2017 NPFL Table: Week 13 Results, Standings and Week 14 Fixtures

Chima Akas defending for Enyimba Int'l FC

The Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) Matchday 13 fixtures took place over the weekend. The first fixture for the week was played on Saturday, 11th March, 2017 between Enyimba Int'l FC and MFM FC in Calabar, Cross River State.

Enyimba's coach, Gbenga Ogunbote made three important changes to the squad that lost 1 - 3 to Kano Pillars in Kano. Ghanaian Fatau Dauda replaced Theophilus Afelokhai in goal, Isiaka Oladuntoye came in for Ifeanyi Anaemena in the defensive line and Joseph Osadiaye took Stanley Dimgba's place in the lineup.

The encounter came into limelight when the NPFL 2017 season top scorer, Stephen Odey gave the visitors the lead midway through the first 45 minutes. However, Enyimba Int'l FC pushed harder and their efforts paid off with an equaliser late into the second half of the game. The result at the UJ Esuene Stadium stood at Enyimba Int'l FC 1 - 1 MFM FC after the blast of the final whistle.

Other fixtures for the week 13 of 2017 NPFL season were played on Sunday, 12th March, 2017 with Plateau United FC of Jos securing a 2 - 0 win over Kano Pillars FC to maintain their position at the top of the NPFL Table. While Remo Stars recorded a 3 - 0 win to move from the bottom to the 19th position on the standings.

Here are the full results from the thirteen week's matches:

NPFL Results: Week 13 Scores

Home	Score	Away
Enyimba Int'l FC	1-1	MFM FC
El-Kanemi Warriors	2-0	Niger Tornadoes
Nasarawa United FC	3-0	FC IfeanyiUbah
Akwa United FC	3-1	Sunshine Stars FC
Plateau United FC	2-0	Kano Pillars FC
Rangers Int'l FC Katsina United FC	p-p p-p	Wikki Tourists FC  Rivers United FC
Gombe United FC	1-1	Shooting Stars FC
Remo Stars	3-0	ABS FC
Abia Warriors FC	2-1	Lobi Stars FC

The matches involving Rangers Int'l FC and Rivers United FC were postponed because of CAF Champions League fixtures played over the weekend. Rivers United FC defeated El-Merreikh 3 - 0 at home, while Rangers Int'l FC succumbed to Zamalek 1 - 4 in Egypt. 

Here's what the table looks like after the thirteenth week:

NPFL Table: Week 13 Standings

Position	Club	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Plateau United FC	13	7	4	2	10	25
2	El-Kanemi Warriors	13	8	0	5	6	24
3	MFM FC	11	6	2	3	5	20
4	Kano Pillars	12	6	2	4	4	20
5	ABS	12	6	2	4	0	20
6	Akwa United FC	13	5	4	4	2	19
7	Lobi Stars FC	13	5	4	4	0	19
8	Abia Warriors	13	5	3	5	-1	18
9	Niger Tornadoes	13	5	3	5	-2	18
10	Nasarawa United FC	13	4	4	5	0	16
11	Katsina United FC	12	4	4	4	-1	16
12	Enyimba Int'l FC	12	4	3	5	-2	15
13	Gombe United FC	13	4	3	6	-3	15
14	Sunshine Stars	13	4	3	6	-6	15
15	Rivers United FC	10	3	5	2	1	14
16	FC IfeanyiUbah	12	4	2	6	-2	14
17	Rangers Int'l FC	10	3	3	4	-1	12
18	Shooting Stars	12	2	6	4	-2	12
19	Remo Stars	13	3	3	7	-4	12
20	Wikki Tourists	11	3	2	6	-4	11

[P=Played, W=Won, D=Drawn, L=Lost, GD=Goal Difference, Pts=Points] 

The Week 14 fixtures:

NPFL Fixtures: Week 14 (Weekend)

Date	Time (Local)	Home	Away
Sunday, March 19	4 p.m.	Rivers United FC	Remo Stars FC
Sunday, March 19	4 p.m.	Lobi Stars FC	Nasarawa United FC
Sunday, March 19	4 p.m.	FC Ifeanyiubah	El-Kanemi Warriors
Sunday, March 19	4 p.m.	ABS FC	Enyimba Int'l FC
Sunday, March 19	4 p.m.	Kano Pillars FC	Gombe United FC
Sunday, March 19	4 p.m.	Shooting Stars FC	Abia Warriors FC
Sunday, March 19	4 p.m.	Wikki Tourists FC	Katsina United FC
Sunday, March 19	4 p.m.	MFM FC	Plateau United FC
Sunday, March 19	4 p.m.	Niger Tornadoes FC	Akwa United FC
Sunday, March 19	4 p.m.	Sunshine Stars FC	Rangers Int'l FC

NPFL Updates March 13, 2017

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