Kwara United revive continental competition ticket chase by whipping Nasarawa United
Kwara United Football Club on Sunday at the Kwara State Stadium Complex in Ilorin defeated Nasarawa United FC of Lafia 3-0 in a 20212022 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) fixture.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Match Day 36 fixture had fans returning to watch the home team in a while.
This was after a ban was placed on them by the League Management Company (LMC) for acts of violence by the home fans.
Jide Fatokun opened scoring for Kwara United in the 13th minute of the game, after he connected a well-taken corner-kick by Kabir Balogun.
Efforts to increase the tally in the first half proved abortive as Nasarawa United repulsed their several attacking moves.
Samad Kadir doubled the lead for the hosts in the 49th minute, after Junior Lokosa brilliantly assisted with a superb pass.
Lokosa completed the rout after scoring the third goal in the 67th minute.
Speaking at the post-match conference, Lookman Ijaiya, the coach of Kwara United, saluted his players for playing to instructions.
He noted that the team would improve its scoring efforts in the next two games, so as to wipe out the club's goal deficit and be in good stead to compete with rivals.
Ijaiya expressed the hope that the ticket to play in the 20222023 CAF Confederation Cup competition could be obtained.
He urged the club's supporters to rally round the team to achieve the dream, saying the fans' return to the stadium had boosted the morale of his players.
His Nasarawa United counterpart, Bala Nikyu, on his part said the game was good and Kwara United were a better side by triumphing over his team.
Kwara United now have 55 points, and are placed fourth on the log after 36 games, and will take on MFM FC of Lagos on Sunday in Ilorin.
NAN
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Abdulrasheed Lafia Edu Kwara State Fish Farmers Association SSA Youth Funmilayo Mohammed Paul Olawoore Trade Lenda SME Fair Rueben Parejo TIIDELab Ramat Oganija Wahab Egbewole Abdulrazaq Solihudeen Gbemisola Oguntimehin Aliyu Muhammed Ibrahim Labaika Centre For Community Empowerment And Poverty Eradication Zara Umar Moses Adekanye Yakubu Gobir Abegunde Goke Zulkifli Ibraheem Damilola Yusuf Adelodun Sulu Babaita Isiaka Apaokagi Nigerian Medical Association Maimunat Oniyangi Musa Alhassan Buge Royal FM Vasolar Consultoria Gurei Ibrahim Jawondo Basic Education Certificate Examination Asiwaju Bola Tinubu Road Transport Employers Association Of Nigeria SGBN Yusuf Lawal Senior Special Assistant On Student Affairs Pakata Development Association Tunde Akanbi Ganiyu Taofiq Inside Kwara Igbomina Ayobami Seriki Salihu Jibril Garbi Tsado Manman Chartered Institute Of Personnel Management Of Nigeria Kayode Ogunlowo Kwara NIPR Babatunde Ajeigbe Olatunji Ayeni Vasolar Consortium Ibrahim Oloriegbe Mazars Consulting Ishaq Abdulkarim Ademola Kiyesola Abdulraheem Yusuf Musa Abdullahi NSCIA Oba Abdulraheem Muhammed Mahe Abdulkadir Mohammed Katsina Ahmed Kwara State Governor Kola Ologbondiyan Kulende-UITH Abdul-Rasheed Na\'Allah Suleiman Yahya Alapansapa Toyin Sanusi Mohammed Lawal Odolaye Aremu Basit Olatunji Kwara State Infrastructure Development Fund Monthly Sanitation Issa Manzuma Gabriel Fashanu 11th Galadima A.O. Belgore Oladipo Akanmu Tolani

