Super Six : Flood Lights Shine Goals as Promise Keepers Cease Fire

Olamide Sunday Oyetunji Monday, December 11, 2017

Aiteo Cup champions Akwa United slug it out with Lagos based MFM FC in the Super Six Pre Season tournament competition at the Sani Abacha Stadium.

Two sides touted to be the most entertaining teams in the NPFL aspiring to do well in CAF Competitions next season.

The early exchanges saw MFM dominating a tired Akwa United that played the Alhan cup final 24hours ago.

After a goalless first 45minutes,Play was halted by the stadium floodlights for few minutes around the 50th minute mark.

Light ON and it shine goals as the Olukoya Boys opens the scoring through Adekunle Adegboyega from close range in the 56th minute.

Akwa United kept the goal promise as they replied immediately through Otegbeye whose fierce shot was too fast for Custodian Folarin six minutes after the hour mark.

All efforts for a winner proved abortive as both sides share the spoils in Group B.

Akwa United Line-up :

Emmanuel Iwu 22

Etim Matthew 4

Kodjovi Dadzie 31

Kelly Kester 12

Ariwachukwu Emmanuel 15

Godspower Igudia 35

Cyril Olisema 26

Ajibola Otegbeye 11

Christopher Lolo 32

Adeshina Issa Gata 13

Subs:

Ismail Shagari 18

Chigozie Chilekwu 3

Uche Michael 5

Musa Newman 9

Aniekeme Asuquo 33

Yenne Tenton 19

Emmanuel Charles 34

Amaechi Orji 14

Edem Akakatang 27

Aminu Nuhu 21

■MFM FC Line-up:

Folarin Abayomi 1

Okorom Stanley 28

Julius Emiloju 20

Opara Austin 30

Uwaga Chuka 3

Tchacto Giscard 4

Bashiru Monsuru 18

Onuwa Chukwuka 10

Kenedinum Nelson 35

Abdullahi Suleman 17

Adegboyega Adekunle 22

RESERVES

Ospino Egbe 12

Zikiye Jonathan 34

Akuneto Chijioke 16.

●NPFLInvitational2017 - MatchDay1 Results

Plateau United 1-1 Enyimba FC

Akwa United 1-1 MFM FC