2018 NPFL Match Day 11 fixtures

Sunday, March 4
 
Rivers United      vs FC IfeanyiUbah
Enyimba            vs MFM, Lagos
Abia Warriors      vs Kwara United
Katsina United     vs Akwa United
Plateau United     vs Yobe Stars
El-Kanemi Warriors vs Niger Tornadoes
Nasarawa United    vs Wikki Tourists
Heartland          vs Lobi Stars
Kano Pillars       vs Go Round
Sunshine Stars     vs Enugu Rangers

2018 NPFL Match Day 10 results, scorers

*Wikki Tourists 1 Katsina United 1
Shaman Tanze  -Wikki   (25th minute)
Martins Usule -Katsina (87th minute)

*FC IfeanyiUbah 1 Nasarawa United 0
Seka Pascal (54th minute)

*Kwara United   0 Rivers United 1
Chikere Osita (94th minute)

*Niger Tornadoes 2 Abia Warriors 0
Ibrahim Babawo
Bolaji Adeyemo

*Yobe Stars     2 El-Kanemi Warriors 0
William Ukeme        (14th minute, own goal
Chidiebere Ajoke    (21st minute)

*Enugu Rangers   1 Kano Pillars 1
Godwin Aguda -Rangers (40th minute)
Junior Lokosa-Pillars (85th minute)

*Enyimba     2 Sunshine Stars 1
Stephen Chukwude -Enyimba (12th minute)
Ifeanyi Anaemena -Enyimba (50th minute, own goal)
Ifeanyi Anaemena -Enyimba (70 minute)

*MFM, Lagos 0 Lobi Stars 0

*Akwa United 2 Heartland 1
Francis Momoh  -Heartland (20th minute)
Ifeanyi Ifeanyi-Akwa Utd  (32nd minute)
Haggai Katoh   -Akwa Utd (47th minute)

2018 NPFL Match Day 10 fixtures

Sunday, February 25

Wikki Tourists vs Katsina United
FC IfeanyiUbah vs Nasarawa United
Kwara United   vs Rivers United
Niger Tornadoes vs Abia Warriors
Yobe Stars      vs El-Kanemi Warriors
Enugu Rangers   vs Kano Pillars
Enyimba         vs Sunshine Stars

March 7, 2018
Akwa United vs Heartland
Go Round    vs Plateau United

2018 NPFL Match Day 9 results, scorers

*Kano Pillars 1 Enyimba 1
Junior Lokosa -Pillars (36th minute)
Emmanuel Anyanwu -own goal, 40th minute

*Nasarawa United 3 Kwara United 3
Seun Sogbeso   -Nasarawa  (20th minute)
Stephen Alfred -Kwara Utd (64th minute)
Nojeem Olukokun-Nasarawa  (73rd, 84th minute)
Stephen Alfred -Kwara Utd (86th minute)
Micheal Ohanu  -Kwara Utd (+90 minutes)

*Rivers United  2 Niger Tornadoes 0
Chikere Osita -16th minute
Emeka Ogbugh  -28th minute

*Heartland 2 Wikki Tourists 1
Abubakar Umar  -Wikki (10th minute)
Nnamdi Egbujor -Heartland (16th minute)
Kenneth Ikwugbado -Heartland (+92 minutes)

*Abia Warriors 3 Yobe Stars 1
Ndifreke Effiong -Abia Warriors (9th, 29th minute)
Obi Samson       -Abia Warriors (16th minute)
Manika Usman     -Yobe Stars    (79th minute)

*FC IfeanyiUbah 3 Katsina United 0
Eric Dufegha      -5th minute
Tasiu Lawal       -45th minute
Destiny Ashadi    -51st minute

*El-Kanemi Warriors 2 Go Round FC 1
Bello Kofarmata -El-Kanemi (37th minute)
Okon Otop       -Go Round  (45th minute)
Nura Mohammed   -El-Kanemi (85th minute)


 Rescheduled matches:

*Lobi Stars     1 Akwa United   0
Austine Ogunye -33rd minute

*Plateau Utd    1 Enugu Rangers 0
Chizoba Amaefule -77th minute

*Sunshine Stars 2 MFM, Lagos    1
Sikiru Alimi    -Sunshine (9th minute)
Nojeem Akinyemi -MFM      (51st minute)
Tayo Adebogun   -Sunshine (78th minute)

2018 NPFL Match Day 9 fixtures

Sunday, February 18

Lobi Stars vs Akwa United
Heartland  vs Wikki Tourists
Katsina Utd vs FC IfeanyiUbah
Nasarawa Utd vs Kwara United
Rivers Utd   vs Niger Tornadoes
Abia Warriors vs Yobe Stars
El-Kanemi Warriors vs Go Round
Plateau United vs Enugu Rangers
Kano Pillars   vs Enyimba
Sunshine Stars vs MFM FC, Lagos

2018 NPFL Match Day 8 results, scorers

*FC IfeanyiUbah 2 Heartland       0
Ekene Awazie -25th minute 
Seka Pascal  -56th minute

*Kwara United   2 Katsina United  1
Godwin Emeka   -Kwara (50th minute)
Stephen Alfred -Kwara (55th minute)
Martins Usule  -Katsina (85th minute)

