In yesterday’s Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) week 30 encounter at the storied Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano, resurgent Barau FC easily defeated Abia Warriors 2-0. The “Maliya boy,” who lost 0-1 to city rivals Kano Pillars last Sunday, combined to outperform Abia Warriors with two goals in the first half, continuing their upward trajectory following early setbacks in the Nigerian top division.With 40 points after 10 wins, 10 draws, and 10 losses, the team coached by Eugene Agagbe is now in ninth place in the top half of the standings.Kano Pillars, who are currently in 16th place with 36 points after forcing Niger Tornadoes to a goalless draw, have improved their prospects of surviving. overlay-clevercloseLogoBayelsa United defeated Warri Wolves 2-1 at the Samson Siasia Stadium in Yenagoa, title contenders Enugu Rangers drew 0-0 at Kwara United to close the gap on leaders Rivers United, and Katsina United bounced back from last week’s shocking home loss to force El-kanemi Warriors to a 1-1 draw in Maiduguri. In Ikenne, Nasarawa United, another title challenger, lost 2-1 to Remo Stars, the reigning champions who are currently in danger of relegation.Following a lackluster first half in the fiercely contested match, Stanley Joseph gave the reigning champions the lead in the 62nd minute. Dauda Suleiman tied the score for the “Solid miners” in the 83rd, but Michael Okoro Ibe secured the maximum points for Remo Stars five minutes later. In the meantime, Wikki Tourists’ battle against relegation was severely hampered with their 3-2 loss to 3SC in Ibadan. The “Bauchi Elephants” fought valiantly but were defeated by Al Amin Al Ameen’s goal in the 83rd minute after goals from Sodiq Ibrahim and Lucky Emmanuel in the first half were cancelled out by Abba Musa and John Taiwo.With 35 points after the loss, Wikki Tourists is now fourth from the bottom in their battle to avoid relegation under new technical adviser Evans Ogenyi.
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