Enyimba defeats Tornadoes 3-1, Sporting Lagos, Rivers Utd win

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Defending champions, Enyimba, shook off the effects of their 1-0 defeat midweek by Remo Stars to beat Niger Tornadoes 3-1

at the Aba Township Stadium yesterday. at the Aba Township Stadium yesterday.

Even at that, it took Enyimba all of 22 minutes in the second half to open scores through Alade Balogun. But once the gate had been opened, the Peoples Elephant scored two more goals through Elijah Akanni and Uche Collins in the 85th minute. Tornadoes scored their consolatory goal in the 86th minute through Akintunde Azeez.

Rangers opened the scores with a Godwin Obaje’s 37th-minute penalty, while Kingsley Maduforo made it 2-0 in the 48th minute. Lobi Stars reduced the tally through Samuel Torwuese in the 68th minute, but they could not find the equaliser against a tight Rangers’ defence. In Yenagoa, two goals by James Emo in the 79th and 92nd minutes saw Bayelsa United coming from behind to defeat Kano Pillars 2-1. Pillars had taken the lead in the lead in the 52nd minute through Ibrahim Mustapha before Bayelsa stormed back to take the points.

As predicted, Coach Ladan Bosso has again led the National U-20 team, the Flying Eagles, to another disastrous outing, losing 2-3 to Senegal in their last group match to exit the ongoing 13th African Games in Ghana. Coventry scored twice deep into stoppage time to stun Wolves 3-2 at Molineux and reach the FA Cup semi-finals for the first time since they won the competition in 1987.

 

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