Organisers have shelved their plan to suspend the league till the end of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana, saying it would affect their programme and the FA Cup.
Enyimba Football Club of Aba, in Nigeria’s South-east, has overtaken Niger Tornadoes on top of the Nigeria Premier League, as the second round of the league started across the country Wednesday.
Organisers have shelved their plan to suspend the league till the end of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana, saying it would affect their programme and the FA Cup.
LEAGUE RESULTS:
Akwa United 1-0 Prime
Nasarawa United 1-0 Bayelsa United
Jigawa Golden Stars 0-1 Enyimba
Gombe United 1-1 Zamfara United
Lobi Stars 1-1 Heartland
Bendel Insurance 1-1 Wikki Tourists
Ocean Boys 3-2 Sharks
Rangers 2 Pillars 1
Sunshine Stars 2 Tornadoes
JUTH 2 Kwara Utd 0
TOP SCORERS:
Ibrahim Babale (Wikki) 9
Kabiru Alausa (Sunshine) 8
Ezenwa Otorogu (Enyimba) 8
LEAGUE TABLE:
Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
Enyimba 20 10 5 5 23 12 11 35
Tornadoes 20 11 2 6 23 17 6 35
Sunshine Stars 20 9 5 6 21 15 6 32
Rangers 20 9 4 7 21 13 8 31
Heartland 20 9 4 7 18 16 2 31
Zamfara United 20 8 7 5 19 20 -1 31
Bayelsa United 20 7 9 4 14 10 4 30
Ocean Boys 20 8 5 7 19 14 5 29
Kano Pillars 19 7 7 5 17 14 3 28
Akwa United 20 8 4 8 15 19 -4 28
Lobi Stars 20 7 6 7 24 18 6 27
Sharks 20 7 5 8 26 22 4 26
Gombe United 20 8 2 10 17 18 -1 26
Wikki Tourists 20 6 8 6 21 23 -2 26
Kwara United 18 7 4 7 16 18 -2 25
Nasarawa United 19 7 3 9 13 14 -1 24
Prime FC 20 7 3 10 11 20 -9 24
JUTH FC 19 6 3 10 14 25 -11 21
Insurance 20 5 4 11 15 27 -12 19
Jigawa 20 4 5 11 14 26 -12 17
