Kwara United manager, Samson Unuanel has said the pre-season friendly against NPL rivals, Enugu Rangers is not a do-or-die encounter.
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Both sides are using the encounter billed for the Kwara State Stadium on Sunday as build-up tie for the commencement of the 2012/2013 NPL season on February 16.
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Unuanel said he is using the top flight friendly to assess the level of preparedness of his wards for the new season.
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'' The friendly is part of the preparatory programmes I lined up for the team ahead of the start of the new league season on February 16 ''.
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'' We've been playing several friendlies with positive results but now that the league commencement date is getting closer we have to up the quality of friendlies we engage in and that informed the choice of Enugu Rangers ''.