Akwa United down Abia Warriors to make winning start to 2024
Akwa United FC shot-down Abia Warriors 3-1 in a Nigeria Premier Football League clash to make a winning start to the year 2024.
The Promise Keepers went into the contest looking to heal from a turbulent 2023 which saw the club fail to achieve on-field success except for a state FA Cup triumph.
At the Eket Stadium on Sunday, January 7, 2024, visiting Abia Warriors went ahead following a scramble in the Akwa United FC penalty area after 28 minutes of football.
That goal pushed the Coach Abdullahi Umar tutored Akwa United FC team out in search of redemption, one that arrived when winger Mubarak Said finished off from inside the Warriors penalty area.
In the 42nd minute, the complete as Akwa United skipper David Phillip worked his way into the penalty area before unleashing a low shot into the net for 2-1, a lead that stood until the halfway point of the NPFL clash.
In the second half, Akwa United FC made the result safe through forward Hadi Mohammed from the penalty spot in the 57th minute.
With both sides failing to add to the scoreline, the game ended Akwa United FC 3-1 Abia Warriors, a winning start to 2024 for the hosts who will look to put behind the struggles of the previous year and push further up the 2023/2024 Nigeria Premier Football League standings.
