Sibi Gwar shoots to 13 goals
NPL leading scorer Sibi Gwar with 13 goals
Sibi Gwar shoots to top
NPL hotshot Sibi Gwar took his
goals haul to 13 in Niger Tornadoes 2-0 home win over Gombe United Thursday.
The Benue State-born forward has never hidden his aspiration to win the goal King award and set a new goal scoring record in NPL.
In Hadejia, Jigawa Golden Stars continued their impressive fight to escape the drop after they beat Akwa United by a lone goal scored by Bala Mohammed, whose 22-yard shot caught goalkeeper Femi Thomas napping to take his goals tally to nine in the league.
Jigawa now have 38 points.
Coach Evans Ogenyi saluted his boys and reaffirmed confidence the team will not be relegated.
"I must commend my players for their determination. They played according to instructions and we came out victorious. We will continue to grow in confidence and I see us remaining in the top flight," he told MTNFootball.com.
Rising Stars new goal machine Yahaya Adamu rescued his troubled team with the match winner over 3SC in Ado Ekiti.
Lobi Stars beat Warri Wolves 2-1 with Sunday Johnson and Luther Iorhe getting the goals for Lobi while overseas-bound Ike Thankgod netted Wolves consolation goal.
Abdulrahman Bashir scored his eighth goal of the season when he salvaged a point for ABS FC in 1-1 draw at home with Heartland.
Jolly Osas put ‘The Naze Millionaires’ in front in the 34th minute, before Bashir equalised in added time of the first half.
Heartland utility player Chinedu Efugh told MTNFootball.com they went for victory, but are still happy not to leave Ilorin empty handed.
"We went for victory, but unfortunately we could not. One point is still okay and better than nothing. ABS have a very good team and the game was a tough one," he said.
In Port Harcourt, Dolphin hammered Kwara United 4-1.
Amen Ejok opened the goal floodgate in the eighth minute. Ifeanyi Egwin scored a brace in the 40th and 80th minutes and Omoh Ojabu tucked away a 76th minute penalty.
Veteran striker Emeka Nwana scored Kwara consolation goal in the 74th minute.
The Benue State-born forward has never hidden his aspiration to win the goal King award and set a new goal scoring record in NPL.
In Hadejia, Jigawa Golden Stars continued their impressive fight to escape the drop after they beat Akwa United by a lone goal scored by Bala Mohammed, whose 22-yard shot caught goalkeeper Femi Thomas napping to take his goals tally to nine in the league.
Jigawa now have 38 points.
Coach Evans Ogenyi saluted his boys and reaffirmed confidence the team will not be relegated.
"I must commend my players for their determination. They played according to instructions and we came out victorious. We will continue to grow in confidence and I see us remaining in the top flight," he told MTNFootball.com.
Rising Stars new goal machine Yahaya Adamu rescued his troubled team with the match winner over 3SC in Ado Ekiti.
Lobi Stars beat Warri Wolves 2-1 with Sunday Johnson and Luther Iorhe getting the goals for Lobi while overseas-bound Ike Thankgod netted Wolves consolation goal.
Abdulrahman Bashir scored his eighth goal of the season when he salvaged a point for ABS FC in 1-1 draw at home with Heartland.
Jolly Osas put ‘The Naze Millionaires’ in front in the 34th minute, before Bashir equalised in added time of the first half.
Heartland utility player Chinedu Efugh told MTNFootball.com they went for victory, but are still happy not to leave Ilorin empty handed.
"We went for victory, but unfortunately we could not. One point is still okay and better than nothing. ABS have a very good team and the game was a tough one," he said.
In Port Harcourt, Dolphin hammered Kwara United 4-1.
Amen Ejok opened the goal floodgate in the eighth minute. Ifeanyi Egwin scored a brace in the 40th and 80th minutes and Omoh Ojabu tucked away a 76th minute penalty.
Veteran striker Emeka Nwana scored Kwara consolation goal in the 74th minute.
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