NPFL: Insurance Hold Plateau Utd  to Maintain Winning Streak

The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) leaders, Bendel Insurance,  maintained their unbeaten streak to 12 games yesterday in Jos after they held their hosts Plateau United to a 1-1 draw at the New Jos Stadium.

The hosts shot to the front through Izuchukwu Chimezie in the 43rd minute of the highly explosive game.

But Bendel Insurance fought  back with Echeta Deputy scoring  the equaliser 18 minutes from regulation  time.

However, Akwa United sustained their pressure on Insurance in the Group A of the NPFL with a 1-0 win against Enyimba in Uyo to narrow the Benin Arsenal lead to just four points.

Uche Collins nodded home James Ajako’s cross from a corner-kick in the 13th minutes for the only goal of the game..

Shooting Stars recorded the only away win of the day, courtesy of a 1-0 victory against Kwara United at the Ondo State Sports Complex.

Joshua Akpan fired home the decisive goal four minutes into stoppage time.

RESULTS 

NPFL

Akwa Utd 1-0 Enyimba 

Kwara Utd 0-1 Shooting

Plateau Utd 1-1 Insurance

Rangers 1-1 Lobi Stars

Bayelsa Utd 5-1 Abia War

Doma 2-1 Tornadoes

Wikki 3-1 Dakkada 

EPL

West Ham 1-0 Southampton 

Newcastle 2-0 Man Utd

LALIGA

R’Madrid 6-0 Valladolid 

Villarreal 2-0 Sociedad

Atletico 1-0 Real Betis

SERIE A

Bologna 3-0 Udinese

Monza 2-0 Lazio

Spezia 1-1 Salernitana

Roma 3-0 Sampdoria 

Napoli 0-4 AC Milan