By Olayinka Owolewa
Ilorin, Jan. 24, 2021 Kwara United Football Club of Ilorin on Sunday left it almost too late before they could beat visiting FC IfeanyiUbah 1-0 in a 2020/2021 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) fixture.
Naija247news reports that in the Match Day 6 encounter at the Kwara Stadium Complex in Ilorin, substitute Olawale Farayola scored in the game’s 86th minute.
In the game dominated by Kwara United, the first goalscoring opportunity fell to Kalu Nweke on the edge of the visitors’ penalty box in the 7th minute but he failed to utilise it.
The visiting team’s first threatening attack of the match came from a counter-attack in the 45th minute, but it ended with Abdulrasheed Umar’s shot ricocheting off a defender for a corner-kick.
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Rivers United have recorded their fourth win of the season with a 3-1 victory over Heartland Football Club at the Adokiye Amesiemeka Stadium on matchday 5.
Losing to Wikki Tourists by a single goal in Bauchi last week Wednesday, the league leaders needed to bounce back, prove their current form is not a fluke and they did just that against Heartland.
From the start of the game, the Pride of Rivers showed their desire for the win. As early as 15 minutes into the game, they were awarded a penalty when Heartland’s Pascal Eze handled the ball in the box. The admirable Godwin Aguda stepped up to the spot and scored.