Udom Ekerette and Samson Olasupo scored in the 12th and 33rd minutes respectively in the Match Day 7 fixture.
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Niger Tornadoes, who squeezed through to this stage with a 6-5 penalty shoot-out defeat of two-time CAF Champions League winners Enyimba FC have a date with Green Beret FC at the FIFA Goal Project inside the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja.
Muhammadu Lafiya, State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, revealed this to the News Agency of Nigeria.
Dakkada, Heartland and Niger Tornadoes recorded wins, but MFM drew and the result could be a boost to the survival bids of the three with six rounds of matches left in the 2021/22 NPFL campaign.
Pick of the matches were the ones involving title chasing Rivers United and Plateau United, where both teams recorded victories.
In the latest exercise of Summary Jurisdiction, Niger Tornadoes and two of the club officials have been sanctioned just as the LMC has requested the Nigeria Referees Appointment Committee to review the performance of the Centre Referee in the MatchDay 5 fixture between Niger Tornadoes and Rivers United.
Shamsudeen Ashin gave Tornadoes an early lead before Gafar Olafimihan’s expertly taken penalty dragged 3SC level. After the break, two quick goals from Ahmadu Nilmar and Augustine Gaffar put the result beyond the reach of the Oluyole Warriors.
Out of the eight teams, four: Gombe United, El-Kanemi Warriors of Maiduguri, Niger Tornadoes, DMD of Borno, are from the northern zone of the country, while Shooting Stars Sports Club of Ibadan, Ekiti United and Remo Stars are from the South West.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the 2020/2021 Nigeria National League match Day 9 was played at the Kwara Stadium Complex, Ilorin.
The players include former Niger Tornadoes player Mustafa Jibrin, Jerome Heutchou from Apejes FC of South Africa, Munkaila Musa from Yobe Desert Stars and Ayobami Junior from Shooting Stars.
Abdulrazaq, a former FC Ifeanyi Ubah, Niger Tornadoes and Gombe United midfielder, will now lace boots for the Solid Miners side for the NPFL 2020/2021 season.
Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State has charged players of the state’s team, Niger Tornadoes Football Club, to capitalize on the defeat in the finals of AITEO Cup to be characterised by constructiveness and influence for the better as they prepare to represent Nigeria in the CAF Confederation Cup.
This was after their team defeated Niger Tornadoes 4-3 on penalty kicks after a goalless draw during regulation time of the men’s competition final match of the 2019 Aiteo Cup.
A statement by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mary Berje, said Bello advised the Minna-based club not to be intimidated by Kano Pillars as the runners-up in the 2018 edition of the cup, adding that Niger Tornadoes were also finalists in 2017.
Coach Majin Mohammed of Niger Tornadoes Feeders of Minna says his team’s target now is to win their remaining matches in the Nationwide League One in order to earn promotion.
While Tornadoes pulled off an upset in Lagos beating Rivers United 2-1 at the Agege Stadium, Pillars were pushed to the wire before overcoming Calabar Rovers 4-2 on penalties after the Nigeria National League side had forced them to a 1-1 draw in regulation time.
Earlier in the week, there was a major shakeup in the administration of the club
In the statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria, Babur said the decision followed the approval of a combined meeting of the Ministry’s Management and that of Niger Tornadoes on Tuesday
Rangers International Football Club of Enugu on Wednesday defeated Niger Tornadoes of Minna 1-0 in a midweek Match Day Five of the Nigeria Professional Football League played in Enugu.
Wikki Tourists Football Club on Sunday defeated visiting Niger Tornadoes 2-1 in a Nigeria Professional Football League in Gombe.