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Remo Stars Edge Closer to First NPFL Title After Away Win

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Remo Stars head coach, Daniel Ogunmodede, has issued a stern warning to his Sporting Lagos counterpart, Paul Offor, as their teams prepare to clash on Sunday.
Remo Stars Coach, Daniel Ogunmodede celebrating a goal in the NPFL.

Remo Stars took a major step towards winning their first-ever Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) title with a narrow 1-0 away victory over Shooting Stars on Sunday.

Alex Oyowah scored the only goal of the match for Daniel Ogunmodede’s team in the 60th minute.

The win sees Remo Stars move to the top of the NPFL table with 65 points from 34 matches.

In Port Harcourt, Rivers United held on to second place with a 1-0 home win over Sunshine Stars. Suleiman Abba scored the decisive goal six minutes from time to give the Pride of Rivers all three points.

Ikorodu City boosted their hopes of qualifying for continental football after playing out a 1-1 draw with El-Kanemi Warriors in Maiduguri. Emmanuel Solomon gave the visitors the lead in the 41st minute, but Sama’ila Bello equalised for the hosts just four minutes later.

The draw lifts Ikorodu City into third place on the league table.

NPFL Matchday Results:

  • Heartland 0-0 Kwara United

  • Rivers United 1-0 Sunshine Stars

  • Shooting Stars 0-1 Remo Stars

  • Plateau United 0-0 Akwa United

  • Niger Tornadoes 1-1 Bayelsa United

  • El-Kanemi Warriors 1-1 Ikorodu City

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