NPFL: Rangers Ascend Top of Nigerian Topflight 

 Enugu Rangers ascended the top of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) yesterday after defeating Heartland of Owerri 2-0 in an Oriental derby in Awka.

Though Rangers are tied on same 13 points as Shooting Stars, the Flying Antelopes are on superior goals difference of +5 as against the +2 of the Oluyole Warriors.

Former leaders Remo Stars are third, while Abia Warriors place fourth. Both Remo and Abia have same points but the Ikenne side have superior goal difference.

Elsewhere, Doma United recorded the only away win of the weekend as they went to the Pantami Stadium in Gombe to hand a painful 3-0 thrashing to the home team.

The harvest of gals was also recorded in Ibadan as Shooting hammered Niger Tornadoes 4-1 .

In Benin City, Bendel Insurance snatched a 1-0 victory against rivals Remo Stars  at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium.

RESULTS

NPFL 

Abia War 2-1 Katsina Utd

Rivers Utd 1-1 Sunshine

Rangers 2-0 Heartland

Enyimba 1-0 Kwara Utd

Shooting 4-1 N’Tornadoes

Insurance 1-0 Remo Stars

Gombe Utd 0-3 Doma Utd

Akwa Utd 0-0 Plateau Utd

Premier League

Forest 2-0 Aston Villa

Luton 1-1 Liverpool

Serie A

Verona 1-3 Monza 

Cagliari 2-1 Genoa 

Roma 2-1 Lecce 

Fiorentina 0-1 Juventus