By winning the topmost clash of Matchday 23 on Easter Monday, Rivers United maintained their four-point advantage at the summit of the 2021/22 Nigeria Professional League (NPFL). Two goals by Ishaq Rafiu and Chiamaka Madu delivered the result against Enyimba at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Port Harcourt; a seeming response to the same scoreline achieved by Plateau United against …

The protracted Matchday 22 of the Nigeria Premier Football League (2021/22 season), which opened on Sunday, finally ended on Wednesday with Rivers United affirming their status as table toppers. The Pride of Rivers have now established a four-point gap between themselves and Plateau United, in second place. Rivers United’s Joseph Onoja waited till the last minute of regulation time at …

The two frontrunners in the topflight of Nigeria’s domestic league – Rivers United and Plateau United – are on the road this Matchday. Plateau United will file out at the Kwara Sports Complex in Ilorin on Monday, while the Pride of Rivers are guests of Katsina United the day after. Leaders Rivers United, the best attacking team this season with …

Their places remain the same – Rivers are No 1 on the log, while Plateau United stay second as Matchday 21 fixtures of the Nigeria Premier Football League for 2021/22 season ended on Thursday evening. Both sides are separated by two points with Rivers United having 46 points and a plus 23 goal advantage. Plateau United’s goal difference at 44 …

Log leaders Rivers United and their perennial chasers, Plateau United play in front of their fans in the closing stanza of Matchday 21 of the 2021/22 Nigeria Professional Football League, the top flight of the country’s club football. Two points separate both teams, which means that any slip up may see Rivers United relinquish the top spot for the first …

For seven weeks running, Plateau United have tried to improved their fortune by returning to the top spot, which they assumed on Matchday 13. But Rivers United remained their stumbling block. When the Pride of Rivers managed to pick only a point in Uyo by playing 1-1 with Akwa United last Saturday, the expectation was that Plateau United would extend …

It was an evening of victories for all the home sides as teams in danger of relegation showed the desire to stay afloat. Eight more games featured on Sunday, the second day of the commencement of the season’s second half, resulting in Niger Tornadoes and Lobi Stars climbing out of the drop four, while MFM moved up a step from …

Rivers United’s hold on the top spot in the last six weeks is under threat this Sunday evening at Dipo Dina Stadium in Ijebu-Ode, the temporary home of Sunshine Stars of Akure. Here, Plateau United will go for a win, and if achieved, the result will lift them to the top of the table for the second time this season. …

Three hundred and sixty-one. Those were the number of goals recorded in the first half of this season’s Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), which resumes the second stanza on 3rd April. The 361 goals in centres across the country average 1.9 goals per game. Rafiu Ishaq of log leaders Rivers United emerged the highest scorer in the period with 11 goals. In …

The second half of the season will start next Sunday with Rivers United at the top of the table after garnering 42 points from 19 matches. Plateau United, who have been chasing the Pride of Rivers for weeks, finished midway through the season at No 2, a point short of the leaders. Rangers remain at third place, while Remo Stars …