NPFL MD26 wrap provides goals and controversies, with Shooting leading the action with 4 goals and a surprise win in Aba.
Here is Sportsintel.ng‘s NPFL MD26 wrap.
Midfielder Ayobami Junior made three assists in Shooting Stars’ 4-2 win over Warri Wolves on Sunday.
He’s the first player to achieve such a feat in the league since Abdulrasheed Dabai (Niger Tornadoes) did against Plateau Utd on MD 9.
Furthermore, the Shooting Stars midfielder now has 6 assists in the NPFL this season.
The handwriting is getting clearer on Enyimba’s wall, as relegation got closer to home with a loss at home.
In Aba, enterprising winger Joseph Arumala powered in his 9th goal of the Nigeria Premier Football League NPFL to keep Ikorodu City atop the standings.
The goal gave the Oga boys their first 3 points against Enyimba, who are in crisis.
NPFL MD26: Remo Stars’ Woes Deepen
Abia Warriors were forced to a 1-1 draw by league defending Champions, Remo Stars Football Club of Ikenne, in a Matchday 26 fixture of the Nigeria Premier Football League decided at the Akure Township Stadium.
With two changes to the squad that drew against Rangers International FC in Aba, Valentine Ugwu and Innocent Godwin replacing Paul Samson and Kunle Adeleke respectively, the visitors held off the hosts’ threat in the first half.
In the 55th minute, a long pass from Suraj Lawal from inside the visitors’ box located Chukwuemeka Obioma, and the striker held off his marker to score his 7th league goal of the season, as he put the Warriors in front.
However, the hosts were on level terms in the 77th minute when Samson Olasupo scored from a rebound.
NPFL MD26: Resilient Bendel Insurance
Bendel Insurance Football Club has continued to maintain stability and resilience, as they once again proved difficult for opponents to break at home or away since Kennedy Boboye took charge in October last year.
The Benin Arsenals earned a goalless stalemate at the Samson Siasia in matchday 26 of the NPFL.
The Benin Arsenals and Bayelsa United FC also shared the spoils when they met in their first round encounter in 2025. The game ended. 1-1 in Benin.
Happy Homecoming For Katsina United
Katsina United FC returned home after spending over 2 months away from Mohammed Dikko Stadium due to violations.
Boubacar Massaly broke the deadlock in the 80th minute of the second half to earn them a slim win against Nasarawa United.
Atule emerged as the match-winner in a clash between the two newly promoted sides, Barau FC and Kun Khalifat, with a late header that secured a crucial victory for the hosts.
Meanwhile, the defeat compounds Kun Khalifat’s struggles, leaving them at the bottom of the table with 25 points.
Enugu Rangers Begin Annual Second Round Surge
In Enugu, Rangers International FC defeated visiting Wikki Tourists of Bauchi by 2-0 in Week 26 of the ongoing NPFL.
Rangers’ two goals came in the first half of the encounter.
Wisdom Ebirim got the Rangers curtain raiser in the 16 minutes of the first half of the game.
Subsequently, Godwin Obaje cemented Rangers’ win in the 31st minute of the game.
Also, the win lifts the Rangers to 43 points and puts them in second position on the league table.
