Bayelsa United goalkeeper Clinton Ezekiel was in excellent type on Sunday, producing a string of good saves to encourage his facet to a powerful 0-1 away win over Taking pictures Stars on the opening day of the 2025/2026 Nigeria Premier Soccer League (NPFL) season.
The Flying Eagles shot-stopper stood tall between the posts on the Lekan Salami Stadium, Ibadan, as Taking pictures Stars piled on the strain searching for targets. Again and again, Ezekiel denied the house facet with calm reflexes and fearless goalkeeping, irritating their attackers all through the competition.
His efficiency proved decisive as Bayelsa United took all three factors from a tough away fixture, sending a robust assertion at the beginning of the marketing campaign.
Ezekiel, nonetheless solely within the early phases of his profession, has already constructed a status as one of many brightest younger goalkeepers in Nigerian soccer. Many followers and league followers have tipped him because the NPFL Participant of the Week after his heroic show.
Bayelsa United will now look to construct on this nice begin, whereas Taking pictures Stars should regroup shortly after being stopped by a goalkeeper in impressed type.
