The first round of matches in the 2022/23 Nigeria Professional Football League produced 24 goals in 10 matches on Sunday.
The wave of shock spiraled across Group B as well, where there were two more victories on the road for Abia Warriors and Niger Tornadoes.
As it was in Akwa, so it was in Bauchi, where Niger Tornadoes secured a 2-0 win over Wikki Tourists in front of their fans. After a goalless first half, the visitors broke the deadlock through Idris Saidu’s freekick in the 74th minute, before David Okoromi added the second with a tap home two minutes later.
In Port Harcourt, champions Rivers United needed a late penalty to secure a 2-1 win over Lobi Stars. Morice Chukwu opened the scoring for Rivers as early as the 16th minute, but the visitors restored parity in the second half through Abba Umar.
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