Bashir Usman’s individual brilliance earns Tornadoes a deserved 1-0 home win to put an end to a winless streak in NPFL Matchday 10 on Sunday at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium.

The Niger Tornadoes’ dazzling winger Bashir smashed home with a rocket shot to break the deadlock in the second half after an astonishing ball control to silence his markers as he releases a shot that blinded Badmos Nurudeen in goal for Akwa United.

The two teams battling to leave the red zone put their best foot forward from the blast of the whistle in search of a win to move up on the NPFL log.

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Few chances were created in the first half as both sides stuck to tactical discipline and saw off the half scoreless.

Tornadoes effected changes as the second half commenced, introducing the likes of Yahuza Bala, Bolaji Adeyemo, and Clinton Jephta, in a move that added more spice to the Ikon Allah Boys attack as they ceased the control of the game.

Midway through the half, pressure paid off for the hosts as Bashir Usman struck after benefiting from skipper Ifeanyi Okoye’s well-laid pass to send the entire stadium into raptures in what turned out to be the only goal of the match, his third for the season and second at home.

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The win moved Tornadoes two places from 19th place on the log to 17th going into the next game.

POST MATCH REACTION:
Hamza Abdul’azeez Abara
“We had so many sleepless nights before today’s game, trying to perfect our conversation rate which has been our greatest challenge this season. The game was tricky because of the position of the two teams, but we needed the win more judging by our two previous home results”.

“We spoke with the boys on the need to put the previous results behind and start another clean slate starting from this game, indeed the win is a morale booster for us going forward”.

“Our next game is against Doma United who is in top form, you can see their position on the log, very difficult team to beat, but not impossible”.

SUBS:
24′
↩️Alex Emeka
➡️Mohammed Hussaini
46′
↩️Chidi Ernest
➡️Bolaji Adeyemo

↩️Musa Najere
➡️Clinton Jephta

↩️Tasiu Lawal
➡️Yahuza Bala
70′
↩️Sadiq Razaq
➡️Abiodun Adebayo

UNUSED:
Mohammed Yusuf
Moses Ugwu
Innocent John Awori
Eric Frimpong.

CAUTIONS:
34′
Sadiq Razaq
68′
Ifeanyi Okoye
Bashir Usman

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