DON"T celebrate just yet!
That is the advice from Sabah head coach Justin Ganai for Kelantan who only need a draw in Likas tomorrow to become Super League champions for the first time.
Justin, who took over from Gary Micheal in early May, said many teams have come to Sabah and returned home empty-handed.
Justin, who took over from Gary Micheal in early May, said many teams have come to Sabah and returned home empty-handed.
"We have beaten Perak, Kedah, Negri Sembilan, Felda United FC, Kuala Lumpur and Pahang at home this season and we want to win our last league match too," said Justin.
"We have qualified for the Malaysia Cup but with talks about having fewer teams in the Super League next year, we have no choice but to distance ourselves from the bottom four teams by collecting full points."
Justin, however, admitted that it would not be easy to tame the determined league leaders even if playing at home.
Justin, however, admitted that it would not be easy to tame the determined league leaders even if playing at home.
"It is too bad that defender Sumardi Hajalan was involved in a motorcycle crash last week as he is now out of the squad for at least two weeks," added Justin. "But the rest of our players are available for selection and they are in the mood to play spoilers."
Meanwhile, Kelantan coach M. Karathu said Kelantan will play their normal brand of football against Sabah.
"This is just another game and we are not going to do anything different. A draw should be enough for us to winthe Super League trophy as long as Selangor do not beat Perak by more than a dozen goals," said Karathu.
"We know that Likas Stadium is not an easy place to visit, so we will be careful to avoid any slip-ups."
Karathu confirmed that except for Norshahrul Idlan Talaha and S. Chanturu, who played for the national team in the World Cup qualifiers against Taiwan on Sunday, the rest of the team are looking forward to end the season on a high.
"Three of our players in the national team including goalkeeper Khairul Fahmi Che Mat were just warming the bench in Taipei, so they will play their parts in the match against Sabah," said the coach.
"The supporters are also eager to see us win the Super League title and I understand hundreds of them will be at Likas Stadium to cheer us on."
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