Wikki Tourists, the Bauchi Elephant once again dropped valuable points at home after being held to a 1–1 draw by visiting Kwara United in the Matchday 8 encounter of the 2025/2026 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season played at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium, Bauchi on Sunday.
Wikki Tourist started brightly and took the lead in the 23rd minute through Jonathan Mairiga, who dazzled past two defenders in a solo move before firing a low shot that beat the Kwara United goalkeeper to send the home fans into early celebration.
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The visitors, however, drew level shortly before halftime, through Gidado Taoheed, capitalizing on a momentary lapse in Wikki’s defence to find the back of the net in the 44th minute, ending the first half at one goal apiece.
The pressure from the host almost paid off when Wikki was awarded a penalty in the 72nd minute, but the Kwara United goalkeeper produced a brilliant save of the kick by Abdullahi Usman to deny the home side what could have been a decisive goal.
Wikki Tourists will now turn attention to the next fixture, a tough North-East Derby away to El-Kanemi Warriors in Maiduguri next weekend, where the team will be hoping to bounce back with a positive result.
