Sunday, 31 March 2013

NPFL: Beautiful Easter Sunday of football!

What a beautiful Sunday of football in the Nigerian Premier League!

Kano Pillars without doubt as the leader of the league, kicked off today with an away victory at ABS FC. The first goal coming within 44 seconds of the game by Nasiru Ibrahim, Kano Pillars doubled their league before half-time. In the second-half, ABS FC pulled a goal back in the 63rd minute; however, Kano Pillars ran away with a 3-2 road victory.

Rangers kept their pursuit of the league leaders Kano Pillars with a 3-1 victory over Kwara United. The Flying Antelopes lead 1-0 at half-time, with Mohammed Adamu as the scorer. After the recess, Dare Ojo equalised for Kwara United; however Rangers took back the lead and another goal to cement their win for the day.

Heartland FC, the goal machines of the NPFL took Gombe to the cleaners the first-half with three goal lead, and eventually coming out winners with 4-0 victory. Awka United dominated Bayelsa United with a 3-0 victory at home.

Despite the comeback campaign of Wikki Tourists, Shooting Stars took a deserved 3-2 victory at home. The giant-killers Nembe City got a 2-1 victory of the Warriors of El-Kanemi and Nasarawa United defeated Kaduna United 3-1.

Finally,The Garden City derby ended 0-0 between Sharks and Dolphins FC, while Enyimba draw blanks with Warri Wolves at Aba.

Beautiful Easter Sunday of football! View the results and league standing below.

RESULTS
31-Mar  Akwa United  3-0 (2-0)  Bayelsa United
31-Mar  Shooting Stars  3-2 (3-2)  Wikki Tourists
31-Mar  ABS FC  2-3 (0-2)  Kano Pillars
 Sunshine Stars p-p  Lobi Stars
31-Mar  Sharks  0-0 (0-0)  Dolphins FC
31-Mar  Heartland FC  4-0 (3-0)  Gombe United
31-Mar  Enugu Rangers  3-1 (1-0)  Kwara United
31-Mar  Nasarawa United  3-1 (0-0)  Kaduna United
31-Mar  Enyimba  0-0 (0-0)  Warri Wolves
31-Mar  Nembe City  2-1 (2-1)  El-Kanemi Warriors




TABLE
POS TEAM P W D L F A GD Pts
1  Kano Pillars 5 4 0 1 7 3 4 12
2  Enugu Rangers 5 3 2 0 7 2 5 11
3  Shooting Stars 5 3 0 2 8 6 2 9
4  Akwa United 5 3 0 2 6 4 2 9
5  Sunshine Stars 4 2 2 0 6 4 2 8
6  Nasarawa United 5 2 2 1 5 3 2 8
7  Enyimba 5 2 2 1 4 2 2 8
8  Kwara United 5 2 2 1 4 5 -1 8
9  Heartland FC 5 2 1 2 10 5 5 7
10  Nembe City 5 2 1 2 7 7 0 7
11  Bayelsa United 5 2 1 2 5 6 -1 7
12  Lobi Stars 4 2 0 2 4 5 -1 6
13  Gombe United 5 2 0 3 5 9 -4 6
14  Dolphins FC 5 1 2 2 2 3 -1 5
15  Warri Wolves 5 0 4 1 2 3 -1 4
16  Wikki Tourists 5 1 1 3 4 6 -2 4
17  ABS FC 5 1 1 3 3 5 -2 4
18  Kaduna United 5 1 1 3 5 9 -4 4
19  Sharks 5 1 1 3 2 6 -4 4
20  El-Kanemi Warriors 5 0 3 2 3 6 -3 3
FULL TABLE





