Ebimobowei scores 14th NPL goal

PETER Ebimobowei of Bayelsa United is now tied on 14 goals with Rangers Osagona Ighodaro as the race for the hotshot award in the Nigeria Premier League hots up.
Ebimobowei waited till the 80th minute to score his side's second goal in the 2-0 win over Sunshine Stars of Akure in a Week 30 NPL game at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin on Sunday, for his 14th goal of the season.
Samuel Tswaya had opened the scoring against the Akure lads in the 27th minute of the game as the 2-0 victory takes Bayelsa's haul to 37 points on the log.
Warri Wolves' Gbolahan Salami is leading the goal chart with 15 strikes.
However, the hero of the Week 30 games turned out to be Nasarawa United’s Ugochukwu Leonard who scored a hattrick in the 3-1 defeat of Kaduna United.
Leonard began his heroics in the 12th minute before he made it two 17 minutes after while he completed the treble in the 48th minute, in a game which also saw the visitors Solomon Bitrus on the score sheet following his consolatory strike in the 86th minute.
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Globacom Premier League Week 30 results

Bayelsa Utd      2 Sunshine Stars   0
Gombe Utd      0 El-Kanemi         0
FC Taraba        3 Warri Wolves    1
Crown FC       0 Enyimba            0
Sharks             3 Nembe City      0
Nasarawa Utd  3 Kaduna Utd     1
Akwa Utd       0 Rangers            0
Heartland         1 Kano Pillars     0
Lobi Stars        2 Giwa FC         1
Abia Warriors  2 Dolphins          1

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Caption: Peter Ebimobowei.