NPFL 2024/25 SEASON MATCHDAY 11 RESULTS, SCORERS

*Bendel Insurance 0 Kano Pillars 1

Rabiu Ali (90+7 min, pen)

*Nasarawa United 0 Kwara United 1

Emmanuel Ogbole (45+2 min)

*Lobi Stars  3 Abia Warriors 1

Sunday Megwo-Abia (56th min)

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Christian Nnaji-Lobi (79th min)

*Heartland 1 Sunshine Stars 0

Christian Molokwu (8th min)

*Katsina United 1 Ikorodu City 2

Moses Effiong-Katsina (18th min)

Solomon Alade-Ikorodu (44th min)

Emmanuel Solomon -Ikorodu (89th min)

*Rivers United 0 Bayelsa United 1

..........(7th min)

*Enyimba  0 Remo Stars 0

*Niger Tornadoes 1 Akwa United 0

Papa Daniel (48th min)

*Plateau United 0 Enugu Rangers 0

*Shooting Stars 3 El-Kanemi Warriors 0

Samuel Ayanrinde (27th min)

Abubakar Aliyu Ibrahim (38th min)

Adam Mustapha (62nd min)

Caption: Rabiu Ali, nets the winner against Bendel Insurance last weekend.

Osimhen bags brace as Galatasaray humble Tottenham in five-goal thriller

 Victor Osimhen scored twice as Galatasaray inflicted a first Europa League defeat of the season against 10-man Tottenham Hotspur in Istanbul, reports BBC Sport.

Teenage forward Will Lankshear was dismissed for two yellow cards on the hour mark for Spurs, having earlier scored his first senior goal for the club in only his second start.

However, by that stage the visitors should have been out of sight with the final scoreline barely reflective of an encounter that was dominated by the hosts.

Tottenham's woeful attempts to play out from the back and their shambolic defending ensured that they endured a trying evening in a destination that is notorious for its hostile atmosphere.

Yunus Akgun's sixth-minute effort was the precursor of what was to follow, with the Turkey midfielder dispatching a wonderful left-foot volley past Spurs goalkeeper Fraser Forster from 20 yards.

While 19-year-old Lankshear levelled from close range after being teed up by Brennan Johnson, the way in which Tottenham repeatedly gifted possession and goalscoring opportunities to their opponents will place scrutiny on manager Ange Postecoglou's decision to begin with six first-choice players on the bench.

An error from central defender Radu Dragusin contributed to Osimhen's first goal of the evening, with the on-loan Napoli forward reacting sharply to a Dries Mertens pass to poke a right-foot effort past Forster into the right corner.

Osimhen's second also came courtesy of the Belgian playmaker, with Mertens' right-wing delivery expertly turned home by the unmarked Nigerian international from eight yards.

While substitute Dominic Solanke tapped in from Pedro Porro's pass - nine minutes after Lankshear's departure - to give the score an air of respectability, in truth the visitors were well beaten.

Only some profligate finishing and several excellent saves from Forster prevented Okan Buruk's team from the emphatic victory they richly deserved.

Meanwhile, Osimhen, 2015 FIFA U17 World Cup winner, has scored six goals in his last five games for The Lions

since his loan arrival from Napoli in the summer.

NPFL 2024/25 SEASON MATCHDAY 11 FIXTURES

Sat, Nov. 9:

Lobi Stars vs Abia Warriors 4:00pm

Bendel Insurance vs Kano Pillars 4:00pm

Sun, Nov 10:

Heartland vs Sunshine Stars 4:00pm

Katsina United vs Ikorodu City 4:00pm

Rivers United vs Bayelsa United 4:00pm

Enyimba       vs Remo Stars 4:00pm

Niger Tornadoes vs Akwa United 4:00pm

Plateau United vs Enugu Rangers 4:00pm

Nasarawa United vs Kwara United 4:00pm

Shooting Stars   vs El-Kanemi Warriors 5:30pm

EPL MATCHDAY 11 FIXTURES

Sat, Nov. 9:

Brentford vs Bournemouth 4:00pm

Wolves vs Southampton     4:00pm

Brighton vs Man City         4:00pm

West Ham vs Everton         4:00pm

C'Palace  vs Fulham          4:00pm

Liverpool vs Aston Villa     9:00pm

Sun, Nov. 10:

Nottm Forest vs Newcastle 3:00pm

Tottenham  vs Ipswich        3:00pm

Man Utd  vs Leicester       3:00pm

Chelsea    vs Arsenal         5:30pm

NPFL 2024/25 SEASON MATCHDAY 10 RESULTS, SCORERS

*Kano Pillars 2 Plateau United 1

Gafar Saka-Plateau (66th min)

