2024/2025 NPFL Match Day 26: Nasarawa United stuns league leaders, Remo Stars FC, in Lafia

Posted : 27 February 2025

Anas Yusuf's 25th-minute goal was all Nasarawa United FC needed to scoop all three points off the 2024/25 Nigeria Premier Football League leaders, Remo Stars, in the Matchday 26 tie on Wednesday afternoon at the Lafia City Stadium.

Left-back Mubarak Hussaini's dangerous cross into the box was met by the league's leading goalscorer, Anas, who tucked the ball into an empty net—his 14th goal of the season.

The Solid Miners held on to the solitary strike until regulation time in the highly anticipated clash, watched by the Deputy Governor of Nasarawa State, Dr. Emmanuel Agbadu Akabe, as well as the Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Hon. Kwanta Yakubu, who boosted the scorer's morale with the sum of N100,000, and the Permanent Secretary, Dr. Ibrahim Adamu Alhassan, to strengthen the team's unrelenting desire to escape the drop zone.

Today's result means United are now 17th on the log with 30 points from 26 games.

The team will travel to Umuahia, Abia State, for a date with Abia Warriors on Matchday 27, slated for Sunday, March 2, 2025, before returning to host Sunshine Stars a week later in Lafia.

Nasarawa United FC coach Salisu Yusuf described the game as a great one:

"It’s a great result for us today, despite the tight schedule before this game.

"We only had two days to train because we needed to manage fatigue.

"Within those few days, I tried to imprint my game plans on the players.

"We got our goal through a high press. I think the team has great potential to grow.

"We will work on our team cohesion so that the players understand each other better.

"We respect Remo Stars as the league leaders, but if you observed very well today, they couldn’t create any goalscoring opportunities throughout the game.

"I am so proud of the boys' performance today against the league leaders.

"The mandate given to me is to rescue the team from relegation, and I believe that is achievable."

For Daniel Ogunmodede of Remo Stars, the team did their best:

"We did our best in the game today, but the outcome wasn’t good enough for us.

"Nasarawa United needed the points more than us. They played very well today, and I am still surprised to see them where they are on the league table.

"They gave their best and got what they worked for. We didn’t create many chances; I think they deserved the win."

2024/2025 NPFL Match Day 26: Nasarawa United stuns league leaders, Remo Stars FC, in Lafia

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