder Victor Okoro has hailed the fighting spirit in the Nasarawa United team after Elkanemi Warriors were dispatched 5-1.<\/h2>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Solid Miners had lost their previous outing in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) to Heartland, and Okoro told Footballlive.ng that it was important Nasarawa United got back on track.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cWe needed to come back after the defeat to Heartland,\u201d the midfielder said to Footballlive.ng.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cAs a team we have great aspirations and we\u2019re looking forward to our next match.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cNasarawa United never give up when there is still a chance to qualify for the play offs. We are a great team and we\u2019ll fight for everything.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cThis is Nasarawa United, we are together and we fight for everything until the very end. The fans demand that of us.\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Solid Miners are fourth on the NPFL Group B log with 25 points from 16 games.<\/div>\n<div class=\"yj6qo\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"adL\" dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-content_bottom  td_uid_7_5cbf336faa043_rand td_block_template_1\">\n<div class=\"td-all-devices\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Midfielder Victor Okoro has hailed the fighting spirit in the Nasarawa United team after Elkanemi Warriors were dispatched 5-1. 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