2016 Nigeria Premier League begins

Week One fixtures, Sunday, Feb. 21

Giwa                   vs IfeanyiUbah
Nasarawa Utd   vs MFM
Rivers Utd         vs Enyimba
Shooting Stars   vs Lobi Stars
Sunshine Stars  vs Akwa Utd
Ikorodu Utd      vs Abia Warriors
El-Kanemi        vs Wikki Tourists
Heartland         vs Warri Wolves
Kano Pillars     vs Rangers

Result:

Plateau Utd 2 Tornadoes 1





Line up of Plateau United:

Innocent Ndem   1
Charles Okafor  5
Daniel Itodo       3
Lankat Isiah     30
Bitrus Wash     34
Hamisu Sale    31
Reuben Bala     19
Sunday Ingbede 26
John Kim          35
Ibeh Johnson     27
Daddy Maurice 13

Reserves:

Okam Okoji      16
Golbe Elisha       6
John Boye         29
Mumini Haruna 23
Julious Nuhu      7
Shehu Sabole     8
Coach: Zachary Baraje

Line up of Niger Tornadoes:

Mustapha Salihu   99
Lanre Ferunyaro   3
Gabriel Wassa     17
Kingsley Salami    4
Omolayo Ibrahim  28
Adebayo Abiodun  6
Kunle Issac            38
Inamoto Godwin    30
Lukman Muhammad 20
Bolaji Adeyemo       8
Umar Abubakar       32

Reserves:

Omoregie Novas  1
Samuel Yswanya  2
Chinedu Blaze      5
Tasiu Lawal          7
Kayode Agboola 11
Wilfred Ammeh   22
Iliyasu Isiyaku    13
Coach: Abdullahi Usman Biffo
 
Scorers:
Charles Okafor-Plateau Utd (16 mins)
Ibeh Johnson-Plateau Utd   (87 mins)
Kunle Issa-Tornadoes       (64 mins)