NPFL: Review Of Week 33 Matches, League Table, Results & Top Scorers

A weekend of draws, hat-tricks and home wins, goals were scored with reckless, 19 goals were scored in ten center as the Glo Premier League gradually round up with 6 rounds to go. We bring to you the match review for the past weekend.

 DOLPHINS 0-0 FC IFEANYI UBAH

Dolphins were unable secure a win over the resilient Anambra Warriors side at the Liberation Stadium, Port Harcourt on Sunday and they have added to their relegation woes by their failure to claim maximum points. The Rivers side are still in the relegation zone. Dolphins are 17TH on the log with 35 points from 32 games while FC Ifeanyi Ubah are 11TH on the table with 44 points from 32 matches.

3SC 0-0 BAYELSA UNITED

The Oluyole Warriors failed to pick maximum points at home for the first time under head coach, Gbenga Ogunbote after they were Stopped by the Restoration Boys at the Lekan Salami Stadium in Ibadan on Sunday. 3SC are still however in the top 10 despite the setback.

GIWA 0-0 KANO PILLARS

The battle of 5th place team against the 6th place team saw a compact game as the Jos-based side dominated the reigning league champions in the early stages of the match. The home side created decent chances in the game but they were complacent and wasteful in front of goal. Pillars keeper, Yusuf Mohammed produced fantastic saves as he also saved Charles Henlong penalty kick. Giwa FC will seek to continue their quest to qualify for the continent at the end of the season after they had drawn in Nnewi against FC Ifeanyi Ubah the previous weekend. They will be facing Dolphins this weekend against Dolphins they will fancy their chances of re-launching themselves to the top three. Pillars that may not retain their league title this season after ruling over the domestic league scene for the past three seasons. They are 12points off the league leaders, Enyimba.

ABIA WARRIORS 3-3 ENUGU RANGERS

The Umuahia side came from behind twice to rescue a point at home to the Flying Antelopes on Saturday. Abia Warriors’ Chisom Chikatara scored a hat trick for his 13TH goal of the season but goals from Bobby Clement, Onoriode Odah and Chisom Egbuchulam ensured that Enugu

Rangers went back home with a point.

WARRI WOLVES 3-0 SUNSHINE STARS

The Akure Gunners were blown off 3-0 at the Warri Township Stadium through the strike of

Gbolahan Salami who singlehandedly slaughtered his former club on Saturday with the three goals that lifted his club over Sunshine on the league table.

EL KANEMI WARRIORS 2-0 SHARKS

The Borno Army thrashed the Blue Angels in Katsina on Sunday to move closer to cementing another season in the topflight. They are in their third season in the NPFL after they returned in 2013 after some time in the lower division.

WIKKI TOURISTS 1-0 FC TARABA

The Bauchi side have added to the misery of the relegation haunted FC Taraba after they piped them 1-0 on Sunday in a very tough league encounter played at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium. The win has taken Wikki to third on the league table after they displaced Sunshine Stars to fourth.

HEARTLAND 2-1 ENYIMBA

The Naze Millionaires played their best game of the season so far at the Dan Anyiam Stadium, Owerri on Sunday where they beat league leaders, Enyimba 2-1 in a highly charged Oriental Derby encounter. Heartland scored first through Fortune Omoniwari who netted in the 40^TH minute through a fine free kick but Enyimba leveled on the stroke of half time when Markson Ojobo scored from the penalty spot. Centre referee Benjamin Odey from FCT had spotted an infringement in the 18 yard box. Before then, Enyimba had lost one of their defenders, Ifeanyi Anaemena to a red card after he received his second yellow card of the tie off a bad tackle on a Heartland player. Heartland scored a second goal in the 65TH minute through Emeka Ogbugh who danced past two Enyimba defenders before unleashing a terrific angular shot that left Chijioke Ejiogu in goal for the People’s Elephant stranded.