Rabiu Ali-Pillars (78th min)

Ahmed Musa-Pillars (90+2min)

*El-Kanemi Warriors 1 Katsina United 0

Ibrahim Mustapha (69th min)

*Abia Warriors 0 Heartland 2

Michael Ogu (12th, 90+4min)

*Bayelsa United 1 Enyimba 1

Ekene Awazie-Enyimba (30th min)

Magbisa Wisdom-Bayelsa (37th min)

*Akwa United 2 Kwara United 1

Chijoke Alaekwe-Akwa (17th min)

Emmanuel Ogbole-Kwara Utd (33rd min)

Endurance Eddy-Akwa (60th, pen)

*Sunshine Stars 1 Bendel Insurance 2 

Kayode Solomon-Bendel (17th min)

Sadiq Ibrahim-Sunshine (44th min)

Nnamdi Anthony-Bendel (60th min)

*Enugu Rangers 1 Nasarawa United 0

Godwin Obaje (55th, 61st min, pen)

*Niger Tornadoes 2 Shooting Stars 0

Joseph Godstime (31st, 88th min)

*Ikorodu City 2 Rivers United 0

Ayomide Cole (48th min)

Rivio Ayemwenre (53rd min)

*Remo Stars 1 Lobi Stars  0

Michael Okoro Ibe (47th min)

Caption: Kano Pillars' Rabiu Ali, in a world of his own.

NPFL 2024/25 SEASON MATCHDAY 10 FIXTURES

Sun, Nov. 3:

El-Kanemi Warriors vs Katsina United  3:00pm

Bayelsa United      vs Enyimba           3:00pm

Akwa United            vs Kwara United  4:00pm

Sunshine Stars   vs Bendel Insurance   4:00pm

Enugu Rangers   vs Nasarawa United   4:00pm

Niger Tornadoes vs Shooting Stars     4:00pm

Kano Pillars    vs Plateau United      4:00pm

Abia Warriors  vs Heartland             4:00pm

Ikorodu City   vs Rivers United        4:00pm

Remo Stars     vs Lobi Stars            5:30pm

EPL MATCHDAY 10 FIXTURES

 Sat, Nov. 2:

Newcastle vs Arsenal          1:30pm

Ipswich     vs Leicester       4:00pm

Southampton vs Everton     4:00pm

Liverpool       vs Brighton    4:00pm

Bournemouth vs Man City   4:00pm

Nottm Forest  vs West Ham 4:00pm

Wolves          vs C'Palace    6:30pm

Sun, Nov. 3:

Tottenham   vs Aston Villa 3:00pm

Man Utd      vs Chelsea      5:30pm

Mon, Nov. 4:

Fulham     vs Brentford   9:00pm

NPFL 2024/25 SEASON MATCHDAY 9 RESULTS, SCORERS

*Rivers United  1 El-Kanemi Warriors 1

Samaila Bello-El-Kanemi (30th min)

Taofeek Olaniyi-Rivers Utd (33rd min)

*Kwara United 1 Enugu Rangers  1

Shola Abdulraheem-Kwara (43rd min)

Kingsley Maduforo-Rangers (45th min)

*Shooting Stars 2 Akwa United 1

Gideon Monday-Shooting (45+6 min)

Joshua Akpan   -Shooting (73rd min)

Friday Apollos  -Akwa Utd (83rd min)

*Katsina United  1 Niger Tornadoes 1 

Papa Mustapha Daniel-Tornadoes (41st min)

Bello Lukman-Katsina (54th min)

*Heartland         1 Remo Stars 0

Afolayan Temitope Peters (71st min)

*Bendel Insurance 0 Abia Warriors 1 

Sunday Megwo (40th min)

*Nasarawa United 1 Kano Pillars  0

Anas Yusuf (41st min)

*Plateau United    3 Sunshine Stars 0

Vincent Temitope (14th min, pen)

Sadiq Abubakar Adamu (66th, 90+4 min, pen)

*Enyimba        2   Ikorodu City  1

Ifeanyi Ihemekwele-Enyimba (6th min)

Toyeeb Ajeyigbe-Ikorodu (90th min)

Moses Adikwu-Enyimba (90+2 min)

*Lobi Stars   2 Bayelsa United 1

Ossy Martins-Lobi (22nd, 57th min)

Ibrahim Yahaya-Bayelsa (30th min, pen)

Caption: 

Shola Abdulrahman dazzles during the matchday nine NPFL clash with Enugu Rangers in Ilorin.