True to pundits’ predictions, the University of Maiduguri’s Desert Warriors and Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba’s Luminaries will play in the final match of the 2021 Higher Institutions Football League following their victories in the semifinals of the competition on Wednesday.UNIMAID Warriors defeated Federal University of Technology Minna Transformers in the first semifinal of the competition, while AAUA Luminaries beat University of Nigeria Nsukka Lions in the second semifinal.
However, as the Transformers pushed for the third goal needed to edge their opponent, tragedy struck in the 71st minute when the Desert Warriors scored a crucial away goal through Suleiman Saleh to put the aggregate scoreline at 2-2 meaning that the Transformers needed two more goals to qualify.The match eventually became farfetched for the Transformers when they were caught off guard during an attack and allowed Ishola Ibrahim of the Desert Warriors to score a second goal in the 75th minute.
The Luminaries had played a 1-1 draw with the Lions in Nsukka, and thereby, qualified for the finals on the away goals rule.The AAUA Luminaries made history as the first state-owned university to qualify for the HiFL finals since inception. The team ousted perennial Super Four qualifier OAU Giants and UNILAG Marines on their way to the finals.
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