NPL kicks-off with double header in Port-Harcourt

The change to make Port-Harcourt city the centre of attraction in the opening game was necessitated by the armed robbery attack on Kano Pillars on Thursday which resulted to the hospitalization of five key players of league defending champions.LMC was left with no option than to postpone the week one fixture between Kano Pillars and […]

The change to make Port-Harcourt city the centre of attraction in the opening game was necessitated by the armed robbery attack on Kano Pillars on Thursday which resulted to the hospitalization of five key players of league defending champions.
LMC was left with no option than to postpone the week one fixture between Kano Pillars and Heartland FC. The match was scheduled for the Dan Anyiam stadium.
The league Management Company had to adjust its fixtures which resulted to the double-header in Port -Harcourt at the Liberation stadium between Dolphins FC and Kwara United FC as well as Sharks FC and Sunshine Stars FC of Akure.
The fans Port-Harcourt will be treated to top flight football inside the Liberation stadium venue of the matches as both teams battle for the points at stake.
In the first match bill to start at 2.00pm Dolphins FC will take on newly promoted Kwara United FC.
The Afonja warriors will be banking on the power play of Ahmed Jimoh, Dare Ojo, Femi Oladapo and Adeshina Gata to pick vital away points in their first game on the road.
The Tunde Abdulrahman totured side will have to raise the tempo of their game to be able to come out clean from the encounter with CAF Confederation Cup contender that parade Ifeanyi Egwin, Isiaka Olawale,Victor Alegbe and Sunday Rotimi.
Tomorrow, Bayelsa United FC who escaped relegation on the last day of the 2013/14 season will take on Lobi Stars FC of Makurdi in their adopted home ground in Benin City, the Edo state capital.
Lobi Stars who engaged coach Justine Tenger this season to lead the team’s technical crew will be facing another old hand in the job as the coach Solomon Ogbeide tutored boys from Bayelsa will be all out to dim the stars in the encounter.
Enyimba will be at home against Akwa United, FC Taraba will confront Rangers International of Enugu as guest just as Gabros International of Nnewi will take on CAF Confederation cup contender Warri Wolves in Nnewi.
In Jos,Giwa FC will slug it out with Abia Warriors FC, Nasarawa United FC will be in Kano against El-Kanemi Warriors while Wikki Tourist of Bauchi will trade tackles with 3SC FC of Ibadan in Bauchi.
Wikki Tourist FC defence ace, Emenike Onuoha has asked Shooting Stars players to forget the three points at stake as they confront each other because Bauchi will be too hot for them.
Onuoha said from what he saw of the Ibadan warlords in the NNL Super-4 in Ilorin, he is confident that Wikki will have the upper hand.
“I am not underrating 3SC but we have corrected the lapses we had during the Super 4 in Ilorin and I must tell you, we are ready for the league action and the best way to start is for us to win our first game.
“The spirit in our camp is so high, we are motivated to do what we aspire to do and this self-aspiration is key in all we are targeting this season, please help us tell our fans to come out enmasse to give us their support,” Onuoha said.