NPFL Table

Overall Home Away
POS   TEAM P W D L F A         W   D    L    F    A                         GD Pts
1    Kano Pillars 7 5 1 1 8 3   3 0 0 4 0   2 1 1 4 3   5 16
2    Enugu Rangers 7 4 2 1 11 4   3 1 0 7 0   1 1 1 4 4   7 14
3    Nasarawa United 7 4 2 1 8 3   3 1 0 7 2   1 1 1 1 1   5 14
4    Shooting Stars 7 4 0 3 13 10   4 0 0 12 4   0 0 3 1 6   3 12
5    Sunshine Stars 6 3 2 1 9 5   3 0 0 7 2   0 2 1 2 3   4 11
6    Nembe City 7 3 2 2 9 8   2 1 1 5 4   1 1 1 4 4   1 11
7    Heartland FC 7 3 1 3 14 7   3 0 1 12 3   0 1 2 2 4   7 10
8    Bayelsa United 7 3 1 3 8 9   3 0 0 6 1   0 1 3 2 8   -1 10
9    Enyimba 7 2 3 2 4 3   2 2 0 3 0   0 1 2 1 3   1 9
10    Akwa United 7 3 0 4 8 10   3 0 0 5 0   0 0 4 3 10   -2 9
11    Lobi Stars 6 3 0 3 6 8   3 0 0 5 1   0 0 3 1 7   -2 9
12    Kwara United 7 2 3 2 4 6   1 1 1 2 3   1 2 1 2 3   -2 9
13    Gombe United 7 3 0 4 7 12   3 0 0 5 1   0 0 4 2 11   -5 9
14    Warri Wolves 7 1 5 1 7 5   1 3 0 6 3   0 2 1 1 2   2 8
15    Dolphins FC 7 2 2 3 4 7   2 1 0 4 2   0 1 3 0 5   -3 8
16    ABS FC 7 2 1 4 5 6   2 1 1 5 3   0 0 3 0 3   -1 7
17    Kaduna United 7 2 1 4 6 10   2 1 0 4 1   0 0 4 2 9   -4 7
18    Wikki Tourists 7 2 1 4 5 9   2 0 1 3 1   0 1 3 2 8   -4 7
19    El-Kanemi Warriors 7 1 3 3 6 11   1 2 0 4 3   0 1 3 2 8   -5 6
20    Sharks 7 1 2 4 2 8   1 2 1 2 2   0 0 3 0 6   -6 5

Saturday, 30 March 2013

Sunday Mba is Wolves Player

NFF has ruled that Sunday MBA is a Warri Wolves player. Details shortly....

Thursday, 28 March 2013

NPL: Five Draws in the NPL

In Match Week 4 of the Nigerian Premier League, we witness some beautiful football with loads of goals. Five draws for this week and five home wins; definitely tells a good story about the competitiveness of our football league.

Kano Pillars are definetly showing their muscles as the leader of the NPL. Take a look at the results and table below.

Finnally, don't forget to comment on your teams performance.

RESULTS
27-Mar  Wikki Tourists  2-0  Akwa United
27-Mar  Kwara United  1-0  Heartland FC
28-Mar  Kano Pillars  2-0  Shooting Stars
28-Mar  Lobi Stars  1-0  ABS FC
28-Mar  Gombe United  2-0  Sharks
28-Mar  Dolphins FC  1-1  Sunshine Stars
28-Mar  Kaduna United  1-1  Enugu Rangers
28-Mar  Warri Wolves  0-0  Nasarawa United
28-Mar  Nembe City  1-1  Enyimba
28-Mar  El-Kanemi Warriors  2-2  Bayelsa United

TABLE
Overall Home Away
POS   TEAM P W D L F A         W   D    L    F    A                         GD Pts
1    Kano Pillars 4 3 0 1 4 1   2 0 0 3 0   1 0 1 1 1   3 9
2    Sunshine Stars 4 2 2 0 6 4   2 0 0 4 2   0 2 0 2 2   2 8
3    Enugu Rangers 4 2 2 0 4 2   1 1 0 1 0   1 1 0 3 2   2 8
4    Kwara United 4 2 2 0 3 1   1 1 0 2 1   1 1 0 1 0   2 8
5    Bayelsa United 4 2 1 1 5 3   2 0 0 3 0   0 1 1 2 3   2 7
6    Enyimba 4 2 1 1 4 2   2 0 0 3 0   0 1 1 1 2   2 7
7    Shooting Stars 4 2 0 2 5 4   2 0 0 5 1   0 0 2 0 3   1 6
8    Gombe United 4 2 0 2 5 5   2 0 0 3 0   0 0 2 2 5   0 6
9    Lobi Stars 4 2 0 2 4 5   2 0 0 3 1   0 0 2 1 4   -1 6
10    Akwa United 4 2 0 2 3 4   2 0 0 2 0   0 0 2 1 4   -1 6
11    Nasarawa United 4 1 2 1 2 2   1 1 0 2 1   0 1 1 0 1   0 5
12    Heartland FC 4 1 1 2 6 5   1 0 1 5 3   0 1 1 1 2   1 4
13    Nembe City 4 1 1 2 5 6   0 1 1 2 3   1 0 1 3 3   -1 4
14    Dolphins FC 4 1 1 2 2 3   1 1 0 2 1   0 0 2 0 2   -1 4
15    Wikki Tourists 4 1 1 2 2 3   1 0 1 2 1   0 1 1 0 2   -1 4
16    ABS FC 4 1 1 2 1 2   1 1 0 1 0   0 0 2 0 2   -1 4
17    Kaduna United 4 1 1 2 4 6   1 1 0 3 1   0 0 2 1 5   -2 4
18    Warri Wolves 4 0 3 1 2 3   0 2 0 1 1   0 1 1 1 2   -1 3
19    El-Kanemi Warriors 4 0 3 1 2 4   0 2 0 2 2   0 1 1 0 2   -2 3
20    Sharks 4 1 0 3 2 6   1 0 1 2 2   0 0 2 0 4   -4 3