Aiteo Cup: Wikki Tourists beat Kwara United to advance to Round 16
Wikki Tourists Football Club of Bauchi on Wednesday in Abuja defeated Kwara United FC of Ilorin to advance to the round 16 of the ongoing 2022 Aiteo Federation Cup competition.
The round of 32 match was played at the FIFA Goal Project pitch of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium.
Wikki Tourists won 4-3 after a penalty kicks shootout which followed a 1-1 draw at full time.
Alao Dabani of Kwara United had opened the scoring in the 10th minute of the game, while Victor Dawa drew Wikki Tourists level in the 35th minute.
Speaking after the match, the coach of Wikki Tourists, Kabiru Dogo, said he was happy his team had now moved to the next round of the competition.
“The two teams played a good match, and that is why we needed a penalty shootout to determine the winners.
“My players did well, and I thank them because they fought hard to excel during the penalty shootout and they also worked very well during regulation time.
“But we thank God that we are the better side, and victory is ours,” he said.
Dogo however said they would go back and prepare for the next level of the competition.
“We will go back home and prepare for the next game which must also be a win in our favour,” he said.
(NAN)
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Alaaya Saraki Olatunji Moronfoye Umar Gunu Oasis Muslim Care Foundation Taofeek Ibraheem Abikan Ilorin Water Reticulation Ileloke Ganmo Electricity Sub-Station Kwara South Musa Yeketi Damilola Yusuf Iyaloja-General Funmi Salau Kunle Akogun Abdulrauf Yusuf Reuben Paraje Emir Of Kano Egbejila Federal Road Maintenance Agency Sidikat Akaje Isiaka Oniwa Gbenga Adebayo Mohammed Katsina Ahmed Dan-Kazeem Adedayo Yusuf Abdulkareem Magaji Erubu Abubakar Lah Maryam A. Garuba SSA Youth Mohammed Yisa Sobi FM Ilorin International Airport Chief Imam Of Omu-Aran IPSAS Salihu Jibril Garbi Oloruntoyosi Thomas Yakubu Danladi Saka Abimbola Isau Umaru Saro Wahab Egbewole Aisha Ahman-Pategi Katibi Ibraheem Adeola Ilesha-Gwanara Logun Olam Food Ingredients Yusuf Olaolu Ali Allocation Siddiq Adebayo Idowu Salawu Abdullahi G. Mohammad N-Power Suraj Tunji Oyewale Moshood Bakare Oloye Ilesha Gwanara Road Rachael Obisesan Olayinka Are Ndama Al-hassan Madawaki Of Ilorin Fatima Abolore Jimoh Borgu Bello Oyebanji Ita-Ore Rueben Parejo Sun Qing Rong ASMAU PLAZA Bukola Ajikobi Ahmad Olayiwola Kamaldeen Umar Danladi Shero Ohoro Of Shao SWAN Osuwa Abdulrazaq Solihudeen Monsurat Omotosho Innocent Okoye Tafida

