Wikki Tourists scored two late goals in Bauchi on Wednesday to hand Enyimba a 3-1 defeat. The defeat which became Enyimba’s first loss in 10 straight games denied the Nigerian league champions the chance to go top of the table.
A simple point would have seen the Aba-based team topping the table ahead of Rivers United.
And in another rescheduled game also on Wednesday, El-Kanemi defeated Enugu Rangers 2-0.
Wikki’s Abubakar Lawal had opened up scoring in the 18th minute beating Theophilus Afelokhai in goal for Enyimba but the visistors soon equalised to leave scores at 1-1. The equaliser came three minutes later off Chima Akas’ free kick from the edge of the box. Wikki took the lead again in the 89th minute through Idris Guda’s shot from long range, and sealed the win a minute later after Godwin Obaje scored via a penalty shot.
The result on Wednesday has pushed Wikki to the top of the table on 31 points, while Enyimba dropped to third with a game in hand. The Tourists now have 31 points from 18 matches – same as Rivers, but with superior goal difference.
In Maiduguri, El-Kanemi scored once in each half to fix Rangers. Hussaini Bata opened the scoring in the fourth minute, while Ibrahim Mustapha made it double from the penalty spot.
Rangers, who had started the season impressively on the top of the table, are now fifth in the table.
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