NPFL Season 2019/2020: Matches, News and Developments

[ukwala]

MATCHDAY 2 RESULTS

Jigawa GS 0-1 Plateau Utd
Lobi 4-0 Delta Force
Rivers Utd 1-1 Heartland
MFM 1-1 FC Ifeanyiubah
Adamawa Utd 1-1 Rangers
Sunshine Stars 1-1 Wolves
Katsina Utd 1-1 Enyimba
Nasarawa Utd 0-1 Wikki

[Bigpokey24]

MATCHDAY 2 RESULTS

Jigawa GS 0-1 Plateau Utd
Lobi 4-0 Delta Force
Rivers Utd 1-1 Heartland
MFM 1-1 FC Ifeanyiubah
Adamawa Utd 1-1 Rangers
Sunshine Stars 1-1 Wolves
Katsina Utd 1-1 Enyimba
Nasarawa Utd 0-1 Wikki

Only one team won at home?

[ukwala]

MATCHDAY 2 RESULTS

Jigawa GS 0-1 Plateau Utd
Lobi 4-0 Delta Force
Rivers Utd 1-1 Heartland
MFM 1-1 FC Ifeanyiubah
Adamawa Utd 1-1 Rangers
Sunshine Stars 1-1 Wolves
Katsina Utd 1-1 Enyimba
Nasarawa Utd 0-1 Wikki

Only one team won at home?

For real...1 home win, 2 away wins, 5 draws. I don’t know what the LMC has put in place to achieve this type of results but whatever it is, kudos to them.
I also hear they have finalised a deal for TV coverage of the league.

[ohenhen1]

Why can't the NPFL just launch their own channel?

[Enugu II]

MATCHDAY 2 RESULTS

Jigawa GS 0-1 Plateau Utd
Lobi 4-0 Delta Force
Rivers Utd 1-1 Heartland
MFM 1-1 FC Ifeanyiubah
Adamawa Utd 1-1 Rangers
Sunshine Stars 1-1 Wolves
Katsina Utd 1-1 Enyimba
Nasarawa Utd 0-1 Wikki

Only one team won at home?

For real...1 home win, 2 away wins, 5 draws. I don’t know what the LMC has put in place to achieve this type of results but whatever it is, kudos to them.
I also hear they have finalised a deal for TV coverage of the league.

Let's hope it continues. In the last few seasons, away wins have been possible but usually early in the season. However, I do believe that last season was much better. Hope the ability to get a result away from home continues till season end.

[ukwala]

MATCHDAY 2 RESULTS

Jigawa GS 0-1 Plateau Utd
Lobi 4-0 Delta Force
Rivers Utd 1-1 Heartland
MFM 1-1 FC Ifeanyiubah
Adamawa Utd 1-1 Rangers
Sunshine Stars 1-1 Wolves
Katsina Utd 1-1 Enyimba
Nasarawa Utd 0-1 Wikki

Only one team won at home?

For real...1 home win, 2 away wins, 5 draws. I don’t know what the LMC has put in place to achieve this type of results but whatever it is, kudos to them.
I also hear they have finalised a deal for TV coverage of the league.

Let's hope it continues. In the last few seasons, away wins have been possible but usually early in the season. However, I do believe that last season was much better. Hope the ability to get a result away from home continues till season end.

EII, correct. As you noted, the test will be in the later stages when desperation to either win the title or avoid relegation sets in.
I believe TV coverage will help as well so eagerly awaiting the details of the deal that LMC has packaged.

[ukwala]

[ukwala]

Enugu Rangers goal Vs Adamawa United

[Toxicarrow]

MATCHDAY 2 RESULTS

Jigawa GS 0-1 Plateau Utd
Lobi 4-0 Delta Force
Rivers Utd 1-1 Heartland
MFM 1-1 FC Ifeanyiubah
Adamawa Utd 1-1 Rangers
Sunshine Stars 1-1 Wolves
Katsina Utd 1-1 Enyimba
Nasarawa Utd 0-1 Wikki

Only one team won at home?

For real...1 home win, 2 away wins, 5 draws. I don’t know what the LMC has put in place to achieve this type of results but whatever it is, kudos to them.
I also hear they have finalised a deal for TV coverage of the league.

Let's hope it continues. In the last few seasons, away wins have been possible but usually early in the season. However, I do believe that last season was much better. Hope the ability to get a result away from home continues till season end.

EII, correct. As you noted, the test will be in the later stages when desperation to either win the title or avoid relegation sets in.
I believe TV coverage will help as well so eagerly awaiting the details of the deal that LMC has packaged.

Yep....There is an element of that there already with Ojoro-Rivers United's 91 minute penalty that was taken twice..to ensure 1-1 tie at home against Heartland - the same Heartland lost at home last week to MFM and there was no drama. But in PH, the story could have been different if 91st minute was not awarded.

[ukwala]

MATCHDAY 2 RESULTS

Jigawa GS 0-1 Plateau Utd
Lobi 4-0 Delta Force
Rivers Utd 1-1 Heartland
MFM 1-1 FC Ifeanyiubah
Adamawa Utd 1-1 Rangers
Sunshine Stars 1-1 Wolves
Katsina Utd 1-1 Enyimba
Nasarawa Utd 0-1 Wikki

Only one team won at home?

For real...1 home win, 2 away wins, 5 draws. I don’t know what the LMC has put in place to achieve this type of results but whatever it is, kudos to them.
I also hear they have finalised a deal for TV coverage of the league.

Let's hope it continues. In the last few seasons, away wins have been possible but usually early in the season. However, I do believe that last season was much better. Hope the ability to get a result away from home continues till season end.

