Nasarawa’s para-soccer team on Tuesday walloped their Kaduna counterparts 8-1 in their second match at the ongoing National Para Games in Abuja.

In other games played on Tuesday, Kano beat FCT 1-0, Katsina defeated Imo 5-1, and Bauchi beat Kebbi 5-1. Also, Plateau beat Jigawa 8-0, and Yobe beat Gombe 12-0, while Bayelsa walked over Akwa Ibom after they arrived late for the match.

It was Nasarawa’s first victory after losing 1-2 on Monday to Yobe.

Nasarawa opened scores through Nasiru Hadi in the ninth minute, while Abubakar Taminu drew Kaduna state level in the 18th minute.

Usman El-Mohammad then scored in the 26th and 36th minutes to take the game to 3-1. Hadi added to his tally in the 43rd and 46th minutes to take scores to 5-1, while Ibu Umar made it 6-1 in the 49th minute.

Hadi scored his fourth of the day and his team’s seventh in the 54th minute before Musa Ibrahim completed the rout in the 59th minute.

“We will work hard to win our remaining games. After we lost our first game, we resolved to fight back and win our remaining matches in this competition. This is because we want to finish this competition with a medal, and this is our target,” said Nasarawa coach Umaru Adamu after the match.

Sixteen teams grouped into four are participating in the para-soccer competition.

In group A are Kano, Plateau, FCT and Jigawa, while group B has Katsina, Bayelsa, Imo and Akwa Ibom. Group C has Nasarawa state, Yobe, Kaduna and Gombe, while group D comprises Kwara, Kebbi, Borno and Bauchi.

Fifteen sports are featuring in the inaugural National Para Games holding at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, with teams from 17 states participating.

(NAN)