Nasarawa United lost the league opener on a visit to Niger Tornadoes and locked on with a CAF representative side Abia Warriors.
Ugochukwu Leonard scored Nasarawa United’s first goal and ultimately gave the Solid Miners their first win of the 2025/26 Nigeria Premier Football League campaign following his 10th minute jaw-dropping strike just an inch outside the box against CAF Confederation Cup-bound Abia Warriors on match-day two at the Lafia City Stadium on Sunday evening.
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Adah Umar had found the freestanding attacking sensation with the ball in the opponents’ danger zone, and he wasted no time to strike a missile that beat Sharp Uzoigwe in goal for the Umuahia-based side.
With series of attempts on goal by either sides, it was the Solid Miners who proved superior, scooping all three points, as they made a swift recovery from last Wednesday’s defeat to Niger Tornadoes on the road.
Sunday’s result places United on 9th position with three points, with Abia Warriors on 10th position with same number of points.
The Solid Miners will next be on the road to Aba, Abia State, to face 6th-placed Enyimba FC, on Sunday, 7th September, 2025.
