Nasarawa United suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat to Niger Tornadoes in their 2025/26 Nigeria Premier Football League season opener on Wednesday at the Kwara State Sports Stadium, Ilorin. The Solid Miners created numerous scoring opportunities, but Tornadoes’ defense held firm to secure the win.
Terdoo Shimagande scored the only goal of the match in the 24th minute, capitalizing on a momentary lapse in the Nasarawa United defense.
Nasarawa United’s Ugochukwu Leonard, Abubakar Abdullahi, Umar Adah, and Salomon Chigoziem all had scoring opportunities, but the ball refused to find the back of the net.
Post-Match Reaction
Mangut Mbwas, Technical Adviser of Nasarawa United, said: “We actually started this game very well, however, we conceded the goal so carelessly… The league just started, and it’s a marathon race. We will return home, review the challenges to effect our mistakes in order to win our next game of the campaign.”
Nasarawa United will look to bounce back stronger in their next match against Abia Warriors at home on Sunday, August 31, 2025.
