{"id":1236,"date":"2026-10-26T00:17:54","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T00:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/26\/npfl-ikorodu-hold-shooting-rivers-fall-in-benin\/"},"modified":"2026-10-26T00:17:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T00:17:54","slug":"npfl-ikorodu-hold-shooting-rivers-fall-in-benin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/26\/npfl-ikorodu-hold-shooting-rivers-fall-in-benin\/","title":{"rendered":"NPFL: Ikorodu hold Shooting, Rivers fall in Benin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A thrilling<\/strong> Southwest derby saw Ikorodu City and Shooting Stars battle to an entertaining 2-2 draw, while Nigeria Premier Football League leaders Rivers United suffered a major title blow following a 2-1 defeat against Bendel Insurance. Elsewhere, Enyimba were handed a 1-0 setback away at Nasarawa United.\n<\/p>\n<p>The action-packed matchday delivered contrasting outcomes across the venues: a four-goal thriller in Lagos, a pivotal home victory for Nasarawa United, and a damaging defeat in Benin for table-topping Rivers United.\n<\/p>\n<p>At the Mobolaji Johnson Arena in Lagos, Ikorodu City and Shooting Stars shared the spoils in an entertaining Southwest derby that saw both sides score twice.\n<\/p>\n<p>The encounter offered neither team the opportunity to claim local bragging rights outright, as the two sides settled for a point apiece following an evenly contested battle.<\/p>\n<p>The draw leaves both teams with work to do as they seek greater consistency in the league, with the result providing little separation between the regional rivals.<\/p>\n<p>In Lafia, Nasarawa United edged former champions Enyimba 1-0 to claim all three points.\n<\/p>\n<p>The hosts made their opportunity count, with their solitary goal proving enough to condemn the Aba giants to defeat. Enyimba were unable to find a response, suffering another disappointment in their campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The result will provide Nasarawa United with a valuable boost, while Enyimba must regroup as they look to improve their performances and climb the standings. <\/p>\n<div class=\"read-also\">\n<header>Related News<\/header>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Meanwhile, Bendel Insurance recorded one of the round\u2019s notable results by defeating league leaders Rivers United 2-1 in Benin City.\n<\/p>\n<p>Bendel Insurance capitalised on home advantage to overcome the table-toppers, scoring twice before Rivers United managed to respond. The victory earned the hosts three important points and halted Rivers United\u2019s progress in the latest round of fixtures.\n<\/p>\n<p>Although the defeat represents a setback for the leaders, Rivers United will have an opportunity to respond in their subsequent matches as the battle for league honours continues.\n<\/p>\n<p>The results underline the competitive nature of the NPFL, with the Southwest rivals unable to separate themselves, Nasarawa United claiming a narrow victory over Enyimba and Bendel Insurance taking the points against the league leaders.\n<\/p>\n<p>With the season progressing, attention will now turn to the next round as the clubs seek to build momentum, recover from setbacks and strengthen their positions on the league table.\n<\/p>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Punch Newspapers &#8211; Latest News<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A thrilling Southwest derby saw Ikorodu City and Shooting Stars battle to an entertaining 2-2 draw, while Nigeria Premier Football League leaders Rivers United suffered a major title blow following&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1236","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1236","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1236"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1236\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1236"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1236"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}