‘Keep it up and you will be great’ – Rabiu Ali tells 3SC’s Lawal

Rabiu Ali and Abdullahi Lawal during the game between Shooting stars and Kano pillars (© Shooting Stars SC/Facebook) 

Shooting Stars midfielder Abdullahi Lawal has earned rave reviews since his debut appearance as a substitute against Doma United at the Lekan Salami Stadium in Ibadan.

After another impressive performance from the lanky midfielder in the Matchday 9 encounter with Kano Pillars, NPFL legend Rabiu Ali, who was full of admiration for his brilliant display in the heart of the  Oluyole Warriors midfield against his side, gave him words of encouragement as he trudged off to a rousing ovation from all fans in the stadium when substituted and again at fulltime.

At the end of the encounter which ended one-nil in favor of the Oluyole Warriors, Rabiu Ali, whose freekick clipped the crossbar during the encounter, went straight to the midfielder embraced and counselled him.

“You are a good player, just keep it up and you will be great”. Rabiu Ali told Lawal as he kept hugging and giving him a tap from the back.

Abdullahi Lawal, who joined from Abia Warriors during the summer transfer window, has been one of the standout acquisitions of Coach Gbenga Ogunbote alongside the likes of Kareem Ademola Ayinde, Taye Muritala, Ayobami Junior.

The 3SC fans are, however, hoping he’s fit enough for upcoming games seeing he limped off the pitch to be replaced by Alex Agahowa who was also just returning from a injury layoff.