NPFL: Rangers suffer fifth home defeat

Heartland on Sunday rubbed salt into the injury of the defending champions of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Rangers International, in an Oriental derby game played at the Nnamdi Azikwe Stadium, Enugu, as they suffered their fifth home loss of the season.
Still mourning their former player and chairman, Christian Chukwu, who died on Saturday, April 12, there were talks of the team getting a win in honour of the former Super Eagles’ coach, but Heartland failed to read the script as a goal apiece from Suraj Lawal and Isaac Nassy secured the 2-0 win for the visitors.
After their 6-0 spanking in the hands of newly-promoted Ikorodu City during the week, Katsina United, showed some guts in their second away game in three days, forcing league leaders, Remo Stars, to a goalless draw in Ikenne as the leaders made it back-to-back draws.
Akwa United didn’t do their chances of survival any good as they played out a 1-1 draw at home against El-Kanemi Warriors with Abia Warriors, currently in third position, reduced the gap between them and the top two after beating second place Rivers United 2-0.
Nasarawa United beat Plateau United 3-2 as Sunshine Stars emerged winners against Enyimba, beating the visitors 2-1.