By Taofeek Babalola
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has motivated Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan with the sum of one million naira following their victory over Bendel Insurance of Benin in the Nigeria National League (NNL)super eight playoff matchday one fixture at the Nnamdi Azikwe Stadium, Enugu on Tuesday.
The Oluyole
Warriors came from behind to snatch a 2-1 win over their arch rivals in the Group
B opening game this afternoon.
Daniel
Johnson shot Bendel Insurance into the lead from the spot before Malomo Ayodeji
equalized for the Ibadan-based outfit. Raheem Nafiu netted the winner for 3SC
the 83rd minute after a great build-up play from Gafar Olafimihan.
3SC will
continue their pursuit for the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL)
promotion ticket tomorrow when they engage Remo Stars in the matchday 2 encounter
by 11am.
Makinde, in
a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, hailed the spirits
of the 3SC players, charging them to go for glory and reclaim the glory of the
3SC.
He said:
“The victory of the 3SC over Bendel Insurance today is a sweet one. It was a
confirmation of the high spirits of the team on its way to promotion into the
premier league. I commend the players and the management of the team for
justifying the passionate belief and confidence that we have in them.
“This
victory is well-deserved, as it showed the determination of our boys to bring
back the glory days of the Oluyole Warriors. My charge to them is to brace up
and man up for the matches ahead and secure the much-coveted promotion.
“It will be
remarkable and eventful if the boys can bring back the glory days by securing
promotion at a period that our government has just remodelled their grounds,
the Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasingba, Ibadan, to a world class facility.
“This is the
charge for the boys: 3SC's promotion is a task that must be done and as a
government, we will do everything possible to support the team.”
In another
matchday one fixtures, Gombe United shared the spoil with El-Kanemi Warriors in
their Group A opener. One goal in each
half of the encounter ensured that the North East teams settled for draw. Also
the match between Niger Tornadoes of Minna and DMD of Maiduguri ended goalless.
MATCH DAY 1 RESULTS
Gombe United
1-1 El-Kanemi Warriors
Bendel
Insurance 1-2 3SC
DMD 0-0 Niger Tornadoes
Ekiti United vs Remo Stars
MATCH DAY 2
Date: 8th September, 2021
El Kanemi
Warriors Vs Niger Tornadoes 8:30pm
3SC Vs Remo
Stars 11am
Gombe United
Vs DMD 4pm
Bendel
Insurance Vs Ekiti United 6pm
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