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2024 NNL Super 8: Nasarawa United FC in blazing start with win over El-Kanemi Warriors

Posted : 09 June 2024

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A 25th-minute long-range free-kick goal by defensive midfielder Moyi Hassan, after Musa Musa was fouled, was all Nasarawa United needed to secure all three points against fellow northern rivals, El-Kanemi Warriors FC.


The match served as the curtain-raiser for the 2023/24 Nigeria National League Super Eight Playoff game, which took place at the Cathedral Stadium in Enugu on Saturday morning, aiming to reignite Nasarawa United FC's ambition to return to the Nigeria Premier Football League next season.


In the fierce duel, watched by a handful of top government functionaries from Nasarawa State and spectators, the Solid Miners, as Nasarawa United are nicknamed, were more determined to change the rhythm following their unimpressive stint in the President Federation's Cup, where they were ousted by fellow 2nd-tier side Sokoto United in the round of 32 fixture.


Both Nasarawa United and El-Kanemi Warriors sized each other up for supremacy in Saturday's clash, with the expectation of headlining the Group's standings, with the Maiduguri-based side losing an extra-time penalty kick that would have resulted in a share of the spoils.


The Solid Miners, who fancied the win, would need one more victory in the group, which contains four teams, to guarantee qualification to the 2024/25 Nigeria Premier League.


Moyi Hassan's spectacular performance for Nasarawa United saw him win the Man-of-the-Match award, becoming the first recipient of the gong in the Playoff tournament this term.


Sokoto United is the next opponent for the Solid Miners on Monday, June 10, 2024, at the same venue at 1:30 pm.

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