*Niger Tornadoes 1 Nasarawa United 0
Segun Alebiosu -11th minute

*Yobe Stars      1 Rivers United   0
Philip Asuquo -80th minute

*Go Round        1 Abia Warriors   0
Okon Otop -3rd minute

*Enugu Rangers   1 El-Kanemi Warriors 0
Kelvin Itoya -82nd minute

*Sunshine Stars  0 Kano Pillars       0
 
*Wikki Tourists 1 Lobi Stars 0
Abubakar Umar -82nd minute

*MFM, Lagos 1 Akwa United 0
Sikiru Olatunbosun -36th minute

*Enyimba 1 Plateau United 0
 Stanley Dimgba-10th minute

2018 NPFL Match Day 8 fixtures

Sunday, February 11

Enugu Rangers   vs El-Kanemi Warriors
Enyimba         vs Plateau United
Kwara United    vs Katsina United
Sunshine Stars  vs Kano Pillars
FC IfeanyiUbah  vs Heartland
Wikki Tourists  vs Lobi Stars
Go Round        vs Abia Warriors
Niger Tornadoes vs Nasarawa United
MFM, Lagos      vs Akwa United
Yobe Stars      vs Rivers United

Morocco win 2018 CHAN, batter Nigeria 4-0

Host Atlas Lions of Morocco lived up to their pre-tournament favourites tag as they spanked Nigeria's Super Eagles 4-0 in the final of the 5th African Nations Championship (CHAN) on Sunday night at a packed Complexe Mohamed V in Casablanca.

A brace from Zakaria Hadraf and a goal each from Walid El Karti and Ayoub El Kaabi was all the Moroccans needed to win their first major continental title since the 1976 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

The host were by far the better side as they tore apart a hapless Nigeria team who ended the game with a man less after Eneji Moses was given the marching off orders early in the 47th minute for his second booking. He had earlier in the first half bagged a yellow card for an
unsporting behaviour.

Left-winger Ismail Haddad was the star of the Moroccans as he had a say in no less than three of the goals.

Morocco unsettled Nigeria with their early dominance as the West Africans laboured in search of their rhythm. And they kept the Nigerian back-line busy till the quarter-hour mark during which El Kaabi was denied by the crossbar from a Hadraf cross from the left.

The home-based Super Eagles came into the fore around the 20th minute mark, but rarely threatened the Moroccan defence.

Just before the break, the stadium came alive with the opener courtesy of Hadraf . Captain Badr Benoun went on a solo run beating two players and found Abdeljalil Jbira whose cross was clinically connected by Hadraf past goalkeeper Dele Ajiboye.

Trailing by a lone goal, Nigeria’s chances of a comeback were dealt a severe blow two minutes after recess when Moses was sent off for a second yellow card after fouling Hadraf.
The Atlas Lions made the best of their numerical advantage and it was only a matter of time that the second goal would come.

The second goal came on 61 minutes through El Karti, and yet again Haddad was the architect. El Kaabi was for the second time denied the post and Haddad pounced on the loose ball and fired a shot a goal that Nigeria goalkeeper Dele Ajiboye parried for El Karti to head home the
rebound.

Hadraf completed his brace two minutes later after Ajiboye made a weak touch of a Haddad cross, and the former tapped home the rebound to take the game beyond the Nigerians.
El Kaabi finally registered his name of the scoring cards, firing past Ajiboye from close range on 74 minutes for his ninth of the competition, and seal victory.

 Caption: GOAL KING: Morocco's El Kaabi finished the 2018 CHAN with record nine goals.


 

2018 NPFL Match Day 7 results, scorers

*Akwa United  4 Wikki Tourists  0
Ubong Friday -14th minute
Victor Mbaoma-67th minute
Micheal Ibe  -84th minute
Christian Pygbara -90th minute

*Lobi Stars         1 FC IfeanyiUbah  0
Esosa Igbinoba -26th minute

*Heartland          2 Kwara United    0
Biodun Thompson -10th minute
Stanley Egbujor -79th minute

*Katsina United     2 Niger Tornadoes 0
Chinedu Ajanah
Eric Dufegha

*Rivers United      1 Go Round FC     0
Oche Salefu -81st minute

*Plateau United     5 Sunshine Stars  0
Tosin Omoyele  -13th, 76th minute
Sunday Ingbede -15th minute
Emeka Umeh     -20th minute
Mafeng Pam     -88th minute

*Kano Pillars       2 MFM FC, Lagos   0
Junior Lokosa -52nd minute
Adamu Hassan  -90th minute

*Abia Warriors      0 Enugu Rangers   0

*El-Kanemi Warriors 0 Enyimba        0

2018 NPFL Match Day 7 fixtures

Sunday, February, 4

El-Kanemi Warriors vs Enyimba
Heartland          vs Kwara United
Rivers United      vs Go Round
Akwa United        vs Wikki Tourists
Nasarawa United    vs Yobe Stars
Plateau United     vs Sunshine Stars
Katsina United     vs Niger Tornadoes
Kano Pillars       vs MFM, Lagos
Abia Warriors      vs Enugu Rangers
Lobi Stars         vs FC IfeanyiUbah