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Abdul Maikaba is yet to put pen to paper with Akwa United, however he has revealed his motivation for the move.

“The contract is in front of me right now, I am studying it and I will likely sign today or tomorrow,” Maikaba told Goal.

“It feels good to start a new challenge , I had an interesting meeting with the management of Akwa United on Wednesday where we discussed very important details pertaining to the vision  and target of the club going into a new season.

“They told me their demands and I did express the way I get things done. After the meeting , I was given the draft of the contract which I am expected to study and sign.

“The target we both consent to is to be the champion next season or a minimum of a second place . With that said, a third place  finish for me is definitely a failure. I finished third with Wikki Tourist FC last season so I am expected to do better than what I achieved last season.”

Wikki Tourists will open fresh contract negotiations with their head coach, Abdu Maikaba immediately after he submits his technical report for the just concluded season to chart the way forward for next season.

Maikaba has been linked with several top clubs in the land although the coach has come out to deny such reports but his body language denotes that he could leave for another club if Wikki do not act fast.

The chairman of the Bauchi side, Isa Matori told SportingLife that he is very confident that Maikaba won’t work away from the work he started and that they are sure he would remain with them ahead of next season because of the level of support and freehand they accorded him in Bauchi.

He said they are not giving anything to chance and that they are expecting him to come forth with his technical report for the past season from where they will open fresh contract extension with him before the expiration of his current one which elapses at the end of October.

“We are aware of the interest shown in our coach but we know he won’t leave us at this point in time. We have given him all the support and the freehand he wants which will be difficult to get elsewhere. He is presently working on the technical report for last season and we expect him to come with it from where we will open fresh contract talks,” Matori told SportingLife.

Under the tutelage of Maikaba, Wikki came third in the just concluded season with 57 points from 36 matches and they gained a berth in next year’s CAF Confederation Cup.

Wikki Tourists head coach, Abdu Maikaba has dispelled the rumour making the rounds that he has resigned from the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup hopeful.

Maikaba led Wikki to third on the NPFL log at the conclusion of the league last Sunday with 57 points from 36 matches and local media was awash with the report of his purported dumping of the Bauchi side.

He told SportingLife: “I have not resigned. I don’t know where they have got their information from. I am not surprised they quoted an unnamed source. I might have had issues with Wikki this past season which should have warranted by resignation but having qualified the team for continental competition, I won’t just throw all that I have

done with them away like that.

“I have told you before now that I am still under contract with Wikki till the end of December and till then I am still in charge.”

Maikaba is said to be heavily linked with a move to Enyimba and FC IfeanyiUbah who are said to be rooting for new coaches after a disappointing season.

Abdul Maikaba has resigned from his post as coach of Wikki Tourists, less than one week after the conclusion of the Nigeria Professional Football League season.

The coach led the team to a third-place finish on the Nigeria topflight log – which handed them a place in next season’s Caf Confedereation Cup.

He becomes the third person to vacate his post following the departure of Fidelis Ilechukwu and Mohammed Babaganaru from MFM FC and Kano Pillars respectively.

Maikaba has been heavily linked with a move to two-time African champions, Enyimba and FC Ifeanyi Ubah – as the clubs shop for a new handler after a disappointing season.

Wikki Tourists head coach Abdu Maikaba says he will be taking a break after a grueling NPFL 2015/2016 season before deciding on his next move.

“I want to thank God for making it possible for me to achieve my aim with Wikki Tourists,” Maikaba told Goal.

“We were very close last season but we lost out at the dying minute. We worked on our deficiencies and we are grateful that we have something to show for it at the end of the season.

“It was a tough season by all standards and I know my body needs a rest before talking about my next plans. I am still under contract with Wikki till December but I am at liberty to put all; the cards on the table before deciding the one to pick.”

Maikaba led the Bauchi side to third on the league table with 57 points from 36 matches and they picked a CAF Confederation Cup ticket .

The former Kano Pillars’ coach informed Goal that his current contract with Wikki will end by December and that he is keeping everything open regarding his future plans for now until he comes out of his few weeks break.

Wikki Tourists technical adviser, Abdul Maikaba has revealed that his team is poised to get the three points in the  matchday 27 of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) game against Niger Tornadoes in Lokoja.

At the moment, Wikki are tied on 43 points with Rangers International with 25 games played, but the Bauchi-based outfit have a slight advantage with their better goals’ difference.

Maikaba told SportingLife that the match is very important to him and his boys, stressing that getting maximum points in the game will bring his team very close to the title.

He added that the team is more focused than ever before.

“We cannot afford any mistake at this stage. As I said at the beginning of the season that every game is very important to our team and we give glory to God that we’ve been able to maintain our standard up till this moment. We always take every game at a time and Tornadoes’ game is no exemption,” Maikaba said to SportingLife.

“We have our game plan and if we are able to execute it very well, we will get maximum points in the game. If we get three points in the match, we will be very close to the title and that is why we are going into the game full of hope and concentration.

“I know it is not going to be an easy match but the boys are very motivated ahead of the game. We know what is expected of us and we are going to produce our best. We will give more than what we did in our last match against Warri Wolves.”

Several top clubs are already jostling for coach of Nigeria league leaders, Wikki Tourists, Abdu Maikaba come next season, AfricanFootball.com can exclusively report.

“Maikaba is the most sought after coach in the Nigeria league and this is most likely his last season at Wikki as several top clubs have contacted him for next  season,” a source informed AfricanFootball.com.

“One of the country’s biggest clubs have already discussed personal terms with him for the coming season.”

Physics graduate Maikaba has for the past two seasons guided Wikki to the top ranks of the league despite operating a shoe-string budget.

This season Wikki boast the best attack as well as meanest defence in the league and have been top of the standings since the tail-end of the first round of the championship.

He has been appointed along with Rangers coach, Imama Amapakabo to assist Nigeria caretaker coach, Salisu Yusuf to lead a Nigeria league All-Stars to a series of friendlies against La Liga clubs Valencia and Malaga in Spain next month.

‘Audu Soccer’ has already handled the country’s two big clubs, Enyimba and Kano Pillars.