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Unity Preseason Tournament Climax As Isaac Danladi Becomes Patron
The final of the 2024 edition of the Unity Preseason Tournament will be played on Sunday 18 August at the Area 3 playing pitch Abuja.
The main activity of the final match will be the investiture of former Chairman of Nasarawa United of Lafia, and present Permanent Secretary of the Nasarawa State Ministry of Sports, Barrister Isaac Danladi as the Patron of Tournament.
According to the Chairman of the Organizing Committee, Patrick Ngwaogu (Odogwu), the choice of Barrister Danladi came after considering his support in ensuring that the tournament which has become the flagship in the Northern Conference stands on a strong footing.
Odogwu said the investiture will be held at the interval of the final match.
Meanwhile, the results of the matches played, have been a mixed feelings for the NPFL teams taking part in the tournament.
In their first match, Nasarawa defeated Ejike Ugboaja Academy by three goals to one, while Like Minds FC of Gwagwalada played a two all draws with Atlantic FC of Suleja same result defending Champions EFCC FC had with 2K-19, Niger Tornadoes were victors over Conanc by two goals to nil
On the second day matches Like Minds defeated CKD Academy by two goals to one, while Atlantic lost to Ejike Ugboaja by a lone goal, same margin that
2K-19 lost to Niger Tornadoes.
Conanc FC drew goalless with Midlands of Jos.
The third day matches saw Midlands FC playing goalless with EFCC, Plateau United losing two goals to one to 2K-19, Nasarawa Utd drew one, one to Atlantic same goal margin Ejike Ugboaja played with
CKD Academy
In other matches, Niger Tornadoes played goalless with EFCC,
Nasarawa United suffered a three goals to one defeat to Like -Mind of Gwagwalada,
Plateau United hammered Conanc by four goals to nil, with Atlantic and CKD playing goalless. Midland lost one zero to 2k-19 (1), and EFCC defeating Plateau lone goal.
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Agada Shines with Brace as Orijent Beat Karlovac 2-0
Nigerian forward Charles Adah Agada scored twice as HNK Orijent secured a 2-0 away victory over Karlovac 1919 in the Croatian SuperSport Prva NL on Saturday.
Orijent produced an impressive performance at the Branko Čavlović-Čavlek Stadium in Karlovac to claim all three points in the league encounter.
Agada, a former Mavlon FC of Lagos attacker, was the standout performer, finding the net twice to help the visitors overcome their hosts and strengthen their position in the league campaign.
Orijent went into the half-time break with a 1-0 advantage before extending their lead in the second half.
The Nigerian striker completed his brace with the goal that made it 2-0 in the 57th minute.
Karlovac were unable to find a response as Orijent held on to their advantage to secure victory away from home.
The result represents an important boost for Orijent, who will look to build on the performance in their subsequent league fixtures.
For Agada, the brace underlines his value to the team as Orijent continue their campaign in Croatia’s second-tier football competition.
He has built an important role on loan at the club and has successfully established himself as a regular fixture in their lineup, appearing in all 8 league matches so far this season.
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