Hosts Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) on Wednesday in Ibadan defeated visiting Kwara United Football Club of Ilorin 2-1 in a 2021/2022 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) fixture.

Alao Danbani of Kwara United had put the visitors ahead of the hosts 59 minutes into the rescheduled Match Day 8 fixture.

The Oluyole Warriors fought back in the match, their first game since the club’s general manager, Rasheed Balogun, died late last week.

They secured an equaliser through Ayo Adejubu in the 75th minute and got victory through a last-minute strike from Ebenezer Odeyemi.

Abdullahi Biffo, Kwara United head coach, blamed his team for losing concentration towards the end of the game when it mattered most.

”We gave 3SC the opportunity to come back stronger,” he said.

Biffo said his team actually came to Ibadan to secure a win. While I still give it to the boys. But we came here to fight and unfortunately at the end of 90 minutes we were unable to get it. I praise 3SC because when they were one goal down, you could see the zeal, that they wanted to get the goal back. So, I blame myself, and I blame the team.”

Speaking of the late 3SC general manager, Biffo described him as his “very good friend and boss” and disclosed they would have dedicated the victory to him if they had won.

Speaking also, Edith Agoye, the coach of 3SC, said it was not a good point to have a strong team like Kwara United leading them into the second half.

Agoye said what had been happening to the team since the beginning of the season was a situation that would form the team’s character.

The coach said the substitutions he made in the second half was to change the game, helping them win the game.

(NAN)