Akwa United beat Ikorodu

Akwa United Chairman Paul Bassey asked his players not to underrate their guests Ikorodu United in a rescheduled Premier League game. The players played accordingly and defeated the Lagos team 3-0 in the match played on Wednesday.

The win means that Akwa have maintained their unbeaten run this season at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, in Uyo. It was the first time Akwa United coach, Maurice Cooreman, who managed Ikorodu last season in the lower division faced his former club. Ikorodu United and another Lagos team, MFM, are in their first season in the top flight division.

Akwa opened scoring through Ubong Ekpai with just barely 10 minutes into the game. They went two goals up five minutes after the break when Harrison Ibukun converted from the penalty spot after Friday Ubong was brought down in the box.

The visitors struggled to get going in the game, and they came close to grabbing an equaliser through Abdullahi Fatai who saw his well struck free kick hit the crossbar two minutes before the break.

Cyril Olisemah compounded the woes of his former club when he added the third in the 60th minute.

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