By Ben Ogbemudia
Shooting Stars Football Club of Ibadan on Tuesday came from behind to beat Bendel Insurance Football Club of Benin 2-1 in the Nigeria National League playoff going on in Enugu.
In the first game of the day, Gombe United and El Kanemi Warriors shared the spoils (1-1) in a hotly contested Northern derby fixture.
The Oluyole Warriors found themselves behind as early as the 14th minute when Daniel Johnson cooly converted a penalty awarded to them by the central referee after Shooting Stars goalkeeper, Dare Dede was adjudged to have apprehended Bendel Insurance player in the 18-yard box.
Taofeek Malomo responded for 3SC with a beautiful strike in the 25th minute before Raheem Nafiu scored the second for the stars following a great build-up play from Gafar Olafimihan.
Shooting currently leads Group B with 3 points following the win while Gombe United and El Kanemi are joint top leaders of Group A following their 1-1 draw.
As of the time of filing this report, the second group A match between Niger Tornadoes and DMD is still goalless while Remo Stars is billed to take on Ekiti United later in the day.
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Meanwhile, the SSA on sports in the office of Edo State Deputy Governor, Mrs. Sabina Chikere said all hope to get back to the elite division is no lost yet.
She kept the hope addressing the supporters and lovers of Bendel Insurance.
Sibina said the remaining two matches will be played with all seriousness as the team is currently receiving the support of Southeast and South-South.
