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Sylla's double deliver victory for Mahanaim FC over FC Sarkin Darki

Mahanaim FC had a busy Thursday evening against FC Sarkin Darki before super-sub Mohammed Sylla delivered two late goals which earned the 'Hot Boys' a hard-fought home victory over the visitors.

Sylla's goals in the 89th minute and 95th minute were enough to confirm superiority of the 'Hot Boys' over the difficult opponents.

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Coach Saheed Jimoh opted for an entirely different line-up to the team that beat Greenlock FC fortnight ago. The match against FC Sarkin Darki is a two legged affair with Mahanaim FC hosting the first leg on their temporary home turf at the Brown Check School on Chikakore junction, Kubwa, Abuja.

The attack led by Mamoudou Batchily, Monday Abdul and Ifechukwu James did everything else but couldn't find the back of the net, as the first half ended goalless.

Both teams threw in fresher legs in the second half as the game searched for a goal. Coach Saheed Jimoh then decided to use another trick from the book as he switched from a 4-3-3 formation to a 4-2-4 formation, throwing in mote attackers, including match winner Mohammed Sylla.

Sylla broke the deadlock in the 85th minute, reacting first to lose ball in box to beat the goalkeeper. This late goal buoyed the 'Hot Boys' and their fans, while the opponents were heartbroken as Mahanaim searched for more.

Sylla' again roofed another shot into the back of the from close range after a well timed pass. He almost scored a third goal before the referee decided to end the game at 2-nil; and meanwhile, another game charger was Abdullahi Shuaibu who came on in the second half provided the assists for Mohammed Sylla. This result continued Mahanaim FC's good run in 2025 with two wins, from two matches.

Starting XI:
Christopher Edoh-Gk,
Sabiu Abdullahi-RB,
Manga Joshua-LB (Prince Sabo LB)
Ikoh Danjuma-DM,
Khalifa Imam-CB,
Destiny Anthony-CB,
Samad Adejumo-DM,
Emmanuel Elijah-AM (Abdullahi Dahiru-RW),
Ifechukwu James-RW (Mohammed Sylla-RW),
Monday Abdul-LW ( Abdullahi Shuaibu-LW)
Mamoudou Batchily-CF (Fowler Boris-CF)

Subs
Marcus Haruna-DM
Folder Boris-CF
Mohammed Sylla-RW
Abdullahi Dahiru-RW
Abdullahi Shuaibu-LW
Prince Sabo-LB
Emma Adi-LW

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