By Daily sports on June 21, 2021
Sunshine Stars Football Club beat visiting Abia Warriors of Umuahia 2-1 on Sunday in Akure, with striker Sadeeq Yusuf’s brace all the home team needed for the maximum three points.
The Match Day 28 fixture played at the Ondo State Sports Complex in Akure saw Yusuf calmly slotting home from close range after the visitors failed to clear their lines in the 20th minute.
Goalkeeper Saliu Sulaiman was on hand to stop Abia warriors’ Paul Samson from equalising, before the visitors got a leveller in the 42nd minute.
But Yusuf cut their jubilation short two minutes later.
With the brace, Sadeeq Yusuf has so far scores 11 goals for Sunshine Stars to join Silas Nwankwo and Zulkifulu as the league’s joint leading goalscorers.
MATCH DAY 28 RESULTS IN 2020/2021 NPFL
Following are the results of Match Day 28 fixtures in the 2020/2021 NPFL played on Sunday:
Dakkada FC 1-1 Rangers International
Enyimba International 0-0 Nasarawa United
FC IfeanyiUbah 2-1 Heartland FC
Jigawa Golden Stars 1-0 Kano Pillars
Lobi Stars 2-0 Kwara United
Plateau United 2-0 Warri Wolves
Sunshine Stars 2-1 Abia Warriors
Rivers United 1-0 Katsina United
Played on Saturday:
Akwa United 2-0 Adamawa United
Postponed:
MFM FC vs Wikki Tourists
•Courtesy of NAN. PHOTO: Sunshine Stars players
Source Daily sports
Posted June 21, 2021
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