A dominant performance by Nasarawa United on Sunday afternoon saw them convincingly defeat Katsina United 2-0 at the Lafia City Stadium on match-day six of the ongoing 2025/26 Nigeria Premier Football League Season.
The team’s mastery on the field was evident, with the two well-crafted goals coming off the boots of last season’s highest goalscorer award recipient, Anas Yusuf, at the stroke of half-time following a powerful shot from thirty-five metres, and right back, Abubakar Abdullahi, through a sublime finish, sealing the win seventeen minutes to regulation time.
Abubakar Abdullahi, who was United’s match-day captain, would later be voted Man-of-the-Match for his amazing performance in the game.
Sunday’s impressive result, their third consecutive home win this season, catapulted the Solid Miners to the summit of the NPFL table, amassing thirteen points from six matches, having won four games, drawn one and lost one, with a goal difference of four, respectively, since the new campaign began in August, 2025, while Katsina United remain unmoved on 4th position with nine points.
With momentum firmly in their favour, the Solid Miners will look to maintain their winning streak as they travel to Benin City, Edo State, next weekend, to face 15th-placed Bendel Insurance on match-day seven, before returning home to host Rangers International FC a week later.
In recognition of their outstanding performance, the team received a cash reward of Five Hundred Thousand Naira(N500,000.00) earlier promised them by the Nasarawa State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Hon. Kwanta Yakubu, who was at the Stadium alongside top Government functionaries, including the State House of Assembly’s Standing Committee Chairman on Youth and Sports Development, Hon. Mohammed Garba Isimbabi, and Permanent Secretary of the State Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, Dr. Ibrahim Adamu Alhassan.
Captain of Nasarawa United, King Osanga(MON), received the cash reward on behalf of his teammates shortly after the game, as he appreciated the Commissioner for his benevolence and sustained support.
