Thursday, November 21, 2024

NPFL Wrap: Rivers, Plateau United Record  Away Wins As Rangers Hold 3SC


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  NPFL Wrap: Rivers, Plateau United Record  Away Wins As Rangers Hold 3SC By BSN Sports Rivers United and Plateau United continued their push to win the 2021/22 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) title after recording away wins on Wednesday.   League leaders, Rivers United maintained top spot on the table after edging out Kano Pillars 1-0 at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna.   Forward Nyima Nwagua scored the winning goal against his former club 20 minutes from time.   Plateau United stunned Lobi Stars 2-0 at the Aper Aku Stadium, Makurdi with Chimezie Izuchukwu and Albert Hilary scoring the goals.   Champions Akwa United beat Wikki Tourists 2-0 at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo.   In Aba, Victor Mbaoma scored against his former club Remo Stars, who lost 2-1 against Enyimba.   Mbaoma put the former champions ahead in the 37th minute.   Ekene Awazie equalized for the visitors five minutes after the break, while Junior Nduka scored the winning goal for Enyimba from the spot 20 minutes from time. In Lafia, Nasarawa United rallied back from a goal down to draw 1-1 with Kwara United as Alao Danbani’s 19th minute strike was cancelled out by Michael Tochukwu.   MFM boosted their survival hopes with a 1-1 away draw against Niger Tornadoes, while Sunshine Stars outclassed Heartland 3-1.   Gombe United pipped Abia Warriors 1-0 at the Pantami Stadium, though Katsina United recorded the biggest win of the day thrashing Dakkada 4-1 at the Muhammadu Dikko Stadium. #NPFL22 FT SCORES Tornadoes 1-1 MFM Sunshine Stars 3-1 Heartland Enyimba 2-1 Remo Stars Katsina Utd 4-1 Dakkada Lobi 0-2 Plateau Utd Akwa Utd 2-0 Wikki Gombe Utd 1-0 Abia Warriors Kano Pillars 0-1 Rivers Utd Nasarawa Utd 1-1 Kwara Utd Shooting Stars 1-1 Rangers CompleteSports
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Niyi Busari

Award winning journalist, Niyi Busari, the Publisher and CEO of BSN Sports Concepts is one of the most celebrated Nigerian sports journalist of his generation. A"cross-over" professional, he combines the talents and abilities of a print and electronic journalist in a manner that is rare, even though his specialization is print. A graduate of Economics from the University of Abuja where he obtained his Bachelor Degree in 2015.

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