CHIJIOKE Mbaoma scored the winner as Enyimba defeated Shooting Stars 1-0 in a Nigeria Premier Football League, matchday 20 encounter at the Enyimba stadium on Saturday.
Mbaoma netted the decisive goal a minute in the 44th minute of the feisty clash.
The striker was also on target in Enyimba’s 2-1 win against the Oluyole Warriors in the reverse fixture in Ibadan last month.
The win moves Enyimba to spot with 35 points from 20 games while 3SC are placed 11th with 26 points from the same number of games.
In the other game of the day, Heartland played a 1-1 draw with Kano Pillars in Aba.
Heartland coach, Christian Obi, made four changes to his starting line-up fielding new signings, Darlington Ovunda, Chinedu Ozor, Barnabas Ingya and Ugochukwu Leonard but Pillars took the lead through Ibrahim Mustapha a minute before the half-hour mark.
Malachi Ohawume equalised for the Naze Millionaires in additional time with an acrobatic finish.
On Sunday (today), new Sunshine Stars coach Kennedy Boboye will aim to start of his reign with the Owena Whales on a winning note when they host Kwara United at the Akure Township stadium.
Abia Warriors will host Remo Stars while Bayelsa United will aim to record their fifth win of the campaign when they host Gombe United in Yenagoa.
At the Nnamdi Azikiwe stadium, Enugu Rangers will host Akwa United while Katsina United and Niger Tornadoes clash in Katsina.
Other NPFL fixtures will see Plateau United take on Lobi Stars while Rivers United and Doma United will battle for maximum points in Port Harcourt. In Lagos, Sporting Lagos will aim to build on their win away against River when they take on Bendel Insurance.
