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El-Kanemi Warriors and Rivers United each secured away victories in an action-packed Matchday 3 of the Nigeria Premier Soccer League (NPFL) on Saturday, Soccernet.ng studies.
In an exciting encounter on the New Jos Stadium, El-Kanemi Warriors earned their first win of the season by defeating Nasarawa United 4-3 in a dramatic contest.
Nasarawa United began sturdy, with Amas Yusuf netting twice within the opening 20 minutes to provide the house facet an early benefit.
Nonetheless, the guests responded swiftly as Nasiru Salihu fired again with two fast targets to degree the rating.
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Simply earlier than halftime, Alamin Umar put El-Kanemi Warriors forward, sending them into the break with a 3-2 lead.
The second half noticed extra drama as Yusuf accomplished his hat trick for Nasarawa United, equalising as soon as once more.
Nevertheless it was Etaghara’s 89th-minute penalty that sealed the win for El-Kanemi, marking a memorable match for each groups.
On the Lafia Metropolis Stadium, Rivers United continued their spectacular kind underneath head coach Finidi George, edging out Lobi Stars 1-0.
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Kabir Abdullahi’s objective within the 72nd-minute penalty secured the victory, extending Finidi’s unbeaten run with the group to 3 video games.
Regardless of the win, Finidi performed down the importance of the end result.
“Each victory, we’ll take it. It’s only a sport. That is nothing. We’ve got to return and put together for the subsequent sport. That’s the philosophy,” the previous Tremendous Eagles coach stated after the match.
He additionally seemed forward to their subsequent fixture, a difficult conflict in opposition to his former membership, Enyimba.
“It’s going to be a tough sport,” Finidi admitted, “however I commend the boys for his or her effort at present.”
NPFL motion continues on Sunday, with extra matches set to happen throughout numerous venues.
