A resurgent Akwa United were on rampage in search of their first win of the season in the Nigeria Professional Football League and did it emphatically away from home on match-day three with a 3-0 thrashing of Nasarawa United at the New Jos Stadium on Sunday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.
The result eases off the pressure on Akwa United coach, Deji Ayeni, who said his team had been a work in progress since loosing their opening game at home against Bendel Insurance.
“Bendel Insurance came to our backyard and shocked us 2-0. Since then we have bee putting our house together. We started with Enyimba and we have been determined not to drop any points again. “Honestly, I’ve got a lot of positives from the tactical aspect of the game,” Ayeni said during the post-match interview.
On the other hand, the result further compounds the woes of Nasarawa United, who have now lost two games on their adopted Jos home ground. “I believe it’s not our making, it’s football. Football comes like that, the boys did their best,” Nasarawa United coach, Abubakar Arikya said after the game.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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