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NPFL: Sporting Lagos drop three factors in opposition to Mikel Obi’s former membership

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Sporting Lagos final gained a recreation in the beginning of December once they welcomed Kano Pillars to the Mobolaji Johnson Enviornment, Onikan, Lagos State.

Sporting Lagos ended the 12 months with a loss to Mikel Obi’s former membership, Plateau United on the New Jos Stadium, as a lone objective from Albert Hilary helped the host safe all three factors, Soccernet.ng experiences.

2023 has been a 12 months of highs and lows for the Noisy Lagosians. Below Coach Paul Offor, they gained promotion from the NNL to the Nigerian top-flight League, and gained the maiden version of the Naija Tremendous 8 match, defeating Remo Stars.

Nonetheless, their journey on the highest degree of Nigerian soccer hasn’t been a clean one, as they’ve gained simply 4 video games out of fifteen within the NPFL.

Hoping to finish the 12 months on a excessive, Sporting travelled to Plateau state, determined for his or her first-ever away win within the league. Jonathan Alukwu was reinstated into the beginning eleven, as Junior Lokosa was dropped to the bench after a poor run of kind.

The primary significant likelihood of the sport got here simply after the twenty-minute mark. An extended-range shot from the opposition on Sporting’s objective, however Christian Nwoke was equal to it.

Chisom Orji and Emmanuel Odibo have been denied twice by the woodwork as Coach Offor’s males got here near breaking the impasse twice earlier than the tip of the primary half.

The second half noticed fewer objective makes an attempt, however Albert Hilary, who had scored 5 targets in his final three video games got here shut for the hosts.

Hilary scored his sixth objective in 4 video games with 13 minutes on the clock. The Sporting defence switched off and the striker capitalized, sweeping in a thunderbolt to attain the one objective of the sport.

Full time in Jos.

Plateau UTD🔰|1-0| Sporting Lagos 🟡#NPFL24 #SportingAway pic.twitter.com/Zy4UoIP5eZ

— Sporting Lagos (@SportingLagos) December 28, 2023

Sporting Lagos have now misplaced six video games within the NPFL, and are only a level above the relegation spots. The noisy Lagosians have scored 13 targets and conceded 13 in fifteen video games.

Adefolahan Guerreiro

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