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NPFL: Kwara United shock Plateau United on opening day
Kwara United recorded the first away win of the new NPFL season courtesy of a 2-0 win at Plateau United, while Nasarawa United, MFM FC and Jigawa United won at home. Kano Pillars were held to a 1-1 draw by hosts Adamawa United. The biggest result on the first day of action was in Jos, where home team Plateau United, who were top of the table before the league was called off because of the Coronavirus Pandemic, fell to two second half goals by Kwara United. Jide Fatokun opened scoring after 62 minutes, before Michael Ohanu doubled the visitors’ lead seven minutes later. In Lagos, MFM FC got off to a winning start thanks to Ebenezer Odeyemi and Muyiwa Balogun, before John Paul Chinedu pulled a goal back for Warri Wolves. Onukwube Stone was the match winner for Jigawa Golden Stars in Kaduna a...
NFF committee sanctions NPFL 2019/20 final table
Football Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation has endorsed the final table of the Nigeria Professional Football League for the 2019/2020 season as prepared and released by the League Management Company. At its virtual meeting, held at the instance of the President of NFF, Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick, to deliberate on all the issues arising from the forced ending to the season by the COVID-19, the agreement reached by all stakeholders to use the Points-Per-Game (PPG) to determine the final table and the subsequent petition by Rivers United FC, the Committee unanimously recommended that the NFF Executive Committee endorse the LMC decision and the Final Table for the 2019/2020 season in line with the NFF Statutes. It also charged the LMC to work out its calendar to ensure that very minim...
