Bendel Insurance Football Club of Benin this evening recorded their first away victory in far away Ilorin, Kwara State after beating Katsina Utd 1-0 in the Match Day 16 of the Nigeria Premier Football League.
Elmer Arunta scored the only goal of the match bring his debut goal for the Benin Arsenals in the 72nd minute as a reward for Insurance FC dominance in the encounter at the Kwara Sports Complex in Ilorin.
The Coach Kennedy Boboye managed Insurance FC showed their determination to fight their way out of the relegation zone as they took the battle to the gate of the host team with dominant display from the start to the end of the game.
The hosts were lucky to escape Insurance humiliation at home as the several scoring chances created by the visitors were missed by the strikers who were too much in a hurry to bury their football adversaries.
Elmer Arunta’s 72nd minute goal, aside handing Bendel Insurance their first away victory in the current season, also lifted them out of relegation zone. Insurance FC were 19th on the table with 16 points before the clash with Katsina Utd who occupied 11th position with 21 points. Insurance have now moved up to 15th position on the log.
Insurance FC manager Kennedy Boboye had expressed his optimism after thrashing Wikki Tourists 3-0 in Benin last week that a back-to-back victory was possible.
Boboye will be leading his team back home with confidence ahead of their home game in the NPFL Match Day 17 encounter against Rangers International of Enugu. The match is scheduled to kick off by 4pm on Saturday, December 13, 2025 at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin.
