Nasarawa United Football Club has secured a crucial 2:0 win over Katsina United in their match day six fixture of the 2025/2026 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL).
The match day six fixture between the two teams was played at the Lafia Township Stadium, the home ground for the Nasarawa site.
Nasarawa Utd’s Anas Yusuf and Abubakar Abdullahi scored the decisive goals, securing three points for the home team.
Anas Yusuf’s goal in the 45th minute set the tone, while Abubakar Abdullahi’s strike in the 73rd minute sealed the victory for the solid miners.
The solid miners now top the table with 13 points having won today’s game, while Katsina Utd are now fourth on the table with nine points.
The match saw both teams creating goal-scoring chances, but in the end, the hosts’ determination paid off for them.
In a post-match interview, the Technical Adviser of Nasarawa Utd, Mbwas Mangut, expressed joy for getting maximum points in the game against a difficult side.
He appreciated his players for stopping the visiting club from scoring and said that the team is achieving what it has planned gradually as the season progresses.
He explained that NPFL is a marathon race that has just begun, so it is not yet time for celebration, but it is the time to plan and continue to do well and better in the matches ahead.
On his part, Azeez Mohammed, Coach of Katsina Utd, said the better side won because they took their chances.
The visiting coach explained that the team would return to the drawing board and work seriously to ensure that they convert their chances to goals in subsequent league matches. (NAN).