The 2018/19 Nigeria Professional Football League season kicked off on Sunday across six league venues with three home victories, one away win and two draws recorded.
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The team’s Captain, Mustapha Aliko, who made the assertion after their training session on Wednesday in Minna, thanked the club’s Chairman, Alhaji Adamu Aliyu for the motivation on the Match Day 33.
The People’s Elephant, winners of Africa’s most prestigious club competition in 2003 and 2004, host the White Tribe at the Adokiye Amiesiamaka Stadium in one of the Day 1 matches of the group stage of this year’s competition
Hussain Muhammad scored the first goal of the game in the 30th minute, while Samuel Mathias made it 2-0 in the 75th minute.
Ibrahim Mustapha converted a penalty at the 29th minute to put the Warriors ahead, while Hassan Mustapha scored the second goal at the 50th minute
El-Kanemi FC of Maiduguri goalkeeper, David Obiazor has failed to make the Super Eagles final squad for this Wednesday all important Nations Cup qualifier against the Bafana Bafana.
Vincent Enyeama’s void in the national team was yesterday filled by El-Kanemi Warriors of Maiduguri’s goalkeeper, David Obiazor
Two former champions, El-Kanemi Warriors of Maiduguri and Dolphins FC of Port Harcourt, will lock horns at the Lafia Township Stadium, Nasarawa State, while two-time African champions, Enyimba FC of Aba, trade tackles with Nembe City at the Akure Township Stadium in Akure, Ondo State
Speaking after the match, El-Kanemi Warriors’ coach, Salisu Yusuf, exuded confidence about the Maiduguri club’s ability to spring more surprises
In a Save-Our-Soul letter signed by the Secretary of Abia Warriors FC, Oliver Ndife, and sent to the Chief Operating Officer of LMC, Salihu Abubakar, the club referred to its earlier correspondence on the matter, to which it has not received an answer and urged the LMC to relocate the Week 2 encounter in order to secure the lives of officials and players, who would attend the game
The General Manager also said the players and officials in the traveling party are also at ease and have accepted the decision of the management and the LMC
Rafel Jospeh opened scoring in the fifth minute of the thrilling encounter watched by a near capacity crowd at the El Kanemi Sports Centre, Maiduguri, while Ebube Opoku increased the tally in the 18th minute