NPFL’23: Resilient Nasarawa bow to Plateau United in Jos

A cagey North-central Nigeria Premier Soccer League match-day 15 derby conflict between Nasarawa United versus hosts, Plateau United, ended 1-0 in favour of the house facet on the New Jos Stadium, on Sunday night.

In a sport largely dominated by the Stable Miners, it was Nenrot Silas’ thirteenth minute deflected objective that separated each side at full-time.

Govt Governor of Nasarawa State, Engr. Abdullahi Sule, represented by his Deputy, Dr. Emmanuel Agbadu Akabe, along with a high-powered Nasarawa State Authorities delegation, comprising the Commissioners for Youth and Sports activities Improvement, Amb. Fortunate Isaac Yargwa; Info, Tradition and Tourism, Hon. Yakubu Mohammed Lawal; Surroundings, Hon. Kwanta Yakubu Bohar; Everlasting Secretary of the Ministry of Youth and Sports activities Improvement; rapid previous Commissioner for Youth and Sports activities Improvement, Hon. Othman Bala Adam, amongst others, had been in Jos to lend ethical and psychological assist to the 2021 Aiteo Federation Cup runners-up.

Nasarawa United who’re nonetheless pushing to maneuver out of the purple zone in Group ‘A’ will host Taking pictures Stars Sports activities Membership of Ibadan of their subsequent sport on Sunday, twenty ninth April, 2023.

Earlier than then, the group will journey to Minna, Niger State, for a spherical of 64 Nationwide Federation Cup tie in opposition to Kebbi United on Wednesday, twenty sixth April, 2023.

Coach Abubakar Arikya (NAS): “Everybody can attest to the truth that we performed higher than our hosts immediately. We had been simply unfortunate.

“It is painful that we misplaced.

“We now flip our focus to our subsequent sport at house in opposition to visiting Taking pictures Stars of Ibadan the place we hope to get the utmost factors and proceed with our struggle in opposition to the drop zone.”

Coach Fidelis Ilechukwu (PLA): “In all sincerity, Nasarawa United had been the higher facet of immediately’s assembly, and this is because of their place on the log.

“They got here all out for this sport, and had been extra decided than us, however we’re fortunate to get the win.

“We’ve got three extra video games to go. We’ll tackle Kwara in our subsequent sport away from house, and we hope to get one thing optimistic from that encounter.

“It is that sport that may decide whether or not we will play within the Tremendous Six competitors.”

–NUFCMedia