How EFCC Arrested Katsina United In Asaba, To Boost Promotion Chase

How EFCC Arrested Katsina United In Asaba, To Boost Promotion Chase 

Ibraheem Lateef

The nation's Anti-Graft Commission, EFCC, could have its football team feature in the Nigerian Premier League once again 13 years after it got relegated, reports BSNSports.com.ng.

Formerly known as FC Abuja, the EFCC FC who lost their first game by a lone goal to Kano Pillars in the Nigerian National League (NNL) Super 8 Play-offs in Asaba, stunned pundits on Matchday 2 after they defeated a star-studded Katsina United 2-1 on Monday to boost their promotion quest.

EFCC ending the unbeaten run of favorites and big money spenders, Katsina United in a match full of drama. 

The Anti-Graft Commission raised to a two-goal lead in the first half courtesy of goals by an enterprising attacker, Abdulkarim Amar although the 2nd goal was a goalkeeping howler by Koulimba Alladoom in goal for Katsina United who was beaten to his near post off a shot that he could easily have been held. 

Talisman, Victor Mbaoma was once again to the rescue of Katsina United as he pulled a goal back before the interval completing a fantastic build-up move despite the best efforts of goalkeeper Utum Godswill who could do nothing to stop the ball from going into the yawning net. 

The 2nd half was full of drama as the referee awarded a penalty to Katsina United on the hour mark but he was subsequently surrounded by the EFCC players as if they were going to arrest the referee instead, the man in black dished out two yellow cards to the protesting players and stood his ground that the penalty must stand. 

The EFCC goalie and captain Utum Godswill who got a yellow card for spearheading the protest regained his composure after delaying the game for a while to stop the kick from the penalty spot, and from then on, it was time-wasting galore with EFCC players feigning injuries and stopping the game intermittently, preventing the Katsina United players from entering 2nd gear or finding rhythm although they could also be accused of poor marksmanship and guilty of orchestrating their misfortune. 

The EFCC goalkeeper was adjudged the man of the match at the end of the game.

They now need to beat DMD of Maiduguri for a promotion ticket to the NPL.