Chai! Wetin we go call dis one ehn? Na wah oh! Rivers United don show dem say dem no be small boys as dem come back from behind to draw 1-1 with Kwara United for dia latest Nigeria Premier Football League match!
Dis match wey happen for Ilorin be wahala from start to finish. Rivers wey dem dey call Pride of Rivers, dey play dia first league game for over one month after dem gree focus on Champions League. Na so di league table don change as dem drop from number one position.
Kwara United start the match well well, as dem dey pepper Rivers goalkeeper Osagie Onisodumeya with shots from front. But na only when Shamsudeen Muhammed sabi enter box in 31st minute, wey him carry ball enter for net, give Kwara United 1-0 lead. Wetin you go talk say happen next? Rivers players dey vex no be small!
As di second half begin, Rivers dey push for equaliser like say dem wan collect am by force. Nnaji and Mbaoma dey try, but na only side netting dem dey find as dem dey waste chances like say na joke. E be like say Kwara wan hold di match finish, but no be wetin dem go fit do!
Omo, wetin happen na say as di match dey enter di add-time, Kwara goalkeeper Ayeleso go carry cross but e drop am like say na hot potato. Boluwaji Sholumade, dem dey call am ‘Quick-quick,’ just enter run come land di equaliser for Kwara net. Na so as di goal come enter, everywhere don turn upside down!
Stadium wey don full wey supposed dey cool become fight ground as Rivers United general manager Okey Kpalukwu waka go collect wahala from some angry fans wey no gree calm down. Di man faint but thank God dem fit revive am. Wetin come happen after be say Rivers players and di officials dey trap inside dressing room for more than 45 minutes after final whistle! Na so fans take scatter everywhere!
For di final outcome, Rivers don gather 42 points and dey sit for third place with four matches still dey if dem wan chase after Ikorodu City wey dey lead. Kwara United, on di other hand, still dey jaga-jaga as dem dey struggle for di relegation spot, sitting on 29 points after 26 games.
With four teams wey dey face relegation, dem no fit afford to dey lose points again. Na so NPFL go need to carry out investigation for di violence wey happen because dem don dey complain about fans wahala since di season start. If dem no careful, Kwara go fit chop heavy punishment, and dat one go make dem dey hear am for relegation seat!
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