Kwara Utd Dim Shooting Stars 2-0 In Ilorin As Enyimba Suffer Another Loss In Benin To Insurance

Kwara United halted the title chase of Shooting Stars of Ibadan after dimming the Stars 2-0 in a rescheduled week 20 match of Nigeria Premier Football League NPFL played on Wednesday at Ilorin Township Stadium in Kwara State capital 

The Afonja Warriors secured the maximum three points after a goal in each half of the crucial outstanding encounter to move to the eight spot on the league table with 32 points while the visitors, Shooting Stars of Ibadan remained in the second position with 40 points, eight points behind leaders, Remo Stars of Ikenne Remo 

With the result, the Ibadan Oluyole Warriors are just two points ahead of the third placed Rivers United of Port Harcourt with 38 points after a hard earned 1-0 win against Lobi Stars who are languishing in the bottom of Nigeria's top-flight league with 21 points after round of week 23 matches played on Sunday 

Former champions, Enyimba International of Aba suffered back to back losses on the road, after Bendel Insurance defeated the Aba Elephants by a lone-goal in Benin-city courtesy of Oke Solomon's 56th goal in another rescheduled week 20 match 

The Stanley Eguma tutored side who had earlier lost 2-1 on Sunday in Uyo to Akwa United further dropped to the tenth position with 31 points while Insurance are in the 15th position with 28 points 

Goals from Rabiu Ali and Al-hassan secured the vital maximum three points for Kano Pillars in a 2-0 win against the visitors, El-kanemi Warriors of Maiduguri in another rescheduled tie 

Pillars now moved up to the ninth position with 32 points while El-kanemi Warriors are at the top six positions with 35 points