Heartland and Kwara United share spoils in rescheduled NPFL match

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

Kwara United forced Heartland FC to a 1-1 draw in a rescheduled Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) contest in Owerri on Thursday.

The two Nigerian top-flight sides had almost similar form ahead of their match with the host winning two of their previous five games with three losses.

For the Harmony Boys, they had two wins with a draw and two losses ahead of the tie.

After a barren first 45 minutes, Tope Akande gave struggling Heartland the lead nine minutes into the second half.

The lead, however, only lasted six minutes for the hosts as Godwin Oshagbemi bagged the equalised for the Ilorin-based side.

With the spoils shared, Kwara United occupy the 12th position with 23 after 19 games.

Hearland sits in the 20th position battling relegations waters with 17 points from 19 matches.

Up next for Heartland is another home game against Kano Pillars, while Kwara United will visit Akure to face Sunshine Stars. Both matches will take place on February 4, 2024.

Oluwaseun Oyediji

Oluwaseun Babatunde Oyediji is a multi-media sports journalist with over 10 years experience in Information Communication Technology (ICT), women's football, and beach soccer reportage.The prolific writer is the Media Assistant to Nigeria Beach Soccer League and Africa Beach Soccer Union as well as contributor on Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) website.He has covered multiple national and international football tournaments including Championship of African Nations (CHAN 2020), CAF Women's Champions League (2023), and Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2023).Since 2021, Oyediji has covered the NWFL Premiership especially the season ending Super Six Playoffs.A member of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Ogun state chapter is also the image maker of the Remo Sports Development Council under the leadership of Chief Falilat Ogunkoya and David Osuolale.

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