The much anticipated Nigeria National League (NNL) new season got under way at the weekend as football action-starved fans returned to the various stadia across the country to cheer their darling teams.
Expectedly, home clubs dominated the visiting teams with Niger Tornadoes, Kogi United and Mighty Jets recording resounding victories over their opponents in the NNL Match Day One actions.Jos-based Mighty Jets walloped Spotlight FC of Katsina3-0. The same score line recorded by Niger Tornadoes against Supreme Court FC while Kogi United also thrashed Ranchers Bees 3-1 in Lokoja on Saturday even as Federal Road Safety Corps, Abuja and Adamawa United ended their match 1-1 in Group AIn Group B, Bendel Insurance piped First Bank of Lagos 1-0 in Benin City just as Akwa Starlets handed the newly formed Ekiti United 1-0 in Ado Ekiti and Go Round FC also shocked Prime FC 1-0 in Omoku, Rivers State last Friday in the first game of the season.
More matches were played yesterday and some of the results are listed below:
More matches were played yesterday and some of the results are listed below:
GROUP A
FRSC, Abuja 1 – 1 Adamawa United
Mighty Jets, Jos 3 – 0 Spotlight FC, Katsina
Sokoto United 0 – 0 Kwara United, Jos
Kogi United, Lokoja 3 – 1 Ranchers Bees
Niger Tornadors, Minna 3 – 0 Supreme Court, Abuja
GROUP B
C.O.D, Lagos 1 – 1 Gateway, Abeokuta
Akwa Starlets, 1 – 0 Ekiti United
Go Round FC 1 – 0 Prime FC, Oyo
Bendel Insurance 1 – 0 First Bank FC, Lagos