Prime FC Set for NNL, List Provisional Squad

Prime FC on Saturday listed a 36-man provisional squad to fight for shirt ahead of the final face of the team preparation towards the new season.

The squad listed by the technical crew includes 15 players from last season squad.

After the team 3 weeks screening and pre-season at the National Youth Development Centre, Ode Omu, the players and officials went on a week break to get prepared ahead of the league hostilities.

The newly appointed coach of the team, Samuel Abimbola, who spoke through the team media officer, Tunde Shamsudeen, said there was no sentiments in the selection of the players who will make the final cut between the old and the new players.

He said the 36 players picked were adjudged to be the best in the 3-weeks screening and pre-season exercise and explained further that the players picked will be trimmed down to 30 in the last face of the team's preparation for next season.

He enthused that selection of players was based on merit with the spirit of non-partisanship, that only the best was picked.

Abimbola who has managed Gateway FC,COD Utd and Sunshine Stars before now has been to 3-World Cup finals with the Nigeria Under 17 and the Under 20, said he will select the strongest side, both physically and mentally to handle the huge season ahead.

"We have satisfy our conscience, we based our decisions on what's the best and took out all emotions. We know what the people of the State of Osun want (promotion) and we also took into consideration the strength and weaknesses of the team."

"It was tough for anyone who misses out, but the players picked are the best available and they were selected on the balance of the team and form. I have told the 36 players that if anyone perform below the team aspiration they will not be considered. It is either they are fit to play or they are not, we will select the final squad on merit," the disciplinarian tactician was quoted.