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NNL Super 8 Play-Off: Insurance, Ekiti Draw Leaves Group B Open As Gombe Edges Closer To Promotion by


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NNL Super 8 Play-Off: Insurance, Ekiti Draw Leaves Group B Open As Gombe Edges Closer To Promotion By Omolagba Oluwayemi Ekiti United scored a late penalty against Bendel Insurance to pick their first point of the NNL Super 8 Play-Off on Friday, BSNSports.com.ng reports. In the rescheduled match played on Friday afternoon, Insurance scored in the 83rd minute as Imade Osarenkhoe blasts the ball beyond the reach of Okon, goalkeeper of Ekiti United. Insurance thought they were cruising to their first win but got pecked back in the dying minute when a penalty awarded was cooly conversed. With the first two teams in Group B on 4 points and the bottom teams on a point each, all eyes will be on Enugu on Saturday for the deciding match. Meanwhile, Gombe United held on to their 1-0 scoreline to beat DMD earlier on Thursday. United were leading 1-0 on Wednesday before the game got interrupted due to heavy rain fall. Gombe United are top joint leader with Niger Tornadoes, both on 4 points while DMD and El Kanemi are on a point.
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Award winning journalist, Niyi Busari, the Publisher and CEO of BSN Sports Concepts is one of the most celebrated Nigerian sports journalist of his generation. A"cross-over" professional, he combines the talents and abilities of a print and electronic journalist in a manner that is rare, even though his specialization is print. A graduate of Economics from the University of Abuja where he obtained his Bachelor Degree in 2015.

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