…As Gusau Charges league To Up The Game
By Joan Nnenna Iwuchukwu
The draws for the 2023/2024 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season have been conducted. The draws held in Abuja on Tuesday.
The league scheduled to commence on Saturday, September 9, 2023, will see Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan engage Plateau United of Jos in Match Day One at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasingba. Which becomes the star match to usher in the new season.
In other fixtures, Bayelsa United will play against Akwa United, Abia Warriors will trade tackles with Niger Tornadoes of Minna while nine-time league champions Enyimba International of Aba will host Bendel Insurance in what has been dubbed as another epic encounter.
Other matches are Rivers United vs Remo Stars, Katsina United vs Kwara United, Sunshine Stars vs Kano Pillars, Heartland FC vs Lobi Stars, newly promoted Sporting Lagos vs Gombe United and Rangers United vs Doma United.
Full Fixtures
Bayelsa United vs Akwa United
Shooting Stars vs Plateau United
Abia Warriors Vs Niger Tornadoes
Enyimba Int’l vs Bendel Insurance
Rivers United vs Remo Stars
Katsina United vs Kwara United
Sunshine Stars vs Kano Pillars
Heartland FC vs Lobi Stars
Sporting Lagos Vs Gombe United
Rangers United Vs Doma United.
Meanwhile the President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alh Ibrahim Gusau has tasked the league board to up the game and make sure we get a standard league and representions. While stating that the knockout of Enyimba of Aba and Remo Stars of Ikenne from the CAF Championship was a bitter pill to swallow and urge them to see that there should be a better representation next time.
He assured the League board a continuous support to help the league to be where it deserve to be. He concluded.
