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Match
By Dorcas Jonah
Abuja, May 15, 2017 (NAN) Nasarawa Flickers hockey team on Monday thrashed Kano Flickers 3-0 in the opening match of the 2017 National Hockey League One in Abuja.
Abdulsalam Aliyu scored the first goal, while Innocent Auu extended the lead in the second half of the game and Ishaya John scored minutes after to take the game beyond.
Head Coach of the Nasarawa team, Zainab Suleiman, said the victory was for God and the state, adding that the players had worked hard to achieve this.
“I am thankful to God for giving us this victory. It is not by our strength. It is God that had crowned our hard work.
“We came prepared to gain promotion and I hope that by God’s grace, we will achieve that’’ she said.
However, the Head Coach of the Kano Flickers declined post-match interview with newsmen.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the league which commenced on Monday will come to a close on Saturday.
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(Edited by Martins Odeh and Olawale Alabi)