Shooting Stars head coach Salisu Yusuf believes his side will only get better after beginning their 2026/27 Nigeria Premier Football League campaign with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over newly promoted Inter Lagos at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Ibadan, on Friday.
The Oluyole Warriors secured all three points in a lively opening fixture that produced three first-half goals and two penalties, before both sides struggled to create clear-cut opportunities after the interval.
Shooting Stars made the brighter start and took the lead in the 11th minute through Lucky Emmanuel; the forward racing into the box to meet a flick-on from a throw-in before firing a low effort into the goalkeeper’s right corner to put the hosts ahead.
Inter Lagos, however, responded midway through the first half and made history in the process.
Captain Uchenna Njoku scored the club’s first-ever NPFL goal, finishing into an empty net after Adigun Damilare produced an impressive run before picking out his teammate with a precise pass across the face of goal.
