Action continues in the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL on Saturday as four matches were played in the first instalment of matchday 11 matches with three 1-0 victories recorded a draw fueled by goalkeeping heroics of Adewale Adeyinka Osayi Kingdom of Kwara and doma United respectively as Amas Obasogie posted another clean sheet.
Here are the tales from the four different playgrounds on Saturday.
Nelson Abiam’s 46th-minute header was all needed by Doma United to claim their seventh win of the season after the Savannah Tigers defeated the Ikon Allah Boys on Saturday at the Pantami Stadium in Gombe.
It was another clean sheet performance by the team, led by Goalkeeper Osayi Kingdom.
Niger Tornadoes’ effort to get back into the match was fruitless as Osayi Kingdom stood like a rock in between the sticks to ensure nothing thrown at him passed into the net.
The highly efficient goalkeeper posted another flawless performance on matchday 11 to extend his consecutive clean sheets to 630 minutes, the highest by any Goalkeeper in the NPFL this season.
Kwara United’s Goalkeeper was the hero of the day in the game. as Adewale Adeyinka saved a penalty to deny Akwa United a maximum of three points.
The Penalty was saved by Kwara United, Goalkeeper Adewale Adeyinka ensured a share of the spoils at the Eket Stadium in Akwa Ibom as Akwa United forced Kwara United to a 1-1 draw.
Adewale Adeyinka, who saved a penalty against Gombe stopped Uche Collins from 12 yards in the 80th minute to ensure Kwara United picked another point on the road.
Uche Collins had earlier Adewale from the same in the 43rd minute to put the Promise Keepers ahead but was pegged by Sadeeq Yusuf’s superb long-range strike.

Bendel Insurance Goalkeeper Amas Obasogie kept his 8th clean of the season, the highest this season in terms of a number of matches on Saturday as the Benin Arsenal defeated Lobi Stars by 1-0.
Insurance has to dig deep late into the game to find a winner as Junior Osaghae’s 95th-minute goal separated both sides in the keenly contested match at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin.
Enyimba put aside a midweek loss to Remo Stars at the Enyimba International Stadium in Aba to pip Sunshine Stars of Akure by 1-0.
Chijoke Mbaoma came to the Finidi George tutored boys’ rescue from the penalty spot.
In a match roundly dominated Enyimba, creating lots of scoring chances but couldn’t find the cutting edge until Chijioke Mbaoma stepped up to convert the resultant penalty after Love Isaac brought down George Owen in the box.
The rest of the week’s fixture will be played on Sunday.
Sporting Lagos will face Katsina United in Lagos, while Shooting Stars will play against Heartland in Ibadan.
Bayelsa United will confront Abia Warriors in Yenegoa,
Gombe United will host visiting Kano Pillars at the Pantami Stadium while the last but not the least for the weekend will take place in Ikenne between Remo Stars and Plateau United.
SOURCE: SPORTSPEDAL