Photo Credit: Rivers United FC
Round 13 is complete in Nigeria's top division, the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), and a new club is at the top of the table after matches played on Saturday and Sunday. Rivers United moved into top spot on Sunday with a 1-0 victory at home over Abia Warriors to take advantage of a slip up from previous leaders Remo Stars.
A penalty kick conversion from Ndifreke Effiong in the second half gave Rivers the full three points in Port Harcourt and now the Pride of Rivers State are two points clear of Remo Stars, who fell 2-0 at Katsina United.
Elsewhere, El Kanemi Warriors defeated Akwa United 1-0 at home on Saturday and Bendel Insurance moved out of bottom spot with a 3-1 home result over Kwara United. Shooting Stars and Plateau United also earned victories over the weekend which also featured three draws.
Scroll down to see the results from the weekend, the latest table and highlights from three of the matches on Saturday. Highlights from Sunday's matches will be uploaded when available.
Results
Saturday
El Kanemi Warriors 1-0 Akwa United
Lobi Stars 2-2 Kano Pillars
Heartland 0-0 Rangers Int'l
Bendel 3-1 Kwara United
Niger Tornadoes 0-0 Ikorodu City
Sunday
Plateau United 2-0 Nasarawa
Rivers United 1-0 Abia Warriors
Katsina United 2-0 Remo Stars
Shooting Stars 1-0 Bayelsa United
Table
Highlights
El Kanemi Warriors 1-0 Akwa United
Lobi Stars 2-2 Kano Pillars
Bendel 3-1 Kwara United
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