The Nation Newspaper Battle royale in NPFL as Rangers, Enyimba FC tango in Enugu
Though technically four teams are still in the hunt for the league title but the Oriental derby between the Flying Antelopes and the People’s Elephant and the tie in Lafia between Lobi Stars and Remo Stars will tell a lot where the season’s title race pendulum will swing, writesMatchday 35 is the Oriental derby between Enugu Rangers and Enyimba while Sunshine Stars versus Akwa United tie in Akure and Bayelsa United versus Sporting Lagos are also other key games this weekend as we hit the...
Tomorrow at the Cathedral- The Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium in Enugu-Rangers will host second placed Enyimba in a game that could define the destination of the league title with third place Remo Stars with 59 points facing Lobi Stars who are fifth with 52 points in Lafia.Fourth placed Shooting Stars with 56 points, are visiting Port Harcourt as guests of Rivers United who are ninth on the log with 47 points in another cracker billed for tomorrow.
Kwara United are unbeaten in their last seven games and have moved to the 11th spot with 45 points. They famously ended their winless streak against Remo Stars two weeks ago and were within minutes of an away win in Kaduna against Niger Tornadoes before they let in the equaliser in stoppage time last weekend.
Another tie billed for today is the encounter billed for the Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano between Kano Pillars and Niger Tornadoes. Tornadoes pinned Pillars 1-0 in the first leg played in Kaduna.Sai Masu Gida under an interim coach are flying in recent games. They are through to the semi-final of the President Federation Cup having eliminated Sunshine Stars on penalties past midweek.Tornadoes who are in 12th position with 44 points are barely two points away from the drop zone.
Bendel Insurance on the other hand with 49 points in seventh spot can afford to enjoy themselves in the game and care less about its outcome with three points from the remaining three games looking good enough to guarantee their third consecutive season in the topflight.
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