By Amaechi Agbo
The Solid Miners, as Nasarawa United FC are nicknamed, in a hard-fought display of resilience and tactical poise, maintained their commanding position at the summit of the ongoing 2025/26 Nigeria Premier Football League table with a hard-earned goalless draw against their North Central Zonal rivals, Plateau United, in a pulsating match-day seventeen encounter held at the New Jos International Stadium, Plateau State, on Sunday evening.
Both sides went into the clash desperate to scoop all available points, with Nasarawa United needing their first away win against the Peace Boys in Jos, while the hosts wanted to overturn last Thursday’s abysmal result against visiting Rivers United who ran away with all three points.
Coach Mangut Mbwas, motivated by the presence of the Nasarawa State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Hon. Kwanta Yakubu, alongside the Permanent Secretary, Dr. Ibrahim Adamu Alhassan, as well as other large delegation members from the State, returned to the venue that he last coached before joining Nasarawa United in the beginning of this campaign, guiding his side to temper their opponents’ fervour with astute defending and moments of offensive flair, approaches that helped his side share the spoils in a contest that kept supporters on the edge of their seats, their first point ever on the road against Plateau United in a league game decided in Jos.
Sunday’s result ensured that the Solid Miners remain atop of the league table with 31 points, one more point ahead of 2nd-placed Rivers United who have a game at hand, compounding Plateau United’s misery as they only moved one place above the drop zone via goal difference.
Up next for Nasarawa United is a weekend home game against newly promoted Barau FC of Kano, at the Lafia City Stadium.
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