Enyimba Coach Reveals Target For New Football Season

Enyimba coach Stanley Eguma has set his sights on winning the Nigeria Premier Football League title in the 2025-26 season.

Eguma led the People’s Elephants to a sixth place finish in the NPFL, having joined in December when the team was in 11th position.

Enyimba have won the Nigeria Premier Football League title nine times, their last triumph was in 2023, under the tutelage of Finidi George.

The former Rivers United coach is targeting the NPFL title ahead of the new season which kicks off later this month.

He said: “Enyimba as a team have a target, and as a coach, an ambitious one at that, I equally have a target. And my target should be to win the league or pick a continental ticket, at worst.

“Having achieved that in the past, I think I should be looking at something that will surpass my achievement. And that is what the Club is looking at achieving as well. Remember, we’re 9-time champions of the NPFL and 2-time African champions. I think anything short of that would not be a good achievement.

“So, the Club are also looking at surpassing their previous performance. Of course, we have to achieve that collectively. That’s the target that I have.

“Before the management will set a target for me, I’ve already set one for myself, because I’m very ambitious, and I feel I have a lot to offer.”

In addition to winning two league titles with Rivers United in the past, he also won the Federation Cup with the Port Harcourt side in 2001 when they were known as Dolphins.

Eguma was Okey Emordi’s assistant when Enyimba retained the CAF Champions League back in 2004.

Enyimba will take on newly-promoted Kano-based Barau FC in their opening game of 2025/26 season.

Enyimba Coach Reveals Target For New Football Season is first published on The Whistler Newspaper