Match summary
Before kickoff, Kwara United were 11th in the table but 1st on points from the last five league games.
Niger Tornadoes vs Kwara UnitedResult, Lineups & H2H
Lokoja Confluence Stadium
Niger Tornadoes vs Kwara United in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Niger Tornadoes1W 1D 3L
Niger TornadoesKwara United
4Pointsof 1510
3Goals scored7
6Goals conceded4
2Clean sheets3
0Scored in a row1
0Unbeaten in a row4
3Without a win0
1Conceded in a row1
Head to head9 meetings · Jan 2018 – Dec 2025
- Niger Tornadoes wins
- 4
- Draws
- 2
- Kwara United wins
- 3
2.11goals per meeting
33%both teams scored
33%3+ goals
56%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsNiger Tornadoes 2W 2D 1L · 2 goals per game
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 343 earlier results
Niger TornadoesKwara United
#14Position#11
43Points35 v 35 games46
0Goal difference+1
0.97Scored per gameleague avg 0.970.89
0.97Conceded per game0.86
#17Form table position#1
Match Timeline
Niger TornadoesKwara United
- Yellow Card · Niger Tornadoes · —90+10'
- Red Card · Niger Tornadoes · —90+10'
- Yellow Card · Niger Tornadoes · —90+6'
- Goal · Niger Tornadoes · Ismail Sarki2-287'
- Substitution · Niger Tornadoes · Tasiu Lawal · InOut: Abdulrasheed Shehu Dabai71'
- Substitution · Niger Tornadoes · Bashiru Usman · InOut: Ahmad Liman71'
- 63'Goal · Kwara United · Akeem Akanni1-2
- Substitution · Niger Tornadoes · Godfrey Joseph · InOut: Abdulaz Dalhatu63'
- Substitution · Niger Tornadoes · Rickson Theophilus Mendos · InOut: Terdoo Shimagande63'
- Yellow Card · Niger Tornadoes · —55'
- Yellow Card · Niger Tornadoes · —55'
- Substitution · Niger Tornadoes · Michael Nelson · InOut: Ibrahim Sabiu48'
- 38'Second Yellow · Kwara United · Toyeeb GidadoSecond Yellow
- 37'Yellow Card · Kwara United · —
- 37'Yellow Card · Kwara United · —
- 37'Yellow Card · Kwara United · Toyeeb Gidado
- 27'Goal · Kwara United · Babatunde Sikiru1-1
- Goal · Niger Tornadoes · Abdulrasheed Shehu Dabai1-026'
Match Statistics
Match stats
Niger TornadoesKwara United
61%Ball Possession39%
18Shots Total3
5Shots On Target1
4Corners2
4Yellow Cards5
13Shots Off Target2
140Attacks95
100Dangerous Attacks31
2Goals2
5Substitutions4
1Red Cards1
1Ball Safe1
0Injuries4
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-3-3 · 4-3-3
Manager: Hamza Abarah
Starting XI
-
IE
Ifeanyi Emmanuel-
AF
Ahmed Family-
AL
Ahmad Liman-
IS
Ibrahim Sabiu-
AD
Abdulaz Dalhatu-
TS
Terdoo ShimagandeSubstitutes
-
TL
Tasiu Lawal-
IO
Ifeanyi Okoye-
MN
Michael Nelson-
JG
John Godwin-
BU
Bashiru Usman-
SA
Suleiman Abubakar-
GJ
Godfrey Joseph-
RM
Rickson Theophilus MendosManager: Ashifat Sulyman Olayinka
Starting XI
-
YI
Yahaya Ibrahim-
AO
Arinze Ogbonna-
MK
Muhammed Kabiru-
GA
Gabriel Jeremiah Abutu-
TG
Toyeeb Gidado-
BS
Babatunde SikiruSubstitutes
-
MS
Mohammed Samsudeen-
MA
Mohammed Alao-
IM
Issa Mogaji-
AA
Abdulsalam Abdulsalam-
MA
Musa AfeezPlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ifeanyi Emmanuel GK | - | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
Ibrahim Sabiu MF | - | 48' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| - | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| - | 71' | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| - | 90' | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| - | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
Ahmed Family DF | - | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| - | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
Abdulaz Dalhatu MF | - | 63' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
Terdoo Shimagande FW | - | 63' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
Tasiu Lawal FW | - | 19' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
Michael Nelson MF | - | 42' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
Bashiru Usman FW | - | 19' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
Godfrey Joseph MF | - | 27' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
Rickson Theophilus Mendos FW | - | 27' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
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