Nasarawa United move to the top of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) table in Game Week 2 after defeating Heartland FC 2-1; Omoniwari Fortune 19' goal was enough to see Rivers defeat Abia Warriors, while victories for Enugu Rangers and Lobi Stars means Akwa Utd and MFM ended the game week on 16th and 7th respectively.
Nasarawa is tied on same points as Rivers United following the later 2-1 win over Heartland FC on Sunday in Owerri after the former beat Abia Warriors 1-0 in Aba on Saturday. With this results, both teams are top of the league, however, Nasarawa is ahead on account of superior goal difference.
In other games, Kano Pillars defeated Katsina United 2-0 on Sunday at the Sani Abacha Stadium to climb to the third position after goals from club veteran Rabiu Ali and David Ebuka. Lobi Stars, Warri Wolves, Sunshine Stars and Enugu Rangers recorded 1-0 home wins over MFM FC, Adamawa United, FC IfeanyiUbah and Akwa United respectively.
Full Results
Abia Warriors 0 vs 1 Rivers Utd
Lobi Stars 1 vs 0 MFM
Warri Wolves 1 vs 0 Adamawa Utd
Kano Pillars 2 vs 0 Katsina Utd
Heartland 1 vs 2 Nasarawa Utd
Akwa Starlets 2 vs 1 Jigawa Golden Stars
Enugu Rangers 1 vs 0 Akwa Utd
Sunshine Stars 1 vs 0 Ifeanyi Uba
