NPFL Gameweek 6: MFM Stun Akure Gunners, As Akwa United Win First Game
We hope to see you again as we journey with the clubsides in Nigeria in their bid to be league champions.
With that, we have come to the end of the coverage of gameweek 6 of the NPFL.
Plateau United remain unbeaten, while Rivers United could not flow in Ibadan as they tasted their first defeat of the season.
Meanwhile, Lagos side MFM’s 1-0 win at Sunshine Stars headlines this week’s games. They’ve now gone four games without defeat.
And Akwa United have finally won their first game of the season, beating Remo Stars in the process.
FT FCIU 1-0 Rangers
FT Nasarawa Utd 0-0 Plateau Utd Kennedy Boboye’s side still unbeaten and keep their number spot in the standings after six matches.
75′ GOAL! FCIU 1-0 Rangers #IFERAN. Prince Aggreh opens scoring from the spot. #OrientalDerby
72′ FCIU 0-0 Rangers #IFERAN. Goalline clearance by Rangers to stop Stephen Eze’s header from going in.
FT Akwa Utd 1-0 Remo Stars Abdu Maikaba’s side finally win their first game of the season after six attempts.
FT Lobi 2-0 Wikki. The Bauchi club have lost for the first time in Makurdi to Lobi Stars since their return to the NPFL in 2015.
FT Sunshine Stars 0-1 MFM FC. Massive result for MFM in Akure.
FT Pillars 1-0 ABS
FT Tornadoes 1-1 Katsina
FT 3SC 2-1 Rivers Utd
FT Abia Warriors 1-0 Gombe
90′ GOAL! Lobi 2-0 Wikki #LOBWIK. Solomon Kwambe scores from the spot. Wikki can kiss the game good bye.
84′ GOAL! Akwa 1-0 Remo #AKWREM. Remo Stars are breached. Newman bundles in Ebiye’s knock down to give Akwa the lead.
61′ Lobi 1-0 Wikki #LOBWIK. Wikki make substitutions. Omo Johnson comes on for Umar, while Peter Ambrose takes the place of Harrison Madu.
It’s half-time in Nnewi. FCIU 0-0 Rangers.
58′ Akwa 0-0 Remo #AKWREM. Remo’s goalkeeper Chizoba Ndukwu goes is penalised by the referee for time wasting.
52′ GOAL! Lobi 1-0 Wikki #LOBWIK. Lobi break the deadlock as Kwambe’s cross picks out Eduwo who calmly finishes from close range.
55′ Nasarawa 0-0 Plateau #NASPLA. Nasarawa chance from a free kick. Achiv heads off target.
52′ 3SC 1-1 Rivers #SHORIV. Lukman, the man who silenced the home fans, tries to dink the ball over 3SC GK. It goes over.
49′ Pillars 0-0 ABS #PILABS Still barren in this game. Both sides are relentlessly refusing to give in.
Second-half underway.
46′ Abia Warriors 0-0 Gombe #ABIGOM
Half-time Results
Tornadoes 0-1 Katsina
Abia Warriors 0-0 Gombe
Lobi 0-0 Wikki
El-Kanemi 0-0 Enyimba
Sunshine 0-0 MFM
3SC 1-1 Rivers
Nasarawa 0-0 Plateau
45′ Akwa 0-0 Remo #AKWREM. The Promise Keepers, still in search of their first win of the season, have five minutes to take the lead or go behind.
GOAL UPDATE! 3SC 1-1 Rivers #SHORIV. Rivers United have levelled matters in Ibadan. The Lekan Salami stadium is like a Library or an examination hall. By the way, the goal came off the boot of Lukman Mohammed on 29 minutes.
32′ El-Kanemi 0-0 Enyimba #ELKENY. Bata scores for the Desert Warriors. The referee says no way. It was offside.
40′ Abia Warriors 0-0 Gombe #ABIGOM. Gombe’s Suleiman Usman goes into the Referee’s book.
25′ GOAL! Tornadoes 0-1 Katsina #TORKAT. Nasiru Sani scores from the spot to put the visitors in front.
24′ Sunshine 0-0 MFM #SUNMFM. Both sides still keeping it tight. But poor communication between Sunshine GK Henry & his defender Oke almost gifts MFM the opening goal.
23′ Pillars 0-0 ABS #PILABS Still no opening from either side. But special mention must be made of this man called Zaharadeen Bello. He has been doing good job of keeping ABS talisman, Metu quiet.
23′ Nasarawa 0-0 Plateau #NASPLA A big chance wasted! Plateau’s Azango must be angry with himself. He only had the Goalkeeper to beat on the occasion. What a miss.
23′ Lobi 0-0 Wikki Lobi’s Tyavkase is booked for deliberate handball. #LOBWIK #NPFLLive.
17′ GOAL! 3SC 1-0 Rivers #SHORIV Sunday Faleye puts the Oluyole Warriors in front. Coach Stanley Eguma must be angry with his defence there as those guys at the back failed to clear their lines. Meanwhile, excitement is written all over the faces of the home fans right here in Ibadan.
15′ Pillars 0-0 ABS #PILABS The Sai Madu Gida’s number 10 Rabiu Ali let fly. It goes off .
14′ Abia Warriors 0-0 Gombe #ABIGOM Ndifreke’ takes a direct free-kick, staright to the hands of Gombe golie, Fabiyi
12′ Lobi 0-0 Wikki #LOBWIK. Lobi chance. Wikki GK Gideon keeps out Nya’s attempt.
Good afternoon and welcome to another evening of being served Nigerian-flavoured football.
Matchday 6 of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL).
