Lobi Stars defeated Rivers United 3-2 in a Nigerian

Professional Football League (NPFL) fixture at the New Jos

Stadium.

Farouk Mohammed scored the first goal of the game for

Rivers United in the 64th however Umar Abba equalized for

Lobi Stars five minutes later.

Lobi Stars took the lead through Wasiu Alalade in the 86th

minute but Nyima Nwagwa levelled the scores for the visiting

team in the 90th minute. But in the 96th minute Ani Elijah

netted the winner for Lobi Stars in dramatic fashion.

The Makurdi-based club are first in the NPFL Group B with 26

points after 13 games while Rivers United have accumulated

20 points from 12 matches and they are second in the

division.