The Solid Miners were, on Saturday, forced to a barren draw against visiting Ikorodu City FC of Lagos in their 2024/25 Nigeria Premier Football League match-day 24 encounter at the Lafia City Stadium.
Despite deploying every tactic to guarantee victory, the home team could not find the back of the net, leaving them frustrated and disappointed as the fight against the drop zone continues.
The match saw both teams create chances, but neither could capitalize on them with United’s goalkeeper, Detan Ogundare, the busier of the two goaltenders.
United’s strikers were guilty of missing several gilt-edged opportunities, with Anas Yusuf, Qamar Adegoke, Idris Ajiya, Garba Abubakar, Abubakar Abdullahi, and Peter Eneji, all missing glorious chances in the first and reverse halves of the game.
Goalkeeper, Detan Ogundare was called into some fantastic saves courtesy of Ikorodu City’s Ajeyigbe Toyeeb and Shola Adelani.
Both teams held firm their defences to share the spoils, a result that frustrated the home side who had won the first-leg of the encounter 1-2 in Lagos.
The draw leaves the Solid Miners on 18th position with 26 points from 24 games, while Ikorodu City moves up to 6th place with 35 points from same number of outings.
Nasarawa United will next face Bayelsa United in a live game in Yenagoa, on Wednesday, 19th February, 2025, before returning home to take on Remo Stars, a week later(Wednesday, 26th February, 2025), with the changes orchestrated by the President Federation’s Cup States’ finals scheduled to take place across the country between 22nd and 23rd February, 2025.
CAUTION:
Chineme Chinonso(IKO)2′
Kelechi Onwe(IKO)33′
Emmanuel Onyema(NAS)42′
Anas Yusuf(NAS)68′
Alade Solomon(IKO)90+2′
NASARAWA UNITED LINE-UP: Detan Ogundare, Abubakar Abdullahi, Mubarak Hussaini, Moyi Hassan, Benson Abbey, Utake Emmanuel, Shina Kumater, Onyema Emmanuel(Garba Abubakar 45′), Qamar Adegoke(Idris Ajiya 60′), Anas Yusuf(Peter Eneji 82′), Abubakar Aliyu(Ibeh Michael 82′)
UNUSED SUBS: Mohammed Galadima, Habib Yakub, Manga Mohammed , Habibu Alakija, Chigoziem Salomon.
