We visited El Kanemi Warriors of Maiduguri on matchday 34 of the Nigeria Premier Football League 2024/25 season in what was the second of a busy run of fixtures on the road for the lads and we picked a vital point.
LINEUP: Aina Oluwadamilare; Waliu Ojetoye, Harrison Austin, Chibuike Oheagbulam, Leonard Ngenge; Onwe Kelechi, Salawu Yusuf, Tosin Oyedokun; Emmanuel Solomon, Adelani Shola & Okechukwu Nwanna.
It was a tense start to the game with huge atmosphere as the fans were loud enough, but the lads tried to stand their ground, settle into the game and find their way.
It was an end to end first half battle with the fight going both ways but we eventually got the breakthrough courtesy Emmanuel Solomon’s header with four minutes left in the first half.
We would however not take the lead into the break as the home side found a way to level on the stroke of half time and we went into the break 1-1.
The resumption of hostilities saw a determined El Kanemi Warriors, as they looked to break down our defense and go in front.
Aina proved to be a wall on a few occasions as well as the towering presence of Chibuike Prestige Oheagbulam, ensuring that we didn’t concede and we were resolute and absorbed the pressure well and sneak away with a point.
UP NEXT:
The lads head straight to Uyo to face desperate Akwa United as we look to grab more points to cement our place on the table and secure our safety.
SUBSTITUTION
OUT: Shola Adelani IN: Chineme Chinonso 55’
OUT: Okechukwu Nwanna IN: Ayomide Cole 55’
OUT: Emmanuel Solomon IN: Dada Oladimeji 55’
OUT: Aina Oluwadamilare IN: James Faith
OUT: Waliu Ojetoye IN: Nasiru Suleiman 90+2’
BOOKINGS
36’ Emmanuel Solomon