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NPFL Matchday 3 News Round-Up: MFM, Lobi Secure Away Victory (Table, Results)
Lobi Defeats Kano Pillars
Lobi star football club of Makurdi defeated Kano Pillars FC 1-0 in a Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) on Sunday in an interesting match at the Sanni Abacha Stadium.
The win came as a surprise to many NPFL followers as it was one of the unexpected results.
Lobi stars scored at the 63rd minute through Douglas Achiv following a defensive error by Pillars backline.
The match was played under closed doors at the Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano.
The encounter was one of the three matches to be played under closed doors to serve as punishment for the home team for fans’ pitch invasion during their Super Six encounter against Enugu Rangers FC in Lagos.
MFM Win Away From Home, Stun Rangers
It was another great result coming from Enugu as Lagos-based team, MFM FC defeated Rangers international away from home.
Kenedinum Chuks of MFM scored the only goal of the match in the 45th minute before the break.
Plateau United Wins Battle For The Top Spot
Plateau United kept their place at the top with a hard-fought 2-1 win against visiting Wikki Tourists of Bauchi at the new Jos Stadium before a huge home crowd.
Matchday 3 Results
Plateau Utd 2-1 Wikki Tourists
Delta Force 4-1 Jigawa GS
Kano Pillars 0-1 Lobi Stars
Heartland 1-1 Akwa Starlets
FC Ifeanyi Ubah 1-0 Rivers Utd
Rangers 0-1 MFM
Warri Wolves 2-0 Adamawa Utd
Abia Warriors 1-1 Sunshine Stars
Enyimba 3-1 Akwa Utd
Katsina Utd 1-0 Nasarawa Utd.
NPFL Standings
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Plateau United |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 |  Enyimba |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 |  FC Ifeanyi Ubah |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 |  MFM F.C |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Lobi Stars F.C | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 |  Wikki Tourist F.C. |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Warri Wolves FC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 |  Abia Warriors |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 |  Rangers Intl |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Delta Force | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 4 |
| 11 |  Katsina United |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 12 | Akwa Starlets F.C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 |  Heartland F.C |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| 14 |  Sunshine Stars F.C |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| 15 |  Rivers United |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| 16 | Akwa United | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| 17 |  Kano Pillars F.C |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 18 | Adamawa United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
| 19 |  Nasarawa United F.C |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 |
| 20 | Jigawa Golden Stars | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 0 |
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