Lobi Stars
forward, Kingsley Eduwo was the star attraction on Wednesday he netted a hat-trick
against league leaders Rangers to help his team to a surprise 3-1 victory over
the Flying Antelopes in a match day 8 of the Nigeria Professional Football
League (NPFL).
The former
Sunshine Stars striker scored twice in the first half as the Pride of Benue
raced to a two-goal lead in Makurdi. Rangers reduced the tally after in-form
Chisom Egbuchulam scored with seven minutes left but Eduwo swiftly dashed their
hopes of getting something out of the game by completing his treble three
minutes later as Lobi climbed to 3rd on the log, one point behind Rangers and
second-placed MFM.
In Nnewi,
millionaire club FC IfeanyiUbah managed to grind out a 1-0 win over Heartland
in an Oriental Derby. Brazilian William Da Silva scored the only goal of the
game from the penalty spot early on as the Anambra Warriors continued their
climb up the ladder. They are now placed 4th with a game in hand.
The other
team to win on the day were newly promoted Niger Tornadoes who beat bad
travellers Shooting Stars 2-1 in Lokoja. All goals in the contest were scored
in the first half with Wilfried Angel (a free kick) and Lukman Mohammed scoring
for Tornadoes before Babatunde Bright replied with his first goal (also a free
kick) for Shooting Stars.
There were
three goalless draws on Matchday 8 in Umuahia, Port Harcourt and Uyo. In Port
Harcourt, Rivers United failed to take advantage of their first home game after
two futile road travels to Lokoja and Ibadan. They were held to a goalless draw
by Sunshine Stars, a result that has seen the club's management issue a 3-match
ultimatum to Technical Manager Stanley Eguma to get results or get sacked.
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