Four Talking Point In NPFL Week Nine Games.

Why Lobi Is Yet To Have Her First League Win

Guest Blog by Mudashiru Shittu

By this time after week nine games last season ,Lobi stars has accrued a total of 15points from 9 games, an average yet to be achieved this season .surprisingly the pride of Benue has only two draws in 2013/14 season . It is interesting to state that out of the four home draws this season, Lobi won three of these fixture last season with the exception of Elkanemi warriors, which also ended in goalless draw .

Analyzing the games, Lobi stars has played so far in view of the games they drew , the lack of concentration and the inability to hold on to play is a major reason why they get draws from a wining angle.

In their first match of the season in far away Oghara stadium, Lobi was leading through Obioma Arinze in the 43rd minutes of play , inability to control the game lead to Eric frimpong of bayelsa united heading home the equalizer in the 75th minutes , all efforts by Uche Ilo to restore the lead prove abortive.

A common trend is their inability not to utilize a dead ball isanother major reason why Justin tenger is yet to earn their first league of the season.

In week 4 home games , Moses Bunde’s penalty kick was saved by Tambe Charles of sharks , another penalty kick was awarded in week 8 home games against Elkanemi , John Huan shot the opportunity wide , In these two game Lobi would have gotten their first league win If this traits continue, I doubt if Lobi stars of Makurdi will have their first win of the season at home in WEEK 10

WILL BOSSO’S ABIA WARRIORS EVER WIN AGAINST KANO PILLARS

Abia Warriors was one of the best entries into the league last season, their performance send fears into the spine of other title contenders especially after breaking Enyimba long standing home record.

This is the second time in two season that Kano pillars will be salvaging a point(s) from Abia warriors on the road , Last season Okey Emordi got his first away point in this fixture , coincidentally they got their first three points away against AbiaWarriors on Sunday.

Their first meeting in week 5 last season was a highly tactical match which witness the return of Gambo Mohammed .Theophilus Afelokhai was arguably the man of the match, by week 25 of the return leg in Kano, fatigue has set in for abia warriors, they lost the game to Adamu Hassan’s strike, which was his 9th goal of last season

Ladan Bosso might get a match ultimatum as they get their second home lose of the season but will Abia warriors ever break kano pillars dominance under Ladan Bosso.

If Ladan Bosso gets match ultimatum, I don’t think, emotionally that this is the best time.

IS STANLEY EGUMA UNTOUCAHBLE AT DOLPHIN

Some clubs has witness poor results in the league presently while the news of sack looms every corner in the league, Bayelsa united has sacked Solomon Ogbiede, who was in charge in less than two seasons after a result sheet of poor performance.

Erasmus Onuh has toppled the the log table twice this season , won on the road twice against shootings stars and kwara united ,scored five in a single match , the highest so far in the league. A day after heartland’s home lose to sunshine stars of akure on the 3rd of may , the Nazi Millionaire fans called for his sack while the management gave him a 10points ultimatum from 5 games , Onuh is still grasping for space as the pressure mounts.

Kelechi Emetole‘s is one of the well known and respected coach amongst the eastern club in the premier league , a record of one win in the club’s first five league games was what it takes for the fans of the flying antelope to ask for his sack.

Stanley Eguma ‘s recent poor performance without a cloud of improvement after losing at home to Enyimba with out any reported case of dissatisfaction from the management and the fans , is an indicator that the fans is alienated from the club.Eguma has worst result than the aforementioned coaches except Solomon ogbeide according to the log table as week 9.

When will Eguma start to fee the heat from the emergency of a poor season?

IS SHOOTING STARS, NEMEBE CITY IN DISGUISE

Nembe city spent the whole of 2013/14 season swimming at the bottom of the log table and if there is any predict that was right from the beginning of last season, it was Nembe city relegation.

Amongst the newly promoted team from NNL, shootings stars haven’t justified their inclusion into the 2014/15 season with recent result, Franklin Howard needs to fortify their defense and attack line, a goal difference of minus three is not what the fans of oluyole warriors wants.

Whatever ever comes first, Frank Howard’s sack or recovery of form, the fans are waiting to shout up shooting again