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Kaduna State team,
Kaduna Flickers, are currently treading on a tight rope as the team is
yet to record any win in the two matches played so far at the Savannah
Assembly of the ongoing IEI National Hockey League.

The team received
knocks from Coach Elisha Ahoun, who was bitter at the performance of
his wards as action got stiffer yesterday with teams slugging it out at
the ongoing Hockey League. Kaduna came back from a goal down to tie
yesterday’s match against Nagwamase from Niger State at the Ahmadu
Bello Hockey Pitch.

Speaking shortly
after the match, which ended 1-1, Ahoun said his boys, would have to
step up their game as they encounter Katsina Flickers today.

“We have to step up
our game otherwise we will not do well in this competition,” he said
“The League is a stiff one and you cannot say this team is weak and
that one is strong. So we just have to take all our chances as it come.
If we don’t we may have ourselves to blame in the end.”

Wasted opportunities

Kaduna Flickers
also drew their opening match against Bauchi and were lucky not to have
lost the three points at stake yesterday. Their saviour was Ahmed Aliyu
who scored a late equalizer after many missed opportunities.

Nagwamase for their
part lost a of chances with Ahmadu Aliyu squandering two begging
chances after Captain Saka Yahuza had scored the opener for his team.
Midway into the day’s fixture which has six and two matches in the male
and female events respectively, no team has gained a clear-cut
advantage over the other.

In the female event, Police Female Club and Plateau State are still
looking good after snatching victories from Kaduna State and Bauchi
respectively. Tournament Director, Walter Imoedemhe, said the league is
living up to billing and expects stiffer matches as the league grinds
to a halt. Six matches would be played today; four in the male event
and two in the female.