NPFL 19

Nigeria Professional Football League 18/19 season:

MATCHDAY 1:

Group A;

January 13, 2019:
Kwara Utd 1-1 Sunshine Stars
(Seun Olulayo {OG}’ – 68’ --- Franklin Sasere – 45’).

Enyimba Int’l 2-0 MFM FC
(Nelson Ogbonanya – 13’, Bashir Abdulrahman – 54’).

January 30, 2019:
Wikki Tourists 1-0 Bendel Insurance
(Sulaiman Muhammed – 51’).

Rangers Int’l 1-0 Niger Tornadoes
(Bright Silas – 33’).

Rivers Utd 1-0 Remo Stars
(Wasiu Jimoh – 90+5).

Group B;

January 13, 2019:
Nasarawa Utd 1-0 Abia Warriors
(Abdulahi Abubakar – 20’).

Plateau Utd 0-0 FC Ifeanyi Ubah.
Kano Pillars 1-0 Heartland FC
(Sunday Chinedu – 16’).

Akwa Utd 0-1 El-kanemi
(Ba’akaka Ajikolo – 90’).

January 31, 2019:
Go Round FC 0-0 Kada City.

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MATCHDAY 2:

Group A;

January 16, 2019:
Niger Tornadoes 1-1 Rivers Utd
(Eric Frimpong – 66’ --- Ossy Martins).

MFM FC 2-0 Kwara Utd
(Segun Alebiosu – OG’, Adeniji Kabir).

Group B;

January 16, 2019:
Abia Warriors 1-2 Go Round
(Emeka Isaac – PK’ --- Sadiq Ololade – 37’, Emmanuel Ugwu – 89’).

FC Ifeanyi Ubah 1-0 Nasarawa Utd
(Chijioke Alaekwe – 90’).

Heartland FC 3-0 Plateau Utd
(Efe Yarhere, Chinonso Okonkwo {2}).

January 17, 2019:
El-kanemi Warriors 2-1 Kano Pillars
(Bello Kofarmata – 20’, Abdulrazak Aliyu – 71’ --- Rabiu Ali – 45’).

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MATCHDAY 3:

Group A;

January 20, 2019:
Wikki Tourists 2-1 Niger Tornadoes
(Aminu Ahmad – 46’, Abba Umar – 83’ ---- Ismaila Sarki – 90’).

Kwara Utd 3-2 Enyimba
(Segun Alebiosu 31’, 61’, Usman Mohammed – 73’ --- Ibrahim Mustapha – 16’ Joseph Osadiaye – 58’ {PK}).

Remo Stars 1-1 Bendel Insurance
(Victor Mbaoma – 76’ --- Bright Omokaro – 54’).

Group B;

January 20, 2019:
Go Round 0-0 FC Ifeanyi Ubah.

Nasarawa Utd 0-1 Heartland
(Samuel Nwoshiri – 15’).

Kano Pillars 1-1 Akwa Utd
(Chris Madaki – 41’ --- Ndifreke Effiong – 20’).

Kada City 2-1 Gombe Utd
(Umar Mohammed – 19’, Sadiq Suleiman – 22’ --- Usman Musa – 20’).

Plateau Utd 2-0 El-kanemi Warriors
(Saeed Jibrin – 52’, Bernard Ovoke – 69’ {PK}).

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MATCHDAY 4:

Group A;

January 23, 2019:
Katsina Utd 1-0 Wikki Tourists
(Sheriff Bashir – 90’).

Niger Tornadoes 0-0 Remo Stars.

Bendel Insurance 0-0 Kwara Utd.

Sunshine Stars 1-1 Rivers Utd.

(Fuad Ekelujuoti – 49’ --- Wasiu Jimoh – 54’).

Enyimba 0-0 Lobi Stars.

MFM FC 1-0 Rangers
(Kabiru Adeniji – 23’).

Group B;

January 23, 2019:
Akwa Utd 2-2 Plateau Utd
(Mfon Udoh – 19’, 83’ {2} --- Bernard Ovoke – 59’, Benjamin Turba – 90’).

Gombe Utd 2-0 Kano Pillars
(Usman Musa – 39’, Babangida Ibrahim – 71’).

FC Ifeanyi Ubah 1-0 Yobe Desert
(Chinonso Udeh – 23’).

