Wikki Tourists Football Club of Bauchi on Saturday beat visiting Abia Warriors Football Club 1-0 at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium, Bauchi.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that it was a Match Day 30 of the 2021/2022 Nigeria Professional Football League.
Wikki Tourists FC started the match with energy and brightly Fuad Ekelejuote scored the first goal within 32 minutes of the match.
The two teams got chances of scoring, but in spite of efforts and resilience demonstrated by both, no other goal was recorded.
In a post match interview, Abia Warriors Senior Coach, Imama Amapakabo, said the match was good and commended his team for a wonderful performance.
“Notwithstanding our loss, we have looked at some grey areas and took action to enable us face the next match with Nasarawa United,” Amapakabo said.
On his part, Kabiru Togo, Wikki Tourists Technical Adviser, expressed satisfaction with the outcome of the match.
Togo commended the team for putting in their best in the first match at home after playing 11 matches away.
NAN recalls that the League Management Company had earlier banned Wikki Tourists FC from playing at home.
The punishment over some infraction has now been lifted.
Match Day 30 results in 2021/2022 NPFL
Sunshine Stars 2-0 Katsina United
Wikki Tourists 1-0 Abia Warriors
MFM FC 3-1 Gombe United
Plateau United 4-0 Rangers International
Enyimba International 3-2 Nasarawa United
Remo Stars 1-3 Kano Pillars
Heartland FC 3-1 Shooting Stars FC
Kwara United 1-0 Akwa United
Dakkada FC 2-3 Rivers United
Niger Tornadoes vs Lobi Stars (Suspended at 0-0).
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