Rangers International of Enugu have moved to the top of the Nigeria Professional Football League
(NPFL) standings after thrashing Akwa United 3-0 in a match day seven encounter at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium in Enugu on Sunday.
Bobby
Clement opened the scoring in the 32nd minute with Tope Olusesi adding a second
in the 52nd minute.
Man-of-the-match
Chisom Egbuchulam rounded off the scoring in the 73rd minute as the Enugu-based
club handed down a stern warning to the rest of the field.
Rangers have
now amassed 14 points from seven league matches this season.
MFM FC
dropped one place on the log to second after a 0-1 loss to Heartland in Owerri.
Fortune
Omoniwari’s strike just after the half hour sealed the win for the Naze
Millionaires and condemned the high-flying MFM to only their second defeat of
the season.
Mubarak Umar
scored the winner 21 minutes from time as Wikki Tourists subdued Niger
Tornadoes 2-1 in Bauchi.
Okereke
Maduabuchi gave FC Ifeanyiubah great hope for an away win when he netted inside
the first 10 minutes of his side’s fixture against El-Kanemi Warriors.
The hosts,
however, battled back to win 2-1 thanks to goals from Ibrahim Mustapha and
Agoha Otakho, who converted a 75th-minute penalty.
At the Rwang
Pam Stadium in Jos, Tony Okpotu continued to underline his credentials as one
of the league’s best marksmen with a well-taken goal to give Lobi Stars the
lead in their confrontation with Plateau United.
Two
quick-fire goals from Nuhu Julius and Sunday Ingbede however turned the game on
its head as the hosts rallied to win 2-1.
Late drama
decided the contest between Ikorodu United and Giwa FC at the Onikan Stadium in
Lagos.
David Sunday
put the visitors in front in the fifth minute but Ifegwu Ojukwu levelled
matters 12 minutes later.
It seemed
like the two sides would settle for a share of the spoils until two minutes
from time when Amos Gyang popped up to apply the finishing touch to an
enthralling team move which condemned the hosts to a morale-shattering defeat.
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