NNL Match-day 1 Roundup: 3SC, Crown, Kada, Kwara, Osun, Insurance, Tornadoes Start With Wins, NAF, Oyah, Nilayo, Green Beret Drop Points

NNL Match-day 1 Roundup: 3SC, Crown, Kada, Kwara, Osun, Insurance, Tornadoes Start With Wins, NAF, Oyah, Nilayo, Green Beret Drop Points

By Niyi Busari

All three Nigeria National League matches played at the Area 3 Sports Complex, Abuja in the match-day 1 of the 2019/20 season ended in draws. In group A1, Road Safety FC on Saturday afternoon were held by Zamfara United in a 1-1 draw. Nigerian Air Force FC came back from a 1-0 down to draw level against Nasarawa based Aklosendi in a controversial game that many believed would have been won by the hosts if at least one of their three penalty appeals was granted by the center referee, BSNSports.com.ng can report.

Oyah Sports on their adopted home at Area 3 Sports Complex were also held by traveling Kogi United to a 0-0 draw. In Kaduna, at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kada City outscored Abubakar Bukola Saraki [ABS] FC 2-1 as Green Beret versus Kebbi United at the Zaria Township Stadium ended 1-1. In Maiduguri, Malumfashi at the Malumfashi Stadium pipped DMD FC 1-0.

In group A2, Niger Tornadoes at the Kotangora stadium in Minna, pipped Sokoto United as Rarara FC of Katsina were held to a goalless draw by mighty Jets of Jos. Kwara United at the pipped Gombe 1-0 at the Ilorin Township Stadium.

In Southern Conference, in group B1, Osun United in Oshogbo defeated Ekiti United, Gateway United at the Abeokuta International Stadium beat Giants Brillars. Nilayo FC at the MKO Abiola Stadium in Abeokuta drew 1-1 with Abia Comets. 3SC at the Lekan Salami Stadium recorded their first home win with a 3-0 defeat to Go-Round Eagles as Dynamite are 2-0 better than Apex Kraine.

In group B2, Crown FC at the Soun Ogbomosho stadium beat Bayelsa United 3-1 as Bendel Insurance defeated J. Atete 2-0 at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium.

The full NNL matchday 1 results

RESULT NNL 2019 - 2020 MATCHDAY ONE

Saturday 23 November,2019
Northern Conference
A1
NAF FC 1-1 Aklosendi Int'l(Area 3 Playground)
Road Safety FC 1--1 FC Zamfara (Area 3 Playround,Abuja)
Green Beret FC 1-- 1 Kebbi Utd (Zaria Township Stadium)
Malumfashi FC 1-- 0 DMD FC of Bornu (Malumfashi Township Stadium)

Sunday 24,November
OYAH Sports 0--0 Kogi Utd(Area 3 Playground)
Kada City FC vs ABS FC (Ahmadu Bello Stadium)

A2
Saturday 23 November
Niger Tornadoes 1 -- 0 Sokoto Utd(Minna Township Stadium)
Rarara FC of Katsina 0 -- 0 Mighty Jets of Jos (Kahutu Township Stadium)

Sunday 24
Kwara Utd 1-- 0 Gombe Utd (Ilorin Township Stadium)

Southern Conference
B1
Saturday 23
Osun Utd 1--0 Ekiti Utd(Oshogbo Township Stadium)
Gateway Utd 1-- 0 Giant Brillars FC (Abeokuta Int'l Stadium)

B2
Crown FC 3--1 Bayelsa Utd (Soun Stadium Ogbomosho)
Bendel Insurance FC 2--0 J'Atete (Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium,Benin)

Sunday 24
B1
Nilayo FC 1-- 1 Abia Comets (MKO Abiola Stadium,Kuto Abeokuta)
3SC 3--0 Go-Round FC (Adamasingba Stadium,Ibadan)
Dynamite FC 2--0 Apex kraine FC (Edo State University Complex)

B2
Stationery Stores FC 1--0 Rovers of Calabar (Agege Township Stadium)
Remo Stars FC 1--0 Lamray Utd (Ijebu-Ode Township Stadium)