#GusauAhlanCup25: Lobi Stars, Wikki Tourists Win As Basira and Mighty Jets Share The Points In Lafia
#GusauAhlanCup25: Lobi Stars, Wikki Tourists Win As Basira and Mighty Jets Share The Points In Lafia
Adams Jesse Odoba-Yacham
The Gusau/Ahlan Cup continues to gather buzz across the nation as day three offered a glimpse of what to further expect as teams continue to spring surprises.
First game of the day saw Wikki Tourists take on Benedict Akwuegbu FC of Jos. Ben FC as they are called for short with an array of NPFL players in Larry Lagbera and Sinbad Adams in their fold began on a slow pace as Lewis Dadong hit them twice in the space of 5 minutes to put Wikki Tourists in a healthy lead heading into the break.
Ben FC on resumption dominated play and were unable to break down the Wikki Tourists defence until the final moments of the game when Daniel Adoga scored with an audacious effect to half the scores as the referee signal for the final whistle.
The second game saw Lobi Stars dispatched Sokoto base Caliphate FC.
The defending champions took the game to their opponents right from the blast of the whistle but could not break Caliphate FC's resilience in the first half.
Lobi Stars will however go ahead after Paul Itim finished off a fine team move in the 54th minute before Sunday Awasa got to the end of a clever pass from Suur Kumaga to round up an impressive day for Lobi Stars.
The best was however saved for the last when 10 man FC Basira got a point off Mighty Jets FC of Jos.
Uba Cyracus opened the scoring in the 4th minute when his shot from a Bright Silas pass deflected off Emmanuel Iliya past Silas Panshak.
FC Basira will however claw back in the 34th minute when Adamu Ibrahim rose highest to head home Kim Pwajok's corner as the first half ended one goal apiece.
On resumption, Mighty Jets FC retook the lead when kid sensation, Ukeyima Emmanuel struck in a ferocious free-kick three minutes after the break.
Bakam Sunday will however restore parity for his side when he saw his deflected effort sailed through the net.
Ebuka Ekasi was however given his marching orders for a two foot challenge on Bright Silas and nothing separated both sides as the points were shared.
Reacting after the game, Ahmed Musa (FC Basira) described the performances of his wards as good and despite not training together for long they still fashioned out a draw off a very good team like Jets.
"I will like to praise the performances of my boys, they did well and despite being together for less than two weeks, we were able to hold Mighty Jets to a draw with a man down".
"It was a beautiful game, we are glad that we partook in this tournament as it will provide us the perfect avenue to continue to build on our project, he concluded''.
Match Day 4 will see the conclusion of the group games as Katsina United will take on Mailantarki FC by 2pm while the game between two times champions Kano Pillars and One Discovery of Abuja will be by 4pm.
