Plateau United have returned to the summit of the Nigeria Professional Football League table after a hard-fought 1-0 win against visitin...
Plateau United have returned to the summit of the Nigeria Professional Football League table after a hard-fought 1-0 win against visiting Wikki Tourists in a matchday 17 encounter on Sunday.
Plateau’s goal was scored by Reuben Bala from the penalty
spot on 57 minutes following a handball inside the penalty box. The wins means
Plateau are now on 31 points.
Former leaders MFM FC were thrashed 4-0 away to Nasarawa
United. Goals from Adamu Hassan, Yinka Onaolapo (61st minute), Anthonin Oussou
(83rd minute) and Abdulrahman Bashir (86th minute) secured the emphatic win for
Nasarawa.
MFM drop to third in the league table following their heavy
loss.
Former NPFL champions Kano Pillars lost 1-0 to El-Kanemi
Warriors in Maiduguri. The only goal of the game was scored by Mathias Samuel
on 53 minutes. The Warriors have now gone up to second position on 30 points.
In the Oriental derby at the UJ Esuene Stadium in Calabar,
Enyimba came from a goal down to beat champions Rangers 2-1.
Daniel Etor gave Rangers the perfect start with a seventh
minute goal. Enyimba hit back through substitute Samuel Chukwude in the 55th
minute. And in the 88th minute, Enyimba completed the comeback with Mfon Udoh
scoring the winner.
In Uyo, Akwa United defeated Shooting Stars 4-2. Friday
Ubong opened the scoring on 11 minutes before a hat-trick from Alhassan Ibrahim
in the 28th, 36th and 44th minute, gave Akwa a 4-0 half-time lead. Ibrahim now
has nine league goals.
Shooting Stars pulled a goal back through Moses James on 58
minutes. Taiwo Shittu made it 4-2 on 90 minutes but it was too little too late
as Akwa held on.
In other results, Niger Tornadoes playing at home beat Lobi
Stars 2-1, Sunshine Stars lost 2-1 away to IfeanyiUbah, hosts Abia Warriors
beat ABS 2-0, Gombe United pipped visiting Rivers United 1-0 and Remo edged Katsina
United 1-0.