Heartland FC 1-0 Go Round
(Okon Otop – 90’).

Abia Warriors 1-0 Kada City
(Emeka Isaac – 83’ {PK}).

January 24, 2019:
El-kanemi Warriors 1-0 Nasarawa Utd
(Anthony Sunday – 90’).
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MATCHDAY 5:

Group A;

January 27, 2019:
Wikki Tourists 0-1 Sunshine Stars
(Chibundu Amah – 80’).

Rivers Utd 1-0 MFM FC
(Austin Opara – OG’).

Rangers Int’l 1-0 Enyimba Int’l
(Ajani Ibrahim – 40’).

Lobi Stars 3-0 Kwara Utd
(Michael Stephen – 10’, Yaya Kone {2} – 29’, 34’).

Niger Tornadoes 0-0 Bendel Insurance.

Remo Stars 2-0 Katsina Utd
(Victor Mbaoma – 3’, Kingsley Akemini).

Group B;

January 27, 2019;
Yobe Desert 1-0 Heartland FC
(James Odah – 65’).

Plateau Utd 0-0 Kano Pillars.

Kada City 0-1 FC Ifeanyi Ubah
(Chibuike Eze – 62’).

Abia Warriors 0-0 Gombe Utd.

January 28, 2019;
Go Round 1-0 El-kanemi Warriors
(Sadiq Ololade).

Nasarawa Utd 2-0 Akwa Utd
(Mohammed Shammasu – 55’, Daddy Morris – 90’).
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MATCHDAY 6:

Group A:

February 3, 2019;
MFM FC 1-0 Wikki Tourists
(Chijioke Akuneto – 69’).

Enyimba Int’l 2-0 Rivers United
(Abdulrahman Bashir – 37’, Wasiu Alalade – 87’).

Sunshine Stars 2-1 Remo Stars
(Fuad Ekelejouti – {2}’ --- Bright Akpojuvwevwo – 57’).

Katsina Utd 3-1 Niger Tornadoes
(Martins Usule – 13’, Tasiu Lawal – 51’, 67’ --- Eric Frimpong).

February 4, 2019;
Bendel Insurance 1-0 Lobi Stars
(Bright Omokaro).

2019;
Kwara Utd vs Rangers Int’l
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Group B:

February 3, 2019;
El-kanemi Warriors 2-1 Yobe Desert
(Abubakar Umar – 21’, Isiaka Olawale – 69’ --- Abdullahi Usman – 38’).

Akwa Utd 3-0 Go Round
(Christopher Lolo – 47’, Ndifreke Effiong – 53’ Ubong Friday – 70’).

Kano Pillars 3-0 Nasarawa Utd
(Adamu Hassan {2}, Chinedu Sunday).

Gombe Utd 0-0 Plateau Utd.

Heartland FC 3-2 Kada City
(Samuel Nnoshiri, Chinonso Okonkwo, OG’ --- Sadiq Suleiman, Anayo Iwuala).

FC Ifeanyi Ubah 1-2 Abia Warriors
(Emmanuel Ugwuka – 3’ --- Samson Obi – 45’, Shedrack Asiegbu – 59’).

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MATCHDAY 7:

Group A;

February 6, 2019:
Rivers Utd 0-0 Kwara Utd.

Remo Stars 0-1 MFM FC
(Tunde Adeniji – 13’).

February 7, 2019:
Niger Tornadoes 1-0 Sunshine Stars
(Awwal Tanko – 13’).

Wikki Tourists 2-1 Enyimba Int’l
(Abba Umar - 28’, 47’ {2} ---- Abdulrahman Bashir – 10).

February 8, 2019:
Katsina Utd 2-1 Bendel Insurance
(Lukman Mohammed – 43’, Tasiu Lawal – 84’ --- Meyiwa Oritseweyinni – 40’).

2019:
Rangers Int’l vs Lobi Stars.

Group B;

February 6, 2019:
Go Round 2-1 Kano Pillars
(Akaba Otega – 33’, Adeseun Adelani --- Rabiu Ali – 45’).

Kada City 2-1 El-kanemi Warriros
(Anayo Iwuala – 69’, Kabiru Sanusi – 90’ --- Abubakar Umar – 16’).

