NPFL: Pleateau Strengthens Lead With Away Point

Plateau United at the weekend  held firm to claim a vital point away at Lobi Stars to augment their fight for the title.
Profligacy in the final third meant the hosts would not take advantage of FC IfeanyiUbah’s home draw and Enyimba’s loss to climb up to fourth position in the log.
The result sees Kennedy Boboye’s side still maintain their spot on the log after amassing 55 points from 31 topflight games.
FC IfeanyiUbah 2-2 Gombe United
Arguably the most surprising result of matchday 31; relegation strugglers, Gombe United rallying back in the second half to deny FC IfeanyiUbah a victory.
Asides the obvious drama in the 2-2 draw, three of the goals were from set pieces. Isaac Loute weighed in with two sublime dead ball efforts to give the Anambra Warriors a two-goal lead late in the first half.
But the combination of Sani Abbani and Austine Oladapo in the second half ensured the Savannah Scorpions carted away a valuable away point.
First, Abbani converted Oladapo’s free kick before the former benefited from an assist by the latter, off a swift counterattack.
Yaw Preko’s men, after failing to capitalise on Enyimba’s slip, remain fifth in the log with 46 points.
Akwa United 2-1 Nasarawa United
.Akwa United rallied from behind to stretch their unbeaten run to three games after securing a 2-1 victory over Nasarawa United.
Aminu Abdulkadir gave the Solid Miners the lead in the 38th minute before Abdu Maikaba’s men responded three minutes later through Friday Ubong.
Striker Christian Pyagbara completed the turnaround after netted a goal seven minutes after the restart.
The Promise Keepers are now second in the log, subject to the outcome of MFM’s postponed tie against Katsina United though.