Nasarawa United FC maintained their iron grip on prime spot with a spirited 2–1 comeback win over Rangers Worldwide FC in Lafia.
The guests had silenced the house followers within the nineteenth minute when Knowledge Ebirim grabbed his first objective of the season. However league leaders reply otherwise. And Nasarawa did simply that.
Final season’s golden boot winner, Anas Yusuf, coolly slotted house from the penalty spot to stage issues after the half-hour mark. Then, John Joshua accomplished the turnaround with a crisp end within the 62nd minute to ship the Stable Miners into raptures.
It was their fifth straight win, stretching an unbeaten run to seven matches; a exceptional turnaround for a crew that solely months in the past was flirting with relegation. Younger tactician Mangut Mbwas has instilled perception, construction, and swagger into his aspect.
With 19 factors, Nasarawa stay prime of the desk, whereas Rangers, who noticed their three-game unbeaten run snapped, dropped to seventh with 11 factors. Their subsequent cease is Ikenne, the place a date with reigning champions Remo Stars F.C. awaits.
Abia Warriors, at house in Umuahia, responded to their midweek slip in Enugu with a commanding 2–0 win over El-Kanemi Warriors. Casmir Azubuike was the headline act, netting a brace in fast succession halfway by means of the primary half.
Underneath Imama Amapakabo, the Warriors are quietly constructing momentum, now second on the log with 15 factors and really a lot within the title dialog although it’s nonetheless early days.
In Owerri, Enyimba’s unbeaten run was delivered to a halt, as they fell 1–0 to newly promoted Kun Khalifat.
Henry Ndedi’s crimson card earlier than halftime left the Folks’s Elephant chasing shadows. Ebuka Nwokorie then punished them with a surprising free kick halfway by means of the second half; his fourth of the marketing campaign, handing Kun Khalifat their second top-flight victory and deepening the gloom in Aba.
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Late drama unfolded on the Sani Abacha Stadium as Kano Pillars had been denied an important win by a 94th-minute equaliser from Adams Mustapha of Capturing Stars.
Mustapha Jibrin had earlier put Pillars forward within the ninth minute, however the stoppage-time sting ensured either side shared the spoils. The consequence leaves Pillars languishing in seventeenth with eight factors, whereas Capturing Stars climbed to fifth with 12 factors and prolonged their unbeaten streak to 4 video games.
Elsewhere, Wikki Vacationers and Kwara United performed out a 1–1 attract Bauchi, whereas Katsina United mauled the champions Remo Stars 3–1 in one of many weekend’s standout outcomes. Heavy rainfall in Port Harcourt pressured the postponement of the conflict between Bayelsa United and Rivers United, now rescheduled for Monday morning.
