Remo Stars continued their dominance in the South West derbies as they humbled Sporting Lagos 2-1 in a Nigeria Premier Football League match-day four clash played in Ikenne, www.aclsports.com reports.
For the second game running at home, Remo Stars came from a goal down to beat the noisy Lagosians on their own turf. Former Heartland forward Jonathan Alukwu handed the visitors the lead before Franck Mawuena levelled midway through the first half. After an extended delay of over 60 minutes due to a heavy downpour, the Sky Blue Stars emerged from the tunnel to claim the win courtesy of Sikiru Alimi‘s spot-kick before the hour mark.
In Eket, Akwa United and Shooting Stars played out a goalless draw. The 2021 NPFL champions remain winless under the guidance of Fatai Osho after four matches. In Ilorin, Rangers picked a point off Kwara United to continue their fine start to the season under new coach Fidelis Ilechukwu. Alao Mohammed scored in the second half to cancel out Rangers midfielder Kazeem Ogunleye’s first-half goal.
League veteran Rabiu Ali rolled back the years as he fired home a stoppage-time winner to hand Kano Pillars a much-needed win over 2022 NPFL champions Rivers United. Albert Hilary’s first-half goal got Plateau United another home win as they edged Sunshine Stars at the New Jos Stadium.
Heartland remain without a win after they were held to another draw by Katsina United in Owerri. Christian Nnaemeka scored for Heartland, while Michael Ibe scored late in the second half to deny the hosts all three points. Ahmed Jimoh’s second-half goal got Gombe United another valuable home win over Bendel Insurance.
Two first-half goals from Ahmadu Liman and Danbani Alao helped Lobi Stars edge Abia Warriors 2-0 at the Lafia Township Stadium on Sunday.
Results in full:
Lobi 2-0 Abia Warriors
Heartland 1-1 Katsina Utd
Kano Pillars 1-0 Rivers Utd
Kwara Utd 1-1 Rangers
Remo Stars 2-1 Sporting Lagos
Akwa Utd 0-0 3SC
Plateau Utd 1-0 Sunshine Stars
Niger Tornadoes 1-0 Bayelsa United
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