2018 NPFL Match Day 5 fixtures

Saturday, January 27
Plateau Utd     vs MFM, Lagos

Sunday, January 28
Akwa United        vs Kwara United    
Wikki Tourists     vs FC IfeanyiUbah   
Lobi Stars         vs Niger Tornadoes
Heartland          vs Yobe Stars
Katsina Utd        vs Go Round
Abia Warriors      vs Sunshine Stars
Nasarawa Utd       vs Enugu Rangers
Rivers United      vs Enyimba
El-Kanemi Warriors vs Kano Pillars 

2018 NPFL Match day 4 results, scorers

*Kwara United    1 Wikki Tourists 0
Stephen Alfred -14th minute

*Niger Tornadoes 1 Akwa United 2
Dennis Nya   -Akwa Utd  (23rd minute)
Nosiru Afees -Tornadoes (42nd minute)
Victor Mbaoma -Akwa Utd (62nd minute)

*Yobe Stars      1 Lobi Stars 0
Chinedu Ohanachom -84th minute

*Go Round        1 Heartland   1
Solomon Nwachukwu -Go Round (11th minute)
Julius Ubido      -Hearland (53rd minute)

*Enugu Rangers   1 Katsina United 0
Godwin Aguda -78th minute

*Sunshine Stars 2 Rivers United 0
Yahuza Bala   -75th minute
Joseph Sasere -81st minute

*Kano Pillars 2 Abia Warriors 1
Nyima Nwagwa     -Pillars       (28th minute)
Ndifreke Effiong -Abia Warriors (60th minute)
Junior Lokosa    -Pillars       (62nd minute)

*Plateau United 3 El-Kanemi Warriors 0
Jimmy Ambrose   -2nd minute
Joshua Obaje    -8th minute
Rapheal Ayagwa  -47th minute

*MFM, Lagos     2 IfeanyiUbah 1
Jesse Akile        -MFM     (14th minute)
Seka Pascal        -If.Ubah (15th minute)
Sikiru Olatunbosun -MFM     (41st minute)

*Enyimba  1 Nasarawa Utd 0
Stanley Dimgba -79th minute

2018 NPFL Match day 4 fixtures

Wednesday, January 24

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

2018 NPFL Match day 3 results, scorers

*FC Ifeanyi Ubah 2 Kwara United    0
Godwin Obaje - 23rd minute 
Ekene Awazie - 63rd minute

*Wikki Tourists  1 Niger Tornadoes 0
Mustapha Ibrahim -60th minute

*Akwa United     2 Yobe Stars      0
Victor Mbaoma -30th minute   
Micheal Ibe   -33rd minute

*Lobi Stars      1 Go Round        0
Samad Kadiri

*Heartland       0 Enugu Rangers   1
Bright Silas-10th minute

*Katsina Utd     2 Enyimba         0
Martins Usule
Usman Barau

*Nasarawa Utd    2 Sunshine Stars  0
Douglas Achiv
Ishaya Anyu

*Rivers United   2 Kano Pillars    1
Bamba Bakari    (Rivers Utd) 19th minute
Junior Lokossa  (Pillars) 31st minute
Guy Kuemian     (Rivers Utd) 59th minute

*Abia Warriors   1 Plateau Utd     0
Samson Obi -2nd minute

*El-Kanemi Warriors  3 MFM, Lagos   1
Bello Kofarmata (El-Kanemi) 59th minute
Ocheme Edoh     (El-Kanemi) 63rd minute
Adegboyega Adekunle (MFM)   76th minute
Sunday Anthony  (El-Kanemi) 89th minute


 

2018 NPFL LEAGUE BLUES

FIRST BRACE OF THE SEASON:
*Ndifreke Effiong of Abia Warriors remains the first and only player who scored a brace in the ongoing season. His scored in the 52nd and 65th minute against visiting MFM FC of Lagos at the Umuahia Township Stadium in the season's opener which ended 2-0 in favour of the hosts.

FIRST SCORER:
*Junior Lokosa of Kano Pillars was the first scorer this season. He scored in the 33rd minute against Katsina United in the season's opener in Katsina on January 14 which ended in a 2-2 draw.

FIRST RED CARD
Victor Dennis of Kano Pillars was the first player to have bagged a red card this season. He was sent off in the 43rd minute during the season's opener against Katsina United following a two-footed tackle against Eric Gwammy.

LEADING SCORERS:
Ndifreke Effiong  -Abia Warriors 2 goals
Junior Lokosa      -Kano Pillars    2 goals
Godwin Obaje     -IfeanyiUbah     2 goals

2018 NPFL Match day 3 fixtures

Sunday, January 21

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

2018 NPFL Match day 2 results

*Niger Tornadoes 2 FC IfeanyiUbah 1
Solomon Owello     -Tornadoes
Sunday Akinmoladun -Tornadoes
Godwin Obaje       -IfeanyiUbah

*Yobe Stars   2 Wikki Tourists 0
Ali Aliyu     -45th minute
Philip Asuquo -60th minute

*Go Round, Omoku 1 Akwa United  0
Adelani Adesoun  -17th minute

*Enugu Rangers   1 Lobi Stars 2
Samad Kadiri  (Lobi) 12th minute
Ayo Saka      (Lobi) 71st minute
Chiamaka Madu (Rangers) 84th minute

*Enyimba         0 Heartland FC 0

*Sunshine stars  2 Katsina Utd 1
Abiodun Joseph (Sunshine)    41st minute
Tasiu Lawal    (IfeanyiUbah) 63rd minute
Sikiru Alimi   (Sunshine)    81th minute

*Kano Pillars    2 Nasarawa United 0
Junior Lokosa    -34th minute
Ibrahim Alhassan -63rd minute

*Plateau United  2 Rivers United  0
Elisha Golbe -31st minute
Emeka Umeh   -60th minute

*El-Kanemi Warriors 1 Abia Warriors 0
Bello Kofarmata

*MFM, Lagos       1 Kwara United 0
Adebayo Waheed -51st minute