NPFL: Akwa United aid relegation fight with rare win in Ilorin as Bayelsa United hold Enyimba in Aba
Akwa United put Kwara United to the sword away from home to aid their fight for relegation in the Nigeria Premier Football League while Bayelsa United held Enyimba away from home on Sunday, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports.
Akwa United defeated 10-man Kwara United 0-2 to give themselves a fair chance of escaping the relegation waters at the Kwara Sports Complex.
Things began to get bad for the hosts after center back Adekunle Segun was sent off with a straight red card for dragging back Uche Sabastine from a scoring position in the 24th minute.
Two minutes later Osoba Kabir scored from a rebound after Endurance Ebedebiri's thunderous free-kick bounced off the post.
The lead was doubled and the win was sealed as Wisdom Ndon located Ibrahim Akande in the middle, he dropped a beautiful through pass to Uche who fired home a superb goal to double our lead on 73 minutes.
In Aba, former champions, Enyimba FC could not utilize the home advantage as they played a 1-1 draw against Bayelsa United.
Ekene Awazie slots home from Kalu Nweke’s pass to put the People's Elephant in front, but the lead was shortlived as the Prosperity Boys restored parity almost immediately through Ifeanyi Ogba.
Uche Dozie
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