Defeat
By Nicholas Obisike
Aba(Abia) Dec. 14, 2025 (NAN) Enyimba International FC of Aba on Sunday defeated visiting Kwara United FC of Ilorin 3-1 in the ongoing Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) match-day 17.
The match played at the Enyimba FC Stadium, Aba, saw Samuel Agu netting the first goal for the Peoples Elephant in the 25th minute of the encounter.
The match appeared to be living up to the expectations when Gidado Toyeeb equalised for the visitors in the 31st minute, to end the first 45 minutes on a 1-1 draw.
Micheal Chidera picked the gauntlet to make it 2-1 for Enyimba in the 57th minute before netting his second goal to make it 3-1 through a miscalculated pass from the visitors goalkeeper, Nurudeen Badmus, to his defender.
Speaking during a post-match interview, Enyimba Coach Lawrence Ukaegbu said the game went as expected.
“Though errors are part of the game of football and the goalkeeper did not just commit the errors, we forced him to do that because of the pressure we mounted on them.
“We are expecting Nine points from the remaining three matches of the first stanza and we will continue to create chances for goals, so, our next match will not be an exception,” Ukaegbu said.
Ukaegbu said his team would adopt a different approach in their next match against El-Kanemi Warriors of Maiduguri in their match-day 18 encounter.
Kwara United coach Ashifat Suleiman, said his team lost the game and cannot continue to dwell on the bad day.
“It is a game and at times, it is like that. However, a lot of things worked against us today. Our two key players got injured before the match.
“Secondly, our goalkeeper committed two errors that lead to the first and the third goal; in fact, today is his off day.
“We must fix the loopholes before our match-day 18 against Bayelsa United because our fans deserve the best,” Suleiman said.
With the result, Enyimba now occupy the 8th position on the league table with 23 points, while Kwara United dropped to 12th place with 21 points after 17 matches. (NAN)(www.nannews..ng)
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Edited by Emmanuel Afonne