Niger Tornadoes vs Shooting StarsResult, Lineups & H2H

Npfl

2025/2026

Niger Tornadoes

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May 24, 2026

Ilorin Township Stadium

Shooting Stars

Match Timeline

72'Yellow Card

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Shooting Stars

Goal!

1-0

Abdulrasheed Shehu Dabai

43'·Niger Tornadoes

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41'Yellow Card

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Shooting Stars

Statistics of the Game

Niger Tornadoes

Shooting Stars

56%Ball Possession44%

17Shots Total4

3Shots On Target0

7Corners1

9Fouls25

0Yellow Cards2

1Offsides2

7Shots Off Target5

115Attacks106

64Dangerous Attacks36

1Goals0

25Free Kicks9

2Shots Blocked1

4Substitutions3

2Injuries4

Niger Tornadoes

Manager: Hamza Abarah

Starting XI

Jerry Isaac

Ahmad Liman

Ibrahim Sabiu

Abdulaz Dalhatu

Abdulrasheed Shehu Dabai

Ismail Sarki

Terdoo Shimagande

Substitutes

Tasiu Lawal

Ifeanyi Okoye

Ahmed Family

Michael Nelson

Daniel Godwin

Bashiru Usman

Suleiman Abubakar

Godfrey Joseph

Rickson Theophilus Mendos

Shooting Stars

Manager: Franklin Howard

Starting XI

Elkanah Godgift

Justice Apaingolo

Desmond Ojietefian

Gbolagade Adelowo

Jamiu Amusat

Tunde Azeez

Stephen Amos

Tijani Kabiru

Lucky Emmanuel

Sodiq Ibrahim

Ismail Ayodele

Substitutes

Mansoor Sale Aliyu

Charles Ribannu Habu

Chukwudi Ekeocha

Joshua Akpan

Austin Onyemaechi

Mustapha Lawal

Ikouwem Utin

Adebayo Abayomi

Olaoke Olajobi

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Mohammed Aliyu DF	-	90'	0	-	-	-	-
Ibrahim Sabiu MF	-	90'	0	-	-	-	-
Sunday Akinmoladun DF	-	90'	0	-	-	-	-
Abdulrasheed Shehu Dabai FW	-	90'	1	-	-	-	-
Ismail Sarki FW	-	90'	0	-	-	-	-
Idris Saidu DF	-	90'	0	-	-	-	-
Ahmad Liman MF	-	90'	0	-	-	-	-
Abba Khalid DF	-	90'	0	-	-	-	-
Abdulaz Dalhatu MF	-	90'	0	-	-	-	-
Jerry Isaac GK	-	90'	0	-	-	-	-
Terdoo Shimagande FW	-	90'	0	-	-	-	-

Niger Tornadoes vs Shooting Stars — computed insights

Niger Tornadoes, 17th before kickoff, beat Shooting Stars, who were 3rd.(Table before kickoff: Niger Tornadoes 45 points from 37 matches, Shooting Stars 60 from 37.)
Niger Tornadoes moved from 17th to 16th in the Npfl table with this result.(Out of the relegation places (bottom 4). Before kickoff: 17th, 45 points from 37 matches. After: 16th, 48 points from 38 matches; 20 teams; the table also counts 9 matches played at the same time.)

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Niger Tornadoes	15	D2	2	5	0	0	3/15	2-6
Shooting Stars	15	W3	4	0	3	0	10/15	6-4

Niger Tornadoes — last 5 games

L0-1 @ Katsina United2026-04-05
D0-0 vs Enugu Rangers2026-04-12
L0-3 @ Remo Stars2026-04-19
D2-2 vs Kwara United2026-05-03
D0-0 @ El Kanemi Warriors2026-05-10

Shooting Stars — last 5 games

L0-1 @ Remo Stars2026-04-05
D0-0 vs Kwara United2026-04-12
W2-1 @ El Kanemi Warriors2026-04-19
W3-2 vs Nasarawa United2026-05-03
W1-0 vs Barau2026-05-10

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 7
Period covered: 2022-01-19 – 2025-12-21
Niger Tornadoes wins: 3
Draws: 0
Shooting Stars wins: 4
Avg goals per meeting: 2.86
Over 2.5 goals: 57%
Both teams scored: 57%
Home side won: 100%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted
Last 5 meetings: 2W 0D 3L (Niger Tornadoes view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 3.4 vs 2.86

Most recent meetings (5 of 7)

Date	Home	Score	Away
2025-12-21	Shooting Stars	2-1	Niger Tornadoes
2025-03-23	Shooting Stars	3-1	Niger Tornadoes
2024-11-03	Niger Tornadoes	2-0	Shooting Stars
2024-03-25	Niger Tornadoes	2-1	Shooting Stars
2023-11-05	Shooting Stars	4-1	Niger Tornadoes

Standings before kickoff (rebuilt from 363 earlier results)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Niger Tornadoes	17	37	45	0	LDLDD	19	-2
Shooting Stars	3	37	60	2	LDWWW	4	-1

Table context

Points gap: 15 ptsNiger Tornadoes 45 · Shooting Stars 60
Positions: #17 vs #3
Goals per game: 0.97/0.97 vs 1.11/1.05scored/conceded per game · league average 0.99

How we calculate this