Globacom Premier League and NNL Week 10 and 13 fixtures

Globacom Premier League Week 10 fixtures
Wednesday, April 30

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

NNL Week 13 fixtures (April 30)

             Group A
Jigawa Stars            vs FRSC
Niger Tornadoes      vs Nigeria Prisons
Wikki Tourists         vs Mighty Jets
Adamawa Utd         vs DSS, Kaduna
Plateau Utd             vs Kogi Utd
Spotlight                 vs Sokoto Utd
TEAP                     vs Kwara Utd
Ranchers Bees       vs Supreme Court

            Group B
Go-Round                   vs Stationery Stores
Bendel Insurance         vs COD
Prime                         vs Remo Stars
Abia Comets              vs UNICEM Rovers
Gateway Utd             vs Akwa Starlets
Shooting Stars           vs ABS
MFM                       vs Gabros International
Ekiti Utd                  vs First Bank
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 Tables

NNL Group A

P GD PTS

1. Wikki                    12 +13 24
2. Mighty Jets            12 +06 22
3. Kwara Utd           12 +10 20
4. Plateau Utd           12 -00 19
5. Adamawa Utd       12 -01 19
6. Spotlight                12 -02 19
7. Kogi Utd               12 +05 18
8. Tornadoes             12 +01 18
9. Ranchers Bees       12 -03 18
10 FRSC                  12 +03 16
11. Sokoto Utd         12 -00 16
12. Supreme Court    12 -03 16
13. Jigawa Stars        12 -04 15
14. TEAP                  12 -04 15
15. DSS                    12 -09 13
16. Ngr Prisons         12 -12 09


Group B


1. Gabros                        12 -00 20
2. First Bank                  12 +05 19
3. Shooting Stars            12 +03 19
4. Abia Comets              12 +02 19
5. Bendel Insurance        12 +03 18
6. ABS                          12 -00 18
7. Akwa Starlets            12 -00 18
8. Gateway                    12 -02 17
9. MFM                        12 +04 16
10. Ekiti Utd                  12 -00 16
11. Prime                        12 -02 16
12. COD                       12 -02 15
13. Stores                      12 -02 15
14. Go-Round                12 -02 13
15. Remo Stars             12 -03 13
16. UNICEM Rovers    12 -04 13    

Nigerian league service: Globacom Premier League and NNL Week 9 and 12 results

Results
Globacom Premier League, Week 9

Akwa Utd          2  Sunshine Stars 2
Heartland           1  Enyimba          0
Gombe Utd        1  Kaduna Utd    0
Nasarawa Utd    2  Dolphins         1
Akwa Utd         2  Sunshine Stars 2
Lobi Stars          2  Kano Pillars   0
Abia Warriors    0  Warri Wolves   1
FC Taraba         2  Rangers            0
Crown               1  Nembe City     1
Sharks              2  El-Kanemi        0
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NNL Week 12 Results

Group A

DSS Kaduna        0 Wikki Tourists    1
Sokoto Utd          1 Plateau Utd        0
Kwara Utd           5 Spotlight            0
Kogi Utd              2 Adamawa Utd   0
Mighty jets           1 Niger Tornadoes 0
Nigeria Prisons     1 Jigawa Stars       1
Ranchers Bees     3 TEAP                 1
Supreme courts    1 FRSC                 1

Group B

Ekiti Utd                    1 MFM Lagos       1
Akwa Starlets            1 Abia Comets      0
UNICEM Rovers     1 Prime FC             0
Remo Stars               2 Bendel Insurance 1
COD Utd                  1 Go-Round          0
Gabros Int'l               1 Shooting Stars     0
ABS                         2 Gateway Utd       1
First Bank                2 Stationery Stores  1
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Globacom Premier League Week 8 results

Globacom Premier League Week 8 results:


Sunshine Stars            1 FC Taraba     0
El-Kanemi Warriors   1 Crown FC      0
Enyimba                    3 Lobi Stars       0
Giwa FC                   1 Akwa United   0
Rangers                     2 Abia Warriors 1
Dolphins                   1 Warri Wolves   0
Nembe City             1 Heartland FC   1
Kaduna Utd            1 Sharks FC        2
Nasarawa Utd        1 Gombe Utd       0
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Why I signed for Enyimba---Sani Kaita

Out-of-favour Nigerian international Sani Kaita has said that he returned to domestic football to join Enyimba because of his commitment to the game.
 Kaita, who won the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) bronze signed a three-month loan stint with the People's Elephant which he believes would give his career a new lease of life.
"I signed for Enyimba because I want to focus only on football. I don't want anything to distract me. Of all of the offers I received, I preferred Enyimba because of their pedigree on the continent having won the Champions League twice. This is the best place for me to come and I believe this will give my career a boost. I want to continue to play football and this is why I opted for home return to join the best team in the country," said Kaita who began his foreign adventure in 2005 with Sparta Rotterdam. 
The former Kano Pillars midfielder who was unceremoniously sent off during the 2010 World Cup group game against Greece also accounted for his exit from his Ukrainian club, Tavriya Simferopol.
"I still had two-and-a-half years left of my contract with Tavriya, but I cancelled the contract
because my leg was worse than I got there. I signed for Enyimba as a free agent and it is not about money but about football. It is like investment, When you make a sacrifice for something today, you never know what will happen tomorrow and I am looking forward to having a fulfilled stay in Enyimba," he said.
Kaita's last appearance for Nigeria was at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa where he bagged a
straight red card for resorting to 'kung-fu' stamp on Greek player in a contest for ball possession, while the Super Eagles despite their early lead eventually lost the match 1-2 to Greece.

