Nasarawa United Football team, today, shocked the reigning Nigeria Premier League champions, the Kano Pillars, with a 2-1 defeat on their home ground.
Pillars, which presented the best record in the second half of the league with 10 points gained plus the return of striker Gambo Mohammed, who has just recovered from gunshot wounds sustained in March, suggested that Pillars would have it good against the visiting Nasarawa team.
But Nasarawa United literally rewrote the history books with their classy performance. It was Ex-Pillars forward, Munir Ubale, who opened the scoring in the 12th minute for the visitors.
Four minutes later, Yaro Bature who has just been invited to the Super Eagles doubled the Lafia team’s lead.
Though Kano Pillars skipper, Rabiu Ali, pulled a goal back in the 46th minute to make it 2-1, it was not enough to save the day for the reigning league champions.
Even with the introduction of Gambo Mohammed in the 67th minute for Eneji Otekpa, there was no escape route for the Kano team who watched helplessly as their invincibility finally ended on a sad note.
In other centres, there was a goals rush in Akure as Sunshine Stars whipped El-Kanemi Warriors 5-0.
The quartet of Lobi Stars, Abia Warriors, Kwara United and Warri Wolves all secured slim 1-0 home wins over the opponents. While the spoils were shared in Enugu and Uyo where Rangers played 1-1 with Dolphins and Akwa United played 2-2 with Giwa FC.
Full Results
Kano Pillars 1-2 Nasarawa Utd
Bayelsa Utd 0-1 Sharks
Lobi Stars 1-0 FC Ifeanyiubah
Akwa Utd 2-2 Giwa FC
Rangers 1-1 Dolphins
Sunshine Stars 5-0 El-Kanemi
Warri Wolves 1-0 Wikki
Abia Warriors 1-0 Heartland
Kwara Utd 1-0 Shooting Stars. [myad]
