Flying Eagles Face Spotlight In Test Game Wednesday

The Flying Eagles will take on Nigeria National League (NNL) side Spotlight of Katsina in another test game on Wednesday.

The match will be played at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium in Kaduna and it will kick-off by 11am.

Spotlight, who have defender Mustapha Abdullahi with the Nigeria U20 side, are gearing up for promotion to the Nigeria top flight in the forthcoming season.

The Katsina club, who placed 10th on the Nigeria National League Division A table, have made several top signings to match their ambitions.

Flying Eagles

Spotlight have been on a pre-season training tour of Kaduna and have so far won three and drawn three of their matches. Their own loss thus far was to Jamba Aacdemy, who beat them 2-1.

The Flying Eagles, who are getting set for the 2015 African Youth Championship in Senegal in March, are also likely to battle league champions Kano Pillars by the weekend also in Kaduna.

The Nigeria U20s are also slated for an expanded Super 4 tournament in Abuja, which will begin on Thursday, January 22.

The other teams for the tourney are Nigeria U23 team, Pillars, Enyimba, Dolphins and Warri Wolves.

The Nigerian clubs are preparing for CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup matches in February.

MFM HOLDS FIRST BANK, SHOOTING STARS BACK ON TOP

MFM HOLDS FIRST BACK, SHOOTING STARS BACK ON TOP…WIKKI OVERTAKES MIGHTY JETS IN DIVISION A

Mountain of Fire and Miracle (MFM) Football Club of Lagos did not need any miracle to force city rivals, First Bank to 1-1 draw in an epic encounter played at the magnificent turf of Agege Stadium near Ikeja at the weekend.

It was a match which the host would have wrapped up in the first have but poor marksmanship ensured that both teams shared the spoils even as MFM came from behind to pick a point.

First Bank had scored an early goal no thanks to a defensive mix-up following what MFM defenders taught was an offside play but the referee and his First Assistant referee adjudged it a fair-play and that allowed the First Bank attacker to slot in from the near post.

The unexpected goal forced MFM to swoop on their opponents and forcing them to retreat to defend their post, a strategy which nearly cost them dearly when a desperate First Bank goalkeeper fouled MFM attacker in the box but the resultant penalty was wasted.

The introduction of MFM skipper, Yemi Oladejo early in the second half turned things around for the home team and it was not long before the playmaker initiated a move which led to the equalizer by MFM.

Elsewhere, Shooting Stars of Ibadan which defeated Ekiti United 2-0 to garner 19 points to overtook Gabros International with 17 points even as Abia Comets has also notched up 19 points to compete with the top leaders.

Meanwhile, Wikki Tourists have returned to the top Division A after a 2-0 victory over Kogi United in Bauchi just as Adamawa and Plateau United have joined Mighty Jets of Jos on 19 points to trail Wikki with only one point more that the three clubs.

Other results are listed below:

NNL WEEK 11 RESULTS

DIVISION A

FRSC FC 5 VS 2 PRISONS FC

JIGAWA STARS 1 VS 0 MIGHTY JETS FC

TORNADOES 2 VS 0 DSS FC

WIKKI 2 VS 0 KOGI UTD

ADAMAWA 1 VS 0 SOKOTO UTD

PLATEAU 1 VS 0 KWARA UTD FC

SPOTLIGHT VS RANCH BEES FC

TEAP FC 1 VS 0 SUPREME COURT

DIVISION B

S. STORES 1 VS 0 COD UTD

GO-ROUND 1 VS 0 REMO STARS FC

INSURANCE 2 VS 0 UNICEM ROVERS

PRIME FC 1 VS 0 AKWA STARLET

ABIA COMETS 2 VS 1 ABS FC

GATEWAY 2 VS 1 GABROS FC

3SC 2 VS 0 EKITI UTD FC

MFM 1 VS 1 FIRST BANK FC