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Nasarawa United 2-1 Niger Tornadoes · Nigeria Premier Football League

Nasarawa United beat Niger Tornadoes 2-1 in the Nigeria Premier Football League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Nasarawa United and Niger Tornadoes met in the Nigeria Premier Football League at Lafia Township Stadium in Lafia on Sunday, 18 January 2026.

Goalscorers

Nasarawa United: A. Yusuf 13'; A. Oluwasegun 22'. Niger Tornadoes: A. Liman 84'.

How the match went

Nasarawa United saw more of the ball, 57% of it. There were 20 corners in total, 12 to Nasarawa United and 8 to Niger Tornadoes. Nasarawa United conceded 30 fouls, Niger Tornadoes 24. The referee showed 5 yellow cards (3 for Nasarawa United, 2 for Niger Tornadoes).

Line-ups

Nasarawa United started in a 4-3-3: D. Ovunda, A. Abdullahi, J. V. Ekioke, A. Oluwasegun, P. Samuel, I. Jofrank, B. E. Ihionu, J. John, E. Okorie, L. Ngwei, A. Yusuf.

Niger Tornadoes started in a 4-3-3: I. Nchekube, E. Mathew, S. Akinmoladun, A. Family, I. Saidu, A. Dalhatu, I. Sabiu, M. Nelson, I. A. Babawo, T. Shimagande, A. S. Dabai.

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Minute by minute

  1. 13'Goal! Nasarawa United 1-0 Niger Tornadoes. A. Yusuf (Nasarawa United) converts the penalty.
  2. 22'Goal! Nasarawa United 2-0 Niger Tornadoes. A. Oluwasegun (Nasarawa United) scores.
  3. 84'Goal! Nasarawa United 2-1 Niger Tornadoes. A. Liman (Niger Tornadoes) scores.
Full commentary (19 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Nasarawa United vs Niger Tornadoes.
  2. 9'Yellow card for A. Family (Niger Tornadoes).
  3. 13'Goal! Nasarawa United 1-0 Niger Tornadoes. A. Yusuf (Nasarawa United) converts the penalty.
  4. 15'Yellow card for A. Abdullahi (Nasarawa United).
  5. 22'Goal! Nasarawa United 2-0 Niger Tornadoes. A. Oluwasegun (Nasarawa United) scores.
  6. 46'The second half is under way.
  7. 46'Substitution, Nasarawa United: I. Ajiya comes on for L. Ngwei.
  8. 53'Yellow card for Unknown (Niger Tornadoes).
  9. 56'Substitution, Niger Tornadoes: A. Liman comes on for E. Mathew.
  10. 56'Substitution, Niger Tornadoes: K. Ebong comes on for I. Sabiu.
  11. 63'Substitution, Nasarawa United: H. Alakija comes on for J. John.
  12. 72'Yellow card for Unknown (Nasarawa United).
  13. 73'Substitution, Niger Tornadoes: M. Abbati comes on for T. Shimagande.
  14. 73'Substitution, Niger Tornadoes: A. Azeez comes on for A. Dalhatu.
  15. 80'Substitution, Nasarawa United: B. Jack comes on for E. Okorie.
  16. 80'Substitution, Nasarawa United: A. Lawal comes on for A. Yusuf.
  17. 80'Substitution, Nasarawa United: C. Nduka comes on for I. Jofrank.
  18. 81'Yellow card for P. Samuel (Nasarawa United).
  19. 84'Goal! Nasarawa United 2-1 Niger Tornadoes. A. Liman (Niger Tornadoes) scores.
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