Reports say that Heartland will represent the country in next season’s CAF Confederation Cup following their 2-1 Federation Cup victory over Lobi Stars FC of Makurdi.
Nduka told reporters that the club intends to keep the players together and recruit a few more to strengthen them for the 2012/2013 league and continental season.
He said that the team was in a good shape to compete for honours, adding that there is no point making a lot changes.
“This is a good team, there is no point trying to overhaul a side that has had a successful season simply because we are going continental.
“Virtually all of the players have been at one point or the other engaged in continental matches. So they have the experience we need.
“However, we will still go into the transfer market, buy some players and blend them with the current squad in order to strengthen the team,” he said.
Nduka called on the Nigeria Football Association (NFA) and the Nigeria Premier League (NPL) board to plan their programmes effectively for the country to be well represented continentally.
According to him, the club hopes to compete favourably for honours in every tournament without losing focus in any competition in the coming season.
“I want the NFA and the NPL board to plan their programmes for next season’s campaign effectively so that we would be able to represent the country well continentally.
``We hope to compete well in every tournament we play, and we want to participate in all of them without losing focus in any of them,” he said.
The coach then assured his club would put up a better performance for the 2012/2013 season and compete for the league title.
Heartland at present occupies the 11th position in the NPL with a game left to play before the current season ends.
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