While the match ended 2-1 in favour of the visiting Aba, Abia State side, the after-match situation was very chaotic.
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A ball boy was shot with players and other officials injured when their team bus was attacked by robbers.
The Match Day 1 of the NPFL witnessed four away wins and four draws with only two home teams earning the maximum points. Champions Rivers United fought hard to defeat Lobi Stars 2-1 in Port Harcourt, while Remo Stars turned back El-Kanemi Warriors 2-0 in Ikenne.
Ademola Olajire, the NFF Director of Communications, in a statement said the shutdown was “as a result of the global coronavirus pandemic”
The 75-year-old breathed his last on Sunday in Benin City, having left his giant footprints in the sands of time with his extensive work, passion and vision to take Nigeria League’s elite division to new heights
In the statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria, Babur said the decision followed the approval of a combined meeting of the Ministry’s Management and that of Niger Tornadoes on Tuesday
The homers remained in second place on 21 points from 13 matches, two points short of leaders Lobi Stars.
In a statement signed the media officer, Igwe Onuoha, the club’s Management said the players were asked to look for other clubs as they could not justify their high rating and wished them well in their future endeavours
The pre-season tour, which lasted for four weeks, started in Calabar, Cross River State and later shifted to Ozoro in Delta State and Oba in Anambra State, where Abia Warriors engaged Federation Cup Champions, FC Ifeanyi Ubah, in a duel that ended goalless at the Rojeny Sports Complex
The match was stopped with 10 minutes left on the clock when the fans invaded the pitch to beat up match officials as well as the Team Manager of Sunshine Stars, A. Adeleke