Sporting Lagos gained promotion to the Nigerian Skilled Soccer League in 2023 and made an immediate assertion by successful the Naija Tremendous 8 match.
A brace from box-to-box midfielder, Tochukwu Udeh, accomplished a late comeback for Sporting Lagos towards Akwa United on the Mobolaji Johnson Area, Soccernet.ng experiences.
The noisy Lagosians had been overwhelmed on the highway by Gombe United final weekend after successful back-to-back video games at residence and took all three factors in entrance of the glad nook at the moment.
The hosts had been with out their high scorer, Jonathan Alukwu because the striker is rumoured to go away the membership to hitch Austrian aspect, Linzer ASK.
Tremendous Eagles striker, Junior Lokosa returned to the beginning lineup, partnered alongside Clement Naantaum who almost broke the impasse after fifteen minutes, together with his volley simply extensive off the mark.
The primary half was principally quiet, however the sport sprung into life six minutes into the second half with Sani Suleiman scoring the opener for the the away aspect.
In the hunt for a response, Coach Paul Offor made a triple change, with Phillip Kehinde, Henry Ndedi and Vincent Akpikpi coming in to switch Junior Lokosa, Jamil Muhammad and Isaac Annor.
A free kick on the sting of the field within the 84th minute gave Sporting the equalizer. A decoy run from Chinedu Ufere allowed Tochukwu to hit a roller together with his left foot into the highest nook, identical to he did of their win over Bendel Insurance.
The sport went a gear up as Sporting pressed for a winner, and Tochukwu struck once more, sweeping the ball past the goalkeeper’s attain as the gang on the Mobolaji Johnson Stadium went wild.
FT’| Comeback full ✅
Sporting Lagos🔵|2-1|Akwa United🟠#NPFL24 #LetsGoSporting pic.twitter.com/rRuX9o7eRp
— Sporting Lagos (@SportingLagos) February 28, 2024
Sporting Lagos have now gained three residence video games in a row and are thirteenth on the NPFL desk, 4 factors above the relegation locations.
