Kwara United ahead Junior Aimufua scored twice because the Concord Boys defeated Remo Stars 3–1 in Ilorin on Saturday in a Nigeria Premier Soccer League (NPFL) Matchday 11 encounter.
The victory extends Kwara United’s fantastic run underneath new head coach Brazil, making it two wins from two and three matches unbeaten since his appointment.
Aimufua opened the scoring within the twenty ninth minute, calmly slotting house handy the hosts a first-half benefit. Babatunde Vivid doubled the lead within the 74th minute earlier than Aimufua sealed his brace within the 87th minute, placing the end result past doubt.
Remo Stars grabbed a late comfort by means of Jabbar Malik in stoppage time, however it proved too little, too late as Kwara United wrapped up a convincing win.
The end result sees the Ilorin-based aspect proceed their resurgence, with two wins and a draw underneath coach Brazil, shifting them additional up the NPFL standings.
For Remo Stars, it marks one other disappointing outing as they wrestle to regain kind following their 7–1 humiliation by Mamelodi Sundowns within the CAF Champions League. The defeat is their third consecutive loss throughout all competitions.
In the meantime, in Benin Metropolis, Bendel Insurance coverage’s poor begin to the season continued as they had been held to a 1–1 draw by a resilient Warri Wolves aspect on the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium.
Alex Oweilayefa put Insurance coverage forward within the ninth minute, however Othuke Egbo levelled for the guests within the forty first minute to make sure a share of the spoils.
Regardless of a current change in technical management, Insurance coverage’s struggles persist — with just one win all season and three attracts of their final 5 matches.
In distinction, Warri Wolves maintained their strong away kind, incomes one other invaluable level on the street and persevering with to point out indicators of a aspect with top-flight ambitions.
