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Ofor's Brace Returns Nasarawa Utd To The Top As Katsina End Winless Run

Ofor's Brace Returns Nasarawa Utd To The Top As Katsina End Winless Run

by Niyi Busari,
Mar 18, 2021
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Winger Ikenna Offor scored a well taken brace to inspire Nasarawa United to a richly deserved 3-0 win over Dakkada FC on Thursday and return the Solid Miners to the top of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) table after sixteen match days. The Lafia started the first three matchdays as leaders.

Offor scored from the penalty spot in the 7th minute to give Nasarawa the lead before Silas Nwankwo ended his nine-match goals drought to double the lead two minutes later. Offor then tapped home his side's third and his personal third goal in the last three matches in the 34th minute.

Katsina United also defeated erstwhile table toppers Rangers International 2-0 on Thursday to end a five-game winless run. Rangers enjoyed hours atop the log after Kano Pillars beat former leaders, Kwara United, 2-0

Katsina, coached by Baldwin Bazuaye last won a league game on MatchDay 10 at home to Jigawa Golden Stars but found joy once again in their MatchDay 16 encounter with Rangers, beating the Flying Antelopes courtesy of one goal in each half by club's topscorer Rasheed Ahmed and winger Joseph Atule (from the spot).

The win takes Katsina United out of the relegation zone for the first time in four matchdays while Rangers who went to the top momentarily after Kwara United lost to Pillars on Wednesday now drop to 4th on the log albeit on goals difference.

In Thursday's other game, Plateau United emphatically drubbed Sunshine Stars 3-1 in Jos to extend Sunshine's winless run to nine matches.

Salefu Ochowechi, Ibrahim Mustapha Yuga and Uche Onwuasonaya all scored for Plateau in the first half of the game while Kehinde Adeyemi provided some scant consolation for Gbenga Ogunbote's dimmed Stars in the 89th minute.

In Wednesday's games, Kano Pillars had joined themselves among the four teams hanging on to top spot with a Rabiu Ali-inspired 2-0 win over Kwara United at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna.

Rivers United also moved one point adrift of the first four teams when two second half goals from home boys Fortune Omoniwari and Nelson Esor gave them a 2-0 win over MFM FC at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt.

Emeka Atuloma scored the first goal for Heartland FC in their 2-0 win over Wikki Tourists at the Dan Anyiam Stadium, Owerri while Ndifreke Effiong became the joint top scorer in the league this season when his first half penalty secured a 1-0 win for Akwa United over FC Ifeanyiubah.

Abia Warriors extended their unbeaten run to seven matches with a 1-1 draw at basement side Adamawa United in Gombe while in a game of great consequence, Warri Wolves were held to a 0-0 draw by Jigawa Golden Stars in Ozoro. Wolves head coach Evans Ogenyi was dismissed by the club's management after the game.

A full programme of MatchDay 17 action comes up on Sunday in ten different centres.

FULL RESULTS

Nasarawa United 3-0 Dakkada FC

Plateau United 3-1 Sunshine Stars

Katsina United 2-0 Rangers International

Heartland 2-0 Wikki Tourists

Warri Wolves 0-0 Jigawa Golden Stars

Rivers United 2-0 MFM

Akwa United 1-0 FC Ifeanyi Ubah

Kano Pillars 2-0 Kwara United

Adamawa United 1-1 Abia Warriors

Enyimba Int'l vs Lobi Stars (P-P)

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Niyi Busari

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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