Abia Warriros 1-0 Heartland
(Samson Obi – 25’).

FC Ifeanyi Ubah 2-0 Gombe Utd
(Ikenna Cooper – 73’, Nonso Nzediegwu – 90’).

February 7, 2019:
Yobe Desert 0-1 Akwa Utd
(Mfon Udoh – 30’).

Nasarawa Utd 2-1 Plateau Utd
(Sanusi Ibrahim – 7’, Adeshola Johnson – 54’ --- Emmanuel Odafe – 90’).

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MATCHDAY 8:

Group A;

February 10, 2019:
Kwara Utd 1-0 Wikki Tourists
(Segun Alebiosu – 25’ {PK}).

Enyimba Int’l 1-0 Remo Stars
(Onuwa Chukwuka – 83’).

MFM FC 3-2 Niger Tornadoes
(Abisoye Olawale – 45’, Michael Ohanu – 52’, Chuks Kenedinum – 90’ --- Peter Abashiya – 2’, Johathan Osondu – 10’).

February 11, 2019:
Sunshine Stars 2-0 Katsina Utd
(Dayo Ojo – 66’, Fuad Ekelojuoti – 90’).

2019:
Lobi Stars vs Rivers Utd
Bendel Insurance vs Rangers Int’l.

Group B;

February 10, 2019:
Plateau Utd 1-0 Go Round
(Jesse Akila – 77’).

Kano Pillars 3-1 Yobe Desert
(Rabiu Ali – 28’ {PK}, Chinedu Sunday – 38’, David Ebuka – 66’ --- Philip Auta – 87’).

El-kanemi Warriors 1-0 Abia Warriors
(Sunday Anthony – 78’).

Heartland FC 1-1 FC Ifeanyi Ubah
(Joshua Akhabue – 16’ --- Chijioke Alaekwe – 55’).

February 11, 2019:

Gombe Utd 5-2 Nasarawa Utd
(Abdulazeez Yusuf – 10’, 40’{2}, Musa Usman – 22’, 82’{2}, Adamu Mohammed – 57’ --- Emmanuel Makama – {PK}, Sanusi Ibrahim – 78’).

Akwa Utd 4-0 Kada City
(Mfon Udoh – 6’, Ndifreke Effiong – 35’ 65’{2}, Wisdom Fernando – 61’).

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MATCHDAY 9:

Group A;

February 13, 2019:
Niger Tornadoes 0-0 Enyimba Int’l.

February 14, 2019:
Sunshine Stars 1-1 Bendel Insurance
(Anthony Omaka – 75’ --- Kalu Moses – 64’).

Remo Stars 2-1 Kwara Utd
(Mathias Ogwuche – 20’, 70’{2} --- Daberechi Anyawu – 45’).

2019:
Rivers Utd vs Rangers Int’l.

Wikki Tourists vs Lobi Stars.

Katsina Utd vs MFM FC.

Group B;

February 13, 2019:
Yobe Desert 0-0 Plateau Utd.

February 14, 2019:
Abia Warriors 1-1 Akwa Utd
(Chinedu Ozor – 28’ --- Mfon Udoh – 33’).

FC Ifeanyi Ubah 1-0 El-kanemi Warriros
(Emmanuel Ugwuka – 34’).

Heartland FC 1-1 Gombe Utd
(Chidiebere Ajoku – 32’ --- Chigozie Maurice – 90’).

Go Round 1-1 Nasarawa Utd
(Adeseun Adelani – 42’ --- Ikechukwu Nwani – 26’).

2019:
Kada City vs Kano Pillars.

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MATCHDAY 10:

Group A;

February 20, 2019:
Kwara Utd 2-0 Niger Tornadoes
(Nosiru Afees – 61’, Lukman Binuyo – 80’).

Bendel Insurance 1-1 Rivers Utd
(Mchael Ugwu – 13’ --- Ossy Martins – 49’).

Enyimba Int’l 2-0 Katsina Utd
(Ifeanyi Anaemena – 34’{PK}, Bashir Abdulrahman – 60’).

MFM FC 2-0 Sunshine Stars
(Kabir Adeniji – 42’, Michael Ohanu – 69’).

Rangers Int’l 2-1 Wikki Tourists
(Michael Uchebo – 60’, Godwin Aguda – 78’ --- Abba Umar – 86’).

