NPFL: REMO STARS RECLAIM TOP SPOT, 3SC SHOCK RANGERS
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The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) matchday 18 fixtures produced a blend of surprising results.
A total of eight goals were scored across five fixtures, with three home wins, one away victory, and a solitary draw recorded.
Remo Stars returned to the top of the NPFL table with a convincing 2-0 victory over Bayelsa United at the Ikenne Township Stadium.
After a 1-1 draw away at Ikorodu City last week, the Ikenne-based side bounced back emphatically, taking their points tally to 33 and reclaiming the summit of the league.
A second-half brace from substitute Jabal Malik secured the win for Remo Stars, ending Bayelsa United’s four-game unbeaten streak.
The hosts started strongly, with Sani Faisal creating early chances. His fifth-minute cross, delivered from the right flank, was thwarted by Bayelsa goalkeeper Elkanah Godgift.
Faisal came close again in the 20th minute with a header, but Elkanah was on hand to deny him.
The breakthrough came in the 84th minute when Jabal Malik, who replaced Ibrahim Shuabu in the 58th minute, headed home a cross from fellow substitute Hadi Haruna.
Four minutes later, Malik doubled his tally with a clinical finish, securing a well-deserved victory for Remo Stars.
A second-half brace from substitute Jabal Malik secured the win for Remo Stars, ending Bayelsa United’s four-game unbeaten streak.
The hosts started strongly, with Sani Faisal creating early chances. His fifth-minute cross, delivered from the right flank, was thwarted by Bayelsa goalkeeper Elkanah Godgift.
Faisal came close again in the 20th minute with a header, but Elkanah was on hand to deny him.
The breakthrough came in the 84th minute when Jabal Malik, who replaced Ibrahim Shuabu in the 58th minute, headed home a cross from fellow substitute Hadi Haruna.
Four minutes later, Malik doubled his tally with a clinical finish, securing a well-deserved victory for Remo Stars.
In one of the weekend’s biggest surprises, Shooting Stars stunned Rangers International at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium with a narrow 1-0 win.
Ikouwem Udo Utin’s 27th-minute strike proved decisive, extending Shooting Stars’ away-winning streak to two games.
The Ibadan-based team have now climbed to third place, marking their first entry into the league’s continental qualification spots this season.
At the Lafia Township Stadium, Nasarawa United were held to a 1-1 draw by Rivers United in a tightly contested encounter.
Meanwhile, in Umuahia, Abia Warriors claimed a 2-0 victory over struggling Ikorodu City, moving up to 10th place with 24 points.
In the northern derby at the Ilorin Township Stadium, Kwara United edged out Katsina United with a narrow 1-0 win. Ismaila Adeshina scored the decisive goal in the second half, lifting the Harmony Boys to 11th place with 23 points.
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