Lobi Stars beat Kada Warriors 1-0 as NNL season winds down
From Uche Nnorom, Makurdi
Lobi Stars FC on Wednesday in a rescheduled National Nigeria League, NNL match defeated Kada Warriors of Kaduna by a lone goal.
It was the stars last home game as the season wind down and expectation from the fans were high.
The solitary goal of the match was scored in the run off to the first half by attacker Suur Kumaga who converted from the penalty spot.
Lobi player Dominic Foga was brought down inside the spot and the center referee pointed straight to the spot
Kumaga stepped out and struck the ball sending the keeper the wrong way
In the second half, the Stars attempted to increase the tally but failed to convert chances as the away side owned by former Super Eagles winger Garba Lawal also came close to equalizing.
Speaking with Sports Writers at the end of the match, Head Coach, Lobi Stars John Onuh said although he is pleased with the performance of his side, the team lost several scoring chances.
Onuh expressed regrets that he could not take the team back to the elite division but said he is contended with their outing.
“There is a lot of things to overhaul. I took over the team at the end of the first round of the season. I had to work hard and the boys also cooperated. We injected few players to ensure a turn around but as you can see, we still need to make a lot of changes in the team so that we can prepare well and get the promotion we really need back to Nigeria Professional Football League, NPFL”. Onuh said.
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