Enyimba on course for 8th title

Enyimba are on track for a seventh Nigeria league cham- pionship after they pipped Kwara United 1-0 at home on Wednesday. ‘The People’s Elephant’ now have 65 points from 35 matches, while closest rivals Warri Wolves, who are on 59 points, play on Thursday after they requested their game at Lobi Stars be shifted following a pay strike by their players. Giwa FC upstaged closest rivals Wikki Tourists with a late winner by Amos Gyang when it had looked like both teams would split the points at 2-2. Skipper Chinedu Udoji netted his fourth goal of the season in the 22nd minute, when he headed home a corner by Ezekiel Bassey, to ensure full marks for Enyimba at home against struggling Kwara United, who sank deeper in the drop zone. Nzube Anaezemba’s free kick was stopped by Kazeem Yekeen as early as the fifth minute, before the impressive Bassey failed to hit target from the edge of the box after he beat his marker in the 15th minute. Andrew Abalogu then missed a sitter for Enyimba in the 41st minute when he was one-on-one with the Kwara United goalkeeper. Ezekiel Bassey hit the woodwork from 25 yards just two minutes into the second half and in the 68th minute, Kazeem Yekeen denied Kingsley Sokari. Three minutes to end the game, Sokari failed to score from six yards after he rounded up Yekeen.