Nimaratalata basketball club head coach anticipates a tough encounter in today’ league game with Cobra club.
Deng Aldo’ team is yet to lose a game in the ongoing Central Equatoria Basketball league winning all eight of their seven so far.
On the other hand, South Sudan representatives to the 2022 Basketball African League Cobra, have lost one out the last seven games but have averaged more points than any other team in the league.
During an exclusive interview with tksport coach Deng Aldo said the much-anticipated encounter is not going to an easy one for both teams.
“Today’s game is not going to be an easy game weather for Nimratalata or Cobra, I think two teams along the league are improving every single game. Between us and Cobra its going be a tough game, cobra is going to be scared of us and we shall be scared of them,” said Deng Aldo.
coach Deng said being the only undefeated team in the league, he is aware their opponents will come all out to try and stop that run.
He however said his troops are will try make it hard for the defending league champions and they wouldn’t it be easy on them.
“So far we know we are undefeated and Cobra lost one game, we know they are going to come and level that up but for my side and my team we are well prepared and we are going to go hard on them so if they come when they are not prepared then we shall beat them,” Deng Aldo stressed.
Speaking on the emergency of younger players in his team, Aldo pointed out it being the culture of the club to mix the younger and old players in order to chance to develop and improve their game.
“You know always the older players are the weapon to teach the young players so we always in the team we make sure we got younger players, we make sure they train with us to get to the level we want by training with the older guys who advise them and the younger guys is always the program for us,”
Nirmaratalata are the defending champions of the playoff in Central Equatoria.