Wikki Tourists Football Club of Bauchi on Sunday defeated visiting Abia Warriors FC of Umuahia 1-0 in a 2020/2021 Nigeria Professional Football League in a Match Day 33 fixture.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that following the victory at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium, Wikki Tourists are now placed 14th with 39 points from 33 matches.
Ibrahim Nesara scored after 55 minutes of the game
Abia Warriors however failed to convert several scoring chances in the first and second halves of the game.
Speaking after the match, Abdullahi Bura, Head Coach of Wikki Tourists, expressed his happiness at his team’s performance.
Bura said: “It was a good match.
“The team played very well and I am very proud of my team.
“At the end, we got the three points, which I am sure made our day in the match.
“We are going to look at some pockets of mistakes by the team to see how we will correct them before the next match.”
Imama Amapakabo, the Head Coach of Abia Warriors, also commended his players in spite of losing the match, saying: “It is a match.
“You must either win and lose.”
Amapakabo however said he has always had confidence in his players, having put up a wonderful performance.
He said: “I know the type of players I have.
“They are good.
“I have 18-year-old boys in the team and they did their best, which I appreciate.”
Standing after Match Day 33 fixtures
TEAM P W D L GD PTS
1. Akwa United 33 16 13 4 +21 61
2. Nasarawa United 33 18 4 11 +13 58
3. Kano Pillars 33 17 7 9 +11 58
4. Enyimba Inter. 33 16 9 8 +5 57
5. Rivers United 33 16 8 9 +10 56
6. Kwara Utd 33 15 7 11 +12 52
7. Rangers Inter. 33 15 7 11 +10 52
8. Lobi Stars 33 15 5 13 +4 50
9. Plateau United 33 13 8 12 +13 47
10. Dakkada FC 33 14 4 15 – 8 46
11. MFM FC 33 11 11 11 0 44
12. Heartland FC 33 12 8 13 – 4 44
13. Katsina United 33 12 6 15 – 6 42
14. Wikki Tourists 33 10 9 14 – 7 39
15. Abia Warriors 33 9 11 13 +1 38
16. Sunshine Stars 33 9 10 14 – 9 37
17. Jigawa Golden Stars 33 9 9 15 – 16 36
18. Warri Wolves 33 9 7 17 – 13 34
19. FC IfeanyiUbah 33 8 10 15 – 14 34
20. Adamawa United 33 5 9 19 – 23 24
Sunday’s Results
Adamawa United 0-0 Sunshine Stars
Enyimba International 2-1 Jigawa Golden Stars
Heartland FC 2-1 Rangers International
Kano Pillars 2-0 Dakkada FC
Katsina United 1-1 Lobi Stars
Nasarawa United 1-0 MFM FC
Plateau United 4-0 FC IfeanyiUbah
Rivers United 1-1 Akwa United
Warri Wolves 1-0 Kwara United
Wikki Tourists 1-0 Abia Warriors.
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