Lobi Stars 2-1 Remo Stars
(Yaya Kone 14’, 90’ {2} --- Sunday Williams – 23’).

Group B;

February 20, 2019:
Gombe Utd 0-1 Go Round
(Henry Ochuba – 7’).

Nasarawa Utd 1-0 Yobe Desert
(Isah Ndala – 43’).

Plateau Utd 0-1 Kada City
(Sadiq Suleiman – 81’).

Kano Pillars 2-0 Akwa Utd
(Gambo Mohammed – 72’, Rabiu Ali {PK} – 84’).

Akwa Utd 1-0 FC Ifeanyi Ubah
(Mfon Udoh – 40’).

El-kanemi Warriors 2-0 Heartland FC
(Ba’akaka Kolo – 74’, Innocent Gabriel – 86’).

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NPFL Top Scorers Chart:

6 GOALS:
Mfon Udoh (Akwa Utd).

4 GOALS:
Fuad Ekelojuoti (Sunshine)
Ndifreke Effiong (Akwa Utd)
Usman Musa (Gombe Utd)
Bashir Abdulrahman (Enyimba)
Abba Umar (Wikki)
Adeniji Kabiru (MFM FC)
Yaya Kone (Lobi Stars)
Rabiu Ali (Pillars).

3 GOALS:
Segun Alebiosu (Kwara Utd)
Tasiu Lawal (Katsina Utd)
Chinonso Okonkwo (Heartland FC)
Sunday Chinedu (Pillars)
Sadiq Suleiman (Kada City).

2 GOALS:
Bright Omokaro (Bendel Insurance)
Victor Mbaoma (Remo Stars)
Mathias Ogwuche (Remo Stars)
Jimoh Wasiu (Rivers Utd)
Eric Frimpong (Tornadoes)
Samuel Nwoshiri (Heartland FC)
Anthony Sunday (El-kanemi)
Abubakar Umar (El-kanemi)
Chijioke Alaekwe (FCIU)
Nonso Nzediegwu (FCIU)
Sadiq Ololade (Go Round FC)
Adeseun Adelani (Go Round FC)
Adamu Hassan (Pillars)
Bernard Ovoke (Plateau Utd)
Anayo Iwuala (Kada City)
Sanusi Ibrahim (Nasarawa Utd)
Abdullahi Usman (Yobe Desert)
Abdulazeez Yusuf (Gombe Utd)
Emeka Isaac (Abia Warriors)
Samson Obi (Abia Warriors)
Michael Ohanu (MFM)
Ossy Martins (Rivers Utd)
Ba'akaka Kolo (El-kanemi).

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Away Win Records:

Group A:

Jan 27, 2019;
Wikki Tourists 0-1 Sunshine Stars
(Chibundi Amah - 80').

Feb 6, 2019;
Remo Stars 0-1 MFM FC
(Kabir Adeniji - 13').

Group B:

Jan 13, 2019;
Akwa Utd 0-1 El-kanemi Warriors
(Ba'akaka Kolo - 90+4').

Jan 16, 2019;
Abia Warriors 1-2 Go Round
(Emeka Isaac {PK} -- Sadiq Ololade - 37', Emmanuel Ugwu - 89').

Jan 20, 2019;
Nasarawa Utd 0-1 Heartland FC
(Samuel Nwoshiri - 15').

Jan 27, 2019;
Kada City 0-1 FC Ifeanyi Ubah
(Chibuike Eze - 62').

Feb 3, 2019;
FC Ifeanyi Ubah 1-2 Abia Warriors
(Emmanuel Ugwuka - 3' -- Samson Obi - 45+2', Shedrack Asiegbu - 51').

Feb 6, 2019;
Yobe Desert 0-1 Akwa Utd
(Mfon Udoh - 30').

Feb 20, 2019;
Gombe Utd 0-1 Go Round
(Henry Ochuba - 7').

Plateau Utd 0-1 Kada City
(Sadiq Suleiman - 81').

- 10 away win. Approximately, one away win per Matchday.

- Group B has recorded the highest numbers with 8 away win.

- Go Round has won twice at Abia Warriors & Gombe Utd.

- Both Akwa Utd & FC Ifeanyi Ubah have won away & lost at home.