The 10-point gap established by Remo Stars at the top of the Nigeria Premier Professional League has been narrowed to nine following Remo Stars’ lone goal loss to Nasarawa and Shooting Stars’ 1-1 draw with Enyimba in Aba.
Anas Yusuf’s 25th-minute goal was all Nasarawa United needed to peck the advancement of the league leaders. But it still left Nasarawa in the murky waters of relegation.
For Shooting Stars in what was to be an early kick-off at 3 pm but suffered a little delay owing to rainfall, the Ibadan team did not mince words about their intentions.
They went into the attack right from kick-off and could have been two goals up before the half-hour mark.
They opened the game with a ferocious attack and scored in just after 15 minutes when Sodiq Ibrahim in a breakaway move found the net.
Minutes later, he was close to doubling the lead, but his effort went slightly off target.
Enyimba restored parity through Ekene Awazie in the 42nd minute.
In Ilorin, Kwara United fritter away many scoring chances especially in the first half, forced to a goalless draw by visiting Abia Warriors in Ilorin.
In Enugu, Enugu Rangers compounded the woes of Sunshine Stars, inflicting a 3-0 defeat that has taken the Ondo State’s goal deficit to two digits.
They remain in the league’s backwaters.
Heartland played a goalless draw with El Kanemi Warriors while Lobi Stars were crushed 2-0 at home by Niger Tornadoes.
The Results:
- Nasarawa United 1-0 Remo Stars
- Enugu Rangers 3-0 Sunshine Stars
- Kwara United 0-0 Abia Warriors
- Heartland 0-0 El Kanemi
- Lobi Stars 0-2 Niger Tornadoes
- Enyimba 1-1 Shooting Stars
- Kano Pillars v Akwa United
Thursday
- Bendel Insurance v Ikorodu City
- Rivers United v Katsina United
Follow the Sports Village Square channel on WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vaz7mEIGk1FxU8YIXb0H
