Group B WrapUp: Lobi Stars tear Bayelsa Utd apart, Enugu Rangers drop more points

Lobi Stars failed to win a single game at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena.

NPFL Group B WrapUp: Lobi Stars tear Bayelsa Utd apart, Enugu Rangers drop more points

Izuchukwu Akawor 22:17 - 29.01.2023

There were a total of four goals scored in four matches in Group B in the NPFL on Sunday, three of them were scored in one game in Jos.

Lobi Stars provided the best entertainment of the day in Group B in the NPFL following their impressive and comfortable win over Bayelsa United in Jos.

Four goals were scored in four matches, an average of one per game on Sunday evening but the Pride of Benue accounted for three of the goals in Group B.

Lobi Stars 3-0 Bayelsa United

It was a good day at the office the Pride of Benue after an emphatic win over newly promoted Bayelsa United in Jos.

Lobi proved to be no match for the Restoration Boys, inspired by local boy, Kumaga Suur.

Lobi Stars' Kumaga Suur has now scored three goals in just two starts this season.

A blistering second half display saw Suur score two goals while Abba Umar added a third to give the home side an easy win over Bayelsa.

The win was Lobi's third in three matches, with latest hero, Suur, taking his tally to three goals in the last two matches in the NPFL.

Niger Tornadoes 0-0 Enugu Rangers

These are not the best of times for Enugu Rangers and their fans after the club dropped two more points in the NPFL.

The Flying Antelopes were looking for their first win of the season to get them out of relegation waters but were made to settle for a share of the spoils with their hosts Tornadoes.

Rangers of Enugu are going through it.

Rangers have now failed to win any of their opening four games after two defeats and two draws.

For the home side, Tornadoes they fail to return to winning ways following that defeat in Port Harcourt the last time.

Sunshine Stars 1-0 Abia Warriors

It the sun shone on Sunshine Stars as they kept their composure to see off Abia Warriors in Akure.

The Akure Gunners earned a hard-fought 1-0 win over the Umuahia side thanks to Samson Olasupo's firsth-half strike.

The win was Sunshine's first of the season and sees them end their run of three consecutive draws this season.

What the results mean

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