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Caption: Sani Kaita

Edo's goal sinks Kano Pillars

Edo's goal sinks Kano Pillars

FANS of Akwa United went on wild celebration on Sunday morning following their hard-fought 1-0 victory over visiting Globacom Premier League title holders, Kano Pillars in a rescheduled week seven clash at the Uyo Township Stadium.
The game was abandoned on Saturday as a result of downpour barely three minutes after kick off.
The hero of the match turned out to be Namso Edo, whose lone strike in the dying minutes gave
Akwa United three maximum points.
It was Edo's fourth goal of the season as the coach Patrick Udoh-piloted side maintain lead on the log with 14 points.
Balotelli of Nigerian football, Gbolahan Salami's 37th minute goal from the spot gave Warri Wolves a 1-0 victory over Rangers at the Warri City Stadium in a game decided last Saturday.
Salami who started the season with a brace is now having four goals in the kitty.
Meanwhile, Kaduna United also on Sunday lost 0-1 at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Ibadan to Crown FC in an exciting game.
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 Caption: Gbolahan Salami, scores fourth goal of the season against Rangers
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Results

Globacom Premier League, Week 7

Sharks            2  Nasarawa Utd   0
Warri wolves  1  Rangers              0
Akwa Utd      1  Kano Pillars        0
FC Taraba     0  Giwa FC             1
Crown FC      1  Kaduna Utd       0
Abia Warriors 1  Sunshine Stars   0

Nigeria National League (NNL) Week 11
Group A

Jigawa Stars          1 Mighty Jets    0
Niger Tornadoes   2 DSS FC         0
Wikki Tourists       2 Kogi United   0
Adamawa United  1 Sokoto Utd    0
Plateau United      1 Kwara Utd     0
TEAP FC             1 S/Court          0
FRSC FC            5 Ngr Prisons     2

Group B

Shooting stars      2   Ekiti Utd               0
Prime FC             1   Akwa Starlets      0
Go Round FC     1   Remo Stars           0
Bendel Insurance 2   UNICEM Rovers 0
Abia Comets       2   ABS FC               1
MFM FC           1   First Bank            1
Gateway United  2 Gabros FC            1
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Nigerian League updte: Globacom Premier and NNL Weeks 7 and 11 fixtures

Globacom Premier League, Week 7 fixtures

            Saturday, April 19

Sharks               vs Nasarawa United
Akwa United    vs Kano Pillars
           
          Sunday, April 20

FC Taraba          vs Giwa FC
Crown FC          vs Kaduna United
Gombe United    vs Dolphins
Lobi Stars          vs Nembe City
Heartland           vs El-Kanemi Warriors
Abia Warriors    vs Sunshine Stars
Warri Wolves     vs Rangers
Bayelsa United   vs Enyimba

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NNL Week 11, Group A

FRSC                    vs Nigeria Prisons
Jigawa Stars          vs Mighty Jets
Niger Tornadoes   vs DSS, Kaduna
Wikki Tourists       vs Kogi United
Adamawa United  vs Sokoto United
Plateau United       vs Kwara United
Spotlight                vs Ranchers Bees
TEAP                   vs Supreme Court


Group B

Stationery Stores  vs COD United
GO-Round           vs Remo Stars
Bendel Insurance  vs UNICEM Rovers
Prime FC              vs Akwa Starlets
Abia Comets         vs ABS FC
Gateway United    vs Gabros
Shooting Stars       vs Ekiti United
MFM, Lagos        vs First Bank
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NNL tables

Group A

1. Mighty Jets              10 +06  19
2. Wikkii Tourists         10 +10  18
3. Kwara Utd              10 +06  17
4. Adamawa Utd         10 -00  16
5. Plateau Utd              10 -00  16
6. Spotlight                  10 -00  16
7  Kogi Unted              10 +05  15
8. Tornadoes                10 -00  15
9. Ranchers Bees        10 -02   15
10. Supreme court       10 -02  15
11. Sokoto Uinted       10 -00  13
12. FRSC                    10 -00  12
13. TEAP                    10 -02  12
14. Jigawa Stars           10 -05  11
15. DSS Kaduna          10 -07  10
16. Nigeria Prisons       10 -09  08

Group B

1. Gabros                       10 -00     17
2. Shooting Stars            10 +02    16
3. Abia Comets              10 +02    16
4. First Bank                  10 +04    15
5. Ekiti Utd                    10 +02    15
6. Bendel Insurance        10 +02   15
7. ABS                          10 -00    15
8. Akwa Starlets           10 -00     15
9. MFM, Lagos            10 +04    14
10.Gatway United         10 -02    14
11.Prime                       10 -02    13
12. COD, Lagos            10 -02   12
13. Stores                      10 -02  12
14. Go-Round               10 -02   10
15. Remo Stars             10 -03   10
16. UNICEM Rovers    10 -03   10

Caption: AbdulRahman Bashir of Enyimba

Yobo out of Liverpool game

JOSEPH Yobo will not be on duty on Sunday when his team Norwich City play host to the English Premier League current leaders, Liverpool at Carrow Road.
According to The Canaries’ manager, Neil Adams, Yobo who is struggling to earn a call up back to the Super Eagles ahead of the World Cup in Brazil is nursing a calf injury and thus needs some rest hence; his exclusion from the clash with the Redds.“Joseph (Yobo) will be out for another week at least. He has had a scan on his calf and it will be a week or maybe two weeks, we don’t know.
“The sooner the better he is back, but he had the scan two or three days ago and he’s one we’ve got to manage,” Adams said.
Norwich with 32 points on the table need outright win to stay clear of the relegation zone while a win by Liverpool on Sunday will further brighten their chances of winning the EPL title for the first time.
The Redds last won the league title in 1989-90 season before the advent of the Premier League in 1992.

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