Nasarawa United Football Club and Kwara United settled for a 1-1 draw in their Matchday 12 fixture of the 2025/2026 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL).
The match, played at the Lafia Township Stadium on Sunday, saw the solid miners and the visiting team sharing one point each.
Anas Yusuf scored for the home team in the 1st minute of the game, while Aule Johnmark equalised for Kwara United in the 36th minute.
Despite drawing this game, Nasarawa site maintained their lead at the top of the table with 23 points, while Kwara United are in seventh position with 17 points.
In a post-match interview, the Technical Adviser of Nasarawa Utd, Mbwas Mangut, said it was painful when a club drops points in the presence of their supporters at home.
Mangut noted that the expectations were high on the club at this time and promised to ensure that they win more matches both at home and away to maintain their position on the league table.
The Technical Adviser of the Nasarawa site explained that it is not all games that would be in their favour, but said that the team was determined to win more matches.
On his part, Suleiman Ashifat, Coach of Kwara Utd, said that it was a good thing that they held Nasarawa Utd to a draw in their home.
He explained that Nasarawa Utd. is a good site, but said they wanted to take all three points like they did last season, but settled for a draw instead. (NAN).