Date: 2021-08-10

The University of Ilorin football team, UNILORIN Warriors, will on August 11 tackle KSU Steelers of Kogi State University in a much-anticipated round-of-16 second leg fixture of the Higher Institutions Football League.

In the reverse fixture played at the Kogi State University Stadium, Anyigba, UNILORIN Warriors were forced to a 1-1 draw after Michael Fashanu's goal was cancelled out by KSU Steelers' Pelumi Babatunde's strike.

An outright win in the midweek encounter will see the Warriors progress to the quarter-finals.

Prof. Olufunmilola Dominic, the Director of Sports, UNILORIN, who spoke with newsmen in Ilorin on Monday, ahead of the game, expressed optimism that the coach Isiaka Gambari-led team would make the entire university community proud.

She called on fans to support the team.

Meanwhile, UNILAG Marines (University of Lagos) will hope to tame FUTA Tigers when they welcome the Akure boys in a mouth-watering clash in Lagos.

ABU Nobles travle to North-Central for their clash against UAM Tillers in Makurdi, while its UNN Lions vs IAUE Minders of Ignatius Ajuru University of Education in Nsukka.

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