NPFL wrap-up: Kano Pillars upset Kwara United as Rivers thump MFM

It was a good matchday sixteen for Heartland, Kano Pillars, Rivers United and Akwa United, who won their Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) matches.

Heartland 2-0 Wikki Tourists

Goals from Emeka Atuloma and Kingsley Maduforo handed Heartland a 2-0 win over Wikki Tourists.

Warri Wolves 0-0 Jigawa Golden Stars

It was a goalless affair between Warri Wolves and Jigawa Golden Stars.

Rivers United 2-0 MFM

Fortune Omoniwari and Rafiu Ishaq scored as Rivers United picked up their eighth win in fifteen games to beat MFM 2-0.

Akwa United 1-0 FC Ifeanyi Ubah

Ndifreke Effiong’s 20th-minute spot-kick proved decisive as Akwa United pipped FC Ifeanyi Ubah 1-0 in Uyo.

Kano Pillars 2-0 Kwara United

Kwara United lost for the third time this season as they were beaten 2-0 by Kano Pillars at the Sani Abacha stadium.

Adamawa United 1-1 Abia Warriors

Abia Warriors continued their impressive run on the road with a 1-1 draw against Adamawa United in Gombe.

Obioma Chukwuemeka netted for the visitors in the 53rd minute. Danjuma Jamilu scored a close-range effort to cancel out Chukwuemeka’s curtain raiser 14 minutes later.