Kwara 1-0 Enyimba
Netting his third goal of the campaign on MatchDay 13 against Enyimba, Alao Danbani of Kwara United thinks he has joined the race for the golden boot.
Danbani scored the lone and winning goal of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) encounter with Enyimba International on Wednesday in Ilorin and declared a self set target of 15 goals this season.
Danbani had on 17th minute followed Samad Kadiri’s rebounded effort to head past Olorunleke Ojo. He finished with seven goals last season and believes he can double the tally this term.
Speaking with www.npfl.ng at pitch side, the former Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) Ilorin FC striker was unable to contain his joy at scoring in a fixture he rated as difficult.
His words; “It was not easy but I must thank God for our team and also thank the coaches because they were always encouraging us.
He suggested that the team may have performed well so far due to unity and ability of the players to support each other.
He said, “There is togetherness in the team, we love ourselves and we always support each other on the pitch”.
Danbani said with the present coordination and spirit in the team, Kwara United will finish among the top two teams in the country at the end of the current season.
It was a game of fewer chances in the first half but a more relaxed and coordinated Kwara United finished the half with a 1-0 lead.
Danbani would have made it 2-0 in the 23rd minute but directed the ball over the bar after meeting Abdulafeez Musa’s beautiful pass.
The 2nd half restarted with Enyimba pegging Kwara United to their area, forcing their hosts to defend heavily before they again wrestled possession away from the visitors.
Enyimba Sadiq Abubakar hit the woodwork in the 58th minute in one of the fewer chances created by the visitors but Finidi George’s decision to introduce Cyril Olisema in place of Austin Oladapo gave Kwara United control of the game.
There was exchange of fair tackles in the closing stages of the match as centre referee allowed play to flow to the admiration of fans at the Kwara Stadium Complex.
