Abia Warriors fierce in victory…but IfeanyiUbah go top as Rangers share spoils

Abia Warriors were supposed to fall in Uyo, that was the script and as early as 11 minutes against Akwa United, it had appeared so. But like on more than an occasion Kennedy Boboye and his side rode the storm and emerged dominant, soo much so home teams dread a fixture with the menacing, ruthless Warriors from Umuahia.They have not won every game this season – only 4, but it still is unprecedented not least when you consider the history of the team in question.
From their impressive face in face challenge with the more traditional sides in the Oriental derbies, Ladan Bosso and now former Sunshine Stars boss, Kennedy Boboye is heralding this take 1 or lose 3 trade across the face of a remarkably interesting NPFL season.

Perhaps the presence of a few National team players in that camp is a factor; as some will argue is the case with Enugu Rangers, but take nothing from the acumen of the Coaches.
Boboye and Imama Amapakabo are household names in the division but particularly for their careers as players; in an age when some will be right to say local football was menacingly competitive.
This may be what they bring to the table this season, at a time when the NFF is debating in-house whether to thrust their net far into Foreign waters for a coach to tame a loosely band of Eagles.
What the week 10 matches offered was pure delight and though only one away side won, the fact that the several home teams labored to keep their pride intact or lightly bruised can be duly waved off.
In the light of it, IfeanyiUbah will also taste what being in the summit is about. The well-funded side benefited from the 1-1 result between MFM FC and Rangers at the Agege Stadium.
Back to Uyo and the nest, or Agege maybe the Rwang Pam Stadium or Aper Aku grounds, football was dished out today and impressively too.
NPFL‬ Match Week 10 Results:Shooting Stars 2-0 Ikorodu Utd Rivers Utd 1-0 El-Kanemi
Giwa FC 2-0 Kano Pillars
FC Ifeanyiubah 2-0 Plateau Utd
MFM 1-1 Rangers
Lobi 1-1 Wikki
Akwa Utd 1-2 Abia Warriors
Tornadoes 2-2 Sunshine Stars.
Culled from footballlive.com