Lobi Stars Football Club of Makurdi on Sunday defeated visiting Wikki Tourists FC of Bauchi 3-2 in a match day 37 fixture of the 2021/2022 Nigeria Professional Football League.
In the match played at the Aper Aku Stadium in Makurdi, Barnabas Imenger Jnr scored the match’s first goal.
Umenger spend scoring in the 22nd minute of the game.
Tony Agbaji extended the hosts’ lead through a penalty kick in the 60th minute, while Godfrey Utim scored the third goal in the 85th minute.
Ibrahim Salisu scored Wikki Tourists’ goals through a brace in the 36th and 41st minutes of play.
Baba Ganaru, the Chief Coach of Lobi Stars, later attributed the victory of his team to God.
Ganaru further said that the team’s players have been motivated to perform better.
He said they had been staying outside the club’s camp, but now the club management had put them in a hotel.
The coach pointed out that this went a long way to help the team achieve success.
He said: “We have had to go back to the drawing board for us to strategise and move out of the league’s relegation area.
“Before I came to Lobi Stars, 80 per cent of those I contacted for advice did not want me to take the risk because the team was on the red line.
“But I decided to take the risk to come to Lobi Stars against the wishes of my people.
“I took the decision because of the love I have for the club’s Vice-Chairman, Dominic Iorfa, and the team.”
Speaking also, the coach of Wikki Tourists, Abdullahi Adamu, said he expected a win for his team but it did not come in spite of the efforts made by the players.
Match Day 37 Results:
Kastina United 2-0 Plateau United
Gombe United 1-0 Rangers International
Akwa United 2-2 Abia Warriors
Niger Tornadoes 2-1 Heartland FC
Shooting Stars FC 3-2 Rivers United
Sunshine Stars 0-1 Remo Stars
Nasarawa United 1-0 Kano Pillars
Kwara United 3 -0 MFM FC
Enyimba International 0-2 Dakkada FC
Lobi Stars 3-2 Wikki Tourists.
Match Day 38 fixtures to be played on July 17:
Heartland FC vs Kwara United
Remo Stars vs Niger Tornadoes
Dakkada FC vs Sunshine Stars
Plateau United vs Enyimba International
Wikki Tourists vs Katsina United
Abia Warriors vs Lobi Stars
Rangers International vs Akwa United
Rivers United vs Gombe United
Kano Pillars vs Shooting Stars
MFM FC vs Nasarawa United.
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