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Kwara United responded with purpose and drew level eight minutes later as Toheeb Gidado finished calmly to make it 1-1 before the interval.<br \/><br \/>Chidera Michael took advantage of a defensive error to restore the hosts\u2019 advantage, before adding a second goal three minutes later to put the game beyond reach.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Read Also:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.completesports.com\/afcon-2025-super-eagles-number-in-camp-rise-to-15-after-bassey-iwobi-onyeka-arrivals\/\">AFCON 2025: Super Eagles Number In Cairo Camp Rise To 15 After Bassey, Iwobi, Onyeka Arrival<\/a><\/strong><br \/><br \/>Speaking with the<a href=\"https:\/\/enyimbafc.net\/ukaegbu-pleased-with-victory-over-kwara-united\/\"> club&#8217;s website<\/a>, Ukaegbu stated that the team will be aiming for nine points in their next three matches.<br \/><br \/>\u201cApart from the mistakes (from the Kwara United goalkeeper), you know we missed some scoring chances too.<br \/><br \/>\u201cThe target, however, is to get nine points from our next three games.<br \/><br \/>\u201cNow, we are going to El Kanemi; we know how they play. 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