EII, correct. As you noted, the test will be in the later stages when desperation to either win the title or avoid relegation sets in.
I believe TV coverage will help as well so eagerly awaiting the details of the deal that LMC has packaged.

Yep....There is an element of that there already with Ojoro-Rivers United's 91 minute penalty that was taken twice..to ensure 1-1 tie at home against Heartland - the same Heartland lost at home last week to MFM and there was no drama. But in PH, the story could have been different if 91st minute was not awarded.

Comrade Toxic, you may be right but it seems that Heartland's coach thinks it was a mistake; VAR is for clear and obvious errors not deliberate cheating!
Secondly, is it the lone shoulder-carried camera and video rewind (for replay) we saw yesterday that will be used for the VAR?

[ukwala]

[ukwala]

Score Update
30'
Akwa United 0-0 Abia Warriors
Rangers 0-0 Sunshine Stars
Enyimba 1-0 Nasarawa United

[ukwala]

FT: Rangers 1-0 Sunshine Stars

Nnamdi Egbujuo's goal in the 54th minute gave us all 3 points

[ukwala]

Score Update
30'
Akwa United 0-0 Abia Warriors
Rangers 0-0 Sunshine Stars
Enyimba 1-0 Nasarawa United

Fulltime

Akwa United 0-0 Abia Warriors
Rangers 1-0 Sunshine
Enyimba 3-1 Nasarawa United

[ukwala]

[Gotti]

FT: Rangers 1-0 Sunshine Stars

Nnamdi Egbujuo's goal in the 54th minute gave us all 3 points

[ukwala]

FT: Rangers 1-0 Sunshine Stars

Nnamdi Egbujuo's goal in the 54th minute gave us all 3 points

Wow, Ugwuoke's move was JJesque . He pulled more 'celebrants' than the goal scorer. Nice move and goal, Up Rangers

[Enugu II]

FT: Rangers 1-0 Sunshine Stars

Nnamdi Egbujuo's goal in the 54th minute gave us all 3 points

Wow, Ugwuoke's move was JJesque . He pulled more 'celebrants' than the goal scorer. Nice move and goal, Up Rangers

Great move but it did appear to have gone over the line before he crossed the ball. Not that it mattered in the end but just an observation.

[ukwala]

FT: Rangers 1-0 Sunshine Stars

Nnamdi Egbujuo's goal in the 54th minute gave us all 3 points

Wow, Ugwuoke's move was JJesque . He pulled more 'celebrants' than the goal scorer. Nice move and goal, Up Rangers

Great move but it did appear to have gone over the line before he crossed the ball. Not that it mattered in the end but just an observation.

EII, no it didn't. Below still shot may not be conclusive but if it did, there would have been more protests from the Sunshine players. Only the keeper protested (always a reflex action of keepers), the players that went to tackle him and saw the play clearly did not protest.

[ukwala]

Matchday 3 Fixtures

Plateau Utd - Wikki
Delta Force - Jigawa GS
Kano Pillars - Lobi
Heartland - Akwa Starlets
FC Ifeanyiubah - Rivers Utd
Rangers - MFM
Wolves - Adamawa Utd
Abia Warriors - Sunshine Stars
Enyimba - Akwa Utd
Katsina Utd - Nasarawa Utd

[ukwala]

HALF-TIME SCORES
Plateau Utd 1-1 Wikki
Delta Force 1-0 Jigawa GS
Kano Pillars 0-0 Lobi
Heartland 0-1 Akwa Starlets
FC Ifeanyiubah 1-0 Rivers Utd
Rangers 0-1 MFM
Wolves 0-0 Adamawa Utd
Abia Warriors 1-1 Sunshine Stars
Enyimba 3-1 Akwa Utd
Katsina Utd 0-0 Nasarawa Utd

[ukwala]

FULL TIME

Plateau Utd 2-1 Wikki
Delta Force 3-1 Jigawa GS
Kano Pillars 0-1 Lobi
Heartland 1-1 Akwa Starlets
FCIU 1-0 Rivers Utd
Rangers 0-1 MFM
Wolves 2-0 Adamawa Utd
Abia Warriors 1-1 Sunshine Stars
Enyimba 3-1 Akwa Utd
Katsina Utd 1-0 Nasarawa Utd

Away wins 2
Draws 2
Home wins 6

[ukwala]

Goal Scorers

Warri Wolves 2-0 Adamawa United
(Efe Yarhere 70, Sunday Williams 80)

Plateau United 2-1 Wikki Tourists
(Mustapha Ibrahim 33, Abba Umar 55) - (Daniel Jackson 12)

Katsina United 1-0 Nasarawa United
(Tasiu Lawal 64 (PEN)

Kano Pillars 0-1 Lobi Stars
(Douglas Achiv 62)

FC Ifeanyiubah 1-0 Rivers Uyo
(Chigozie Chilekwu 7’)

Rangers 0-1 MFM FC
(Chuks Kenedinum 45’)

Enyimba 3-1 Akwa Utd
(Austin Oladapo 13’, Stanley Dimgba 30’, Samson Obi 33’) – (Mfon Udoh 39’)

Heartland 1-1 Akwa Starlets
(Samuel Nnoshiri 63’ – (Moses Effiong 39’)

Abia Warriors 1-1 Sunshine Stars
(Philip Auta 32’) – (Fuad Ekelojuoti 19’)

Delta Force 4-1 Jigawa Golden Stars
(Mubarak Abdulsallam 37’, Isaac Oduro 49’, Otukhe Egbo 59’, Williams Nmesitionye 9’) – (Ali Musa 62’).