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NPFL: Kano Pillars beat Enyimba in rescheduled fixture

NPFL: Kano Pillars beat Enyimba in rescheduled fixture

Abba Adam scored a brace as Kano Pillars defeated Enyimba 2-0 in a rescheduled Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) match-day 14 encounter at the Sani Abacha stadium on Thursday, Afrosport reports. Usman Abdallah's Pillars were the better side right from the blast of the whistle and they made their dominance count in the 26th minute when Adam broke the deadlock off a beautiful assist from Ibrahim...

NPFL: Ideye scores winning goal as Enyimba edge Nasarawa United

NPFL: Ideye scores winning goal as Enyimba edge Nasarawa United

Former Super Eagles striker Brown Ideye was on target as Enyimba defeated Nasarawa United 2-1 in a rescheduled Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) encounter in Aba on Wednesday, Afrosport reports. The People's Elephants went into the game without a win in their last seven games, but Joseph Atule's opener just before half-time put them in control. Nasarawa United responded in the 58th minute through Anas Yusuf...

NPFL: Ikorodu City score late to earn point against Remo Stars, Rivers United back on top

NPFL: Ikorodu City score late to earn point against Remo Stars, Rivers United back on top

Ikorodu City scored a late equaliser to earn a 1-1 draw, and denied Remo Stars a win in the South West derby in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) on Sunday, Afrosport reports. The Skye-Blue stars drew the first blood at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena in the eighth minute when Ibrahim Shuaib got on to a quickly-taken throw, before hitting the back of the net. Remo...

NPFL: Shooting Stars upset Pillars in Kano, edge closer to continental spot

NPFL: Shooting Stars edge Sunshine Stars in Southwest Derby

Alex Aghaowa's first-half goal earned Shooting Stars a 1-0 win away at Southwest rivals, Sunshine Stars in Ikenne in a matchday 16 encounter in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Afrosport reports. The defender dashed forward and made his presence count upfront by slotting the ball past the Sunshine Stars goalkeeper after a brilliant team move in the 28th minute. Shooting Stars goalkeeper Mustapha Lawal kept...