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
You may also like...
Giant Killers Send Akwa United, Rangers, Warri Wolves...
La Liga: Mbappé to miss Rayo clash, camavinga...
Rivers Govt, Real Madrid Sign Ratification Agreement
Quadri hopes to surpass q/finals record at table...
Key issues ahead of 2024 Olympics
Man Utd Hit Roma For Six To Banish...
Joshua hints at MMA crossover
Betcamp unveils Siasia, Mighty George as ambassadors
Olopade charges federations ahead of 2026 Commonwealth Games
Ofili, Nathaniel lead Nigerian entries for Lone Star Grand Prix
Shakira, Burna Boy to perform official World Cup song at opening ceremony
Carding App Launches ₦400 Million World Cup 2026 Prediction Event for Football Fans
.jpg)
FIFA WORLD CUP 2026: Nigeria's Pathetic World Cup Story (PART TWO) Dire Consequences of snubbig Oliseh's Wake-up call
64 Clubs Down to 4: JOF U-13 Tournament Heads to Semi-Final Clash
Nnadozie suffers FA Cup heartbreak
Falcons open camp for Senegal double-header
EPL: Slot issues emotional farewell to Liverpool fans
Mexican goalkeeper Ochoa set for historic sixth World Cup
Most Read
Rangers International going, going . . . (63,829 views)
Amaju Pinnick: A cat with nine lives (55,155 views)
Second Term: Amaju Pinnick, Other NFF Heavyweights Home to Roost •How Pinnick Broke the Jinx (53,113 views)
Current issues in Nigerian sports: Matters arising (52,677 views)
Sports Development: Zenith Bank on the zenith (52,582 views)
Missing $150,000 IAAF Grant: Solomon Dalung’s Hide and Seek game (52,481 views)
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje’s solid footprints, commitment to sports development in Kano State (52,313 views)
NFF Presidency: Pinnick, Maigari, Ogunjobi, Okoye in Battle for Supremacy (51,881 views)
Olopade, BET9A wave of revolution in NNL (51,063 views)
Commonwealth Games 2018: Shame of Muhammadu Buhari, Solomon Dalung (49,562 views)
Ibrahimovic’s Man U exit: Whose decision is it? And in whose interest? (47,992 views)
John Mikel Obi: Segun Odegbami’s Outrageous Call! (47,438 views)