NASARAWA UNITED 1-0 LOBI STARS

The Solid Miners needed a 90TH minute penalty kick scored by Esosa Igbinoba for his own 15TH goal of the season to beat Lobi Stars at the Lafia Township Stadium on Sunday.

KWARA UNITED 2-1 AKWA UNITED

The Harmony Warriors were handed their first win from six matches after they narrowly beat the promise Keepers 2-1 at the Kwara State Stadium, Ilorin on Sunday. Sheriff Jimoh gave the Ilorim fans something to cheer about with the opening goal in the 38TH minute before Dare Ojo added the second in the 64TH minute from the spot kick. He later lost the second penalty kick awarded his side after Akwa United had reduced the goal arrears in the 65TH through Aniekpeno Udoh. 682 goals have now been scored in the #GloNPFL after 320 matches - an average of 2 goals per game.

Glo Nigeria Premier LeaguE TABLE

1 Enyimba 32 16 10 6 44:26 58

2 Warri Wolves 32 16 7 9 49:26 55

3 Wikki Tourist 32 15 9 8 37:29 54

4 Sunshine Stars 32 16 5 11 48:31 53

5 Giwa FC 32 13 12 7 35:33 51

6 Nasarawa United 32 14 7 11 37:34 49

7 Heartland 32 14 5 13 39:33 47

8 Abia Warriors 32 14 5 13 35:38 47

9 Kano Pillars 32 13 7 12 39:32 46

10 Shooting Stars 32 13 7 12 32:31 46

11 Ifeanyi Ubah 32 12 8 12 32:31 44

12 Enugu Rangers 32 12 8 12 38:38 44

13 El Kanemi Warriors 32 12 7 13 33:48 43

14 Lobi Stars 32 8 13 11 28:34 37

15 Akwa United 32 10 7 15 27:36 37

16 Sharks FC 32 8 12 12 23:33 36

17 Dolphins 32 8 11 13 30:33 35

18 Kwara United 32 10 5 17 27:41 35

19 FC Taraba 32 7 9 16 26:39 30

20 Bayelsa United 32 6 12 14 23:36 30

Glo Nigeria Premier LeaguE RESULTS

Wikki Tourists 1 FC Taraba 0

Glo Nigeria Premier League 4 Oct

Nasarawa United 1 Lobi Stars 0

Kwara United 2 Akwa United 1

Heartland 2 Enyimba 1

Giwa FC 0 Kano Pillars 0

El-Kanemi Warriors 2 Sharks 0

Dolphins 0 FC Ifeanyiubah 0

3SC 0 Bayelsa United 0

Warri Wolves 3 Sunshine Stars 0

Abia Warriors 3 Rangers 3

Nigerian Professional League Top Scorers

15 GOALS: Esosa Igbinoba (Nasarawa Utd)

14 GOALS: Tunde Adeniji (Sunshine Stars)

13 GOALS: Gbolahan Salami (Wolves), Chisom Chikatara(Abia Warriors)

12 GOALS: Bright Ejike (Heartland)

10 GOALS: Anthony Okpotu (Lobi), Mubarak Umar (Wikki)

Week 33 Matches

Sunday, 11.10.2015

Giwa FC vs  Dolphins FC

FC IfeanyiUbah vs El-Kanemi Warriors FC

Sharks FC vs Wikki Tourists

Taraba FC vs Heartland FC

Enyimba International FC vs Shooting Stars

Bayelsa United vs Nasarawa United FC

Lobi Stars FC vs Kwara United

Akwa United FC vs Abia Warriors

Rangers International FC vs Warri Wolves FC Kano Pillars vs Sunshine Stars (0)

Did you kNow?

• That Akwa Utd, Bayelsa Utd , Dolphins, El-Kanemi & Lobi Stars are the only teams yet to win on the road this season.

• That the 190th away goal of this season was scored by Akwa Utd's Aniekpeno Udoh?

• 1,132 yellow & 56 red cards have been recorded so far this season.

• 682 goals have now been scored after 320 matches - an average of 2 goals per game.