NNL Preview: Insurance, Doma United On The Verge Of NPFL Promotion As Ottasolo, Sporting Lagos Fight For Survival

The Nigeria Nationwide League resumes in Wednesday after over every week break, Nigeriasoccernet.com can report

Because the league approaches its pinnacle, the break was wanted to allow groups with excellent video games performed their matches.

The choice is to additionally guarantee all groups have equal enjoying grounds in direction of the tip of the season.

Bendel Insurance coverage may very well be the primary crew to choose an NPFL ticket as they host Ikorodu Metropolis in Benin on Wednesday.

With 7 factors above second place Gateway United in group B1, Insurance coverage will earn a return to the apex league within the nation for the primary time since 2019 ought to they decide the utmost factors in opposition to their Lagos guests.

Within the relegation battle, Osun United can have their palms full after they go to Large Brillars, a crew no removed from the relegation zone. United place may drop deeper within the releagtion battle ought to they failed to choose a beneficial end result on the street.

J’Atete will hope they’ll produce a surprising lead to Uyo after they go to Ibom Youth. An unfavourable end result can even guarantee they continue to be locked within the drop zone.

In group B2, three groups specifically; Bayelsa United, Warri Wolves and Crown FC are battle for the NPFL ticket, as all three on 33 factors.

On this group, the battle will certainly go right down to wire however first the Wednesday fixture might put some twist within the contest.

Bayelsa United at present main the group on a barely higher purpose distinction will host Apex Krane who’re in a bid to maneuver out of the drop zones.

Warri Wolves with occupying the 2nd place because of a +11 purpose distinction will go to Go-Spherical FC who’re additionally nonetheless within the race for the ticket.

Crown FC of Ogbomoso, the third of the trio locked within the race for the ticket will host Abia Comets.

Lagos State duo of Ottasolo FC and Sporting Lagos may very well be on their option to the NLO ought to they fail to get the wanted outcomes on Wednesday.

Backside of Group B2, Ottasolo FC might want to decide most factors after they host Nnewi United on Wednesday, a end result which can enhance their survival probabilities.

Sporting Lagos like their brothers Ottasolo can even be needing the utmost factors after they host Cynosure FC to maneuver them out of the drop zones.

Doma United might decide their first ever NPFL ticket on Wednesday after they host second place, Jigawa Golden Stars on the Pantami Int’l Stadium, Gombe.

With three video games left, Doma United at present leads the Northern Convention group A2 with 33 factors, their closest challenger being Wednesday’s opponent Jigawa Golden Stars who’re on 28 factors. A win for United will put them on the map for his or her first ever NPFL promotion.

Nonetheless in group A2, Kogi United will host NAF FC within the relegation battle as Street Security will hope they’ll hold their NNL standing protected after they host DMD FC.

Within the Northern Convention Group A1, the struggle will resume on Wednesday with the 2 high groups enjoying away from house.

El Kanemi at present main the pack with 31 factors will go to Mighty Jets in Jos whereas 2nd place crew Metropolis FC of Abuja (29 factors) visits Oyah Sports activities.

A difficult tie it will be for El Kanemi as their host for the night, Mighty Jets are simply two factors from the drop zones and for Metropolis FC, what a good time for them to go to Oyah FC who’re backside of the log with only a level all season.

Fascinating fixtures throughout completely different facilities on Wednesday and by the tip of the day, we might have two groups promoted to the NPFL.

Northern Convention Group A1 Match Day 16

Oyah Sports activities Int’l v Metropolis FC

FWC Champions v EFCC FC

Mighty Jets v El-Kanemi Warriors

Zamfara Utd v ABS FC

Sokoto Utd v Yobe Desert Stars

Northern Convention Group A2 Match Day 20

Malumfashi FC (BYE)

Kogi Utd v NAF FC

Street Security FC v DMD FC

Kebbi Utd v Inexperienced Berets FC

Doma Utd v Jigawa Golden Stars

Adamawa Utd v JM Liberty

Southern Convention Group B1 Match Day 20

Bendel Insurance coverage v Ikorodu Metropolis

Vandrezzer FC v Gateway Utd

Large Brillars v Osun Utd

Campos FC v Abeokuta Stormers

Ekiti Utd v Adoration FC

Ibom Youths FC v J’Atete FC

Southern Convention Group B2 Match Day 22

Ijebu Utd (BYE)

Sporting Lagos v Cynosure FC (New venue is UNILAG Stadium Advanced, Yaba Lagos)

Ottasolo FC v Nnewi Utd

Go- Spherical FC v Warri Wolves

Rovers FC v FC One Rocket

Bayelsa Utd v Apex Krane

Crown FC v Abia Comets

By Oluwayemi Omolagba