University of Agriculture, Makurdi are the Higher Institutions Football Legaue champions after defeating University of Calabar 5-4 on penalties which succeeded a goalless stalemate at the Agege Stadium, Lagos on Saturday, 3rd November.

UAM Tillers started the game on the front foot, with their skipper Ebuka David aka Forty at the thick of the action but the Okorie Okechukwu-led defence stood resilient.
The Unical Malabites hit back with attacking midfielder Abate Terkuma running the show but both sides lacked the cutting edge and failed to match the spectators’ vibes.

The first 45 minutes ended a dull affair; in stark contrast to the second interval which sparked to life after top scorer David whipped in a fantastic left-wing free-kick. The quality effort, however, was met by an outstanding acrobatic save from Okechukwu.
Forty could have made UNICAL pay for poor defending but the eight-goal striker’s effort left much to be desired before UAM goalkeeper Toraze Terungwa made a point-blank save to deny Malabites a goal from corner kick.

UNICAL had four attempts on goal as they took control of the game, but their finishes on each occasion lacked the quality to test Terungwa.
With time running out and UAM on the counter-attack, a recovering Malabite defender cleared out left-back Joseph Clement’s cross for an unmarked Ebuka as the games went into penalty shoot-outs.

Prince Imo’s effort - UNICAL’s third - was superbly thwarted by Terungwa and UAM Tillers captain David converted the decisive kick to hand the Makurdi outfit the maiden HiFL trophy.


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