Thursday, November 21, 2024

NPFL MD 6 Wrap: Sunshine Utd, Nasarawa United Pick Maximum Points On The Road 


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  NPFL MD 6 Wrap: Sunshine Utd, Nasarawa United Pick Maximum Points On The Road By Omolagba Oluwayemi Nasarawa United go top of the NPFL and also continued their unbeaten run after a 2-1 win over Warri Wolves at the Polytechnic Stadium, Warri. Uche Ihuarulam puts Warri Wolves ahead in the 21st minutes, the goal which they held onto going into the break but Nasarawa United came firing from all corners in the second half and their persistency soon paid off when Silas Nwankwo draw them levelled in 63rd minutes, and 15 minutes later, Chinedu Ohanachom scored the winner for the Solid Miners. Olulayo swings in from a corner kick, Sadeeq heads home to give Sunshine Stars the lead at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo. It was Sadeeq Yusuf's third goal of the season. Sunshine Stars resisted every attempt made by Dakkada to get an equaliser before the break and in the 65th minutes, Sadeeq scored his second of the evening and his fourth of the season to make it 2-0 for the Akure Gunners thereby putting the game beyond the reach of the host. Jesam Edet then pulled one back to leave the scores 1-2 at full time. Kwara United condemned Ifeanyi Ubah to their fourth defeat of the season at the Ilorin Township Stadium. The game was heading for a draw before Olawale Farayola stepped up to give the Harmony Boys the victory in the 87th minute. Fidelis Ilechukwu's Heartland scored two second half goals to get the maximum point against Akwa United. Mfon Udoh had earlier put the Promise Keepers ahead in the 33rd minute but a well converted penalty by Samuel Nnoshiri in the 53rd minutes draw the host level. With 11 minutes from time, Pascal Eze got the winner for the Naze Millionaires. All results Heartland 2-1 Akwa United Kwara United 1-0 FC IfeanyiUbah, Warri Wolves 1-2 Nasarawa United Abia Warriors 0-0 MFM Rangers 0-0 Lobi Stars Dakkada FC 1-2 Sunshine Stars Tomorrow Adamawa United v Enyimba (2:30 pm) Wikki Tourists v Jigawa Golden Stars (5 pm) (Both matches Live on NPFL.tv and NTA stations) Wednesday: Kano Pillars v Rivers United (4 pm) (Live on NPFL.tv and NTA stations)
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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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