Bendel Insurance can draw level on points with Nigeria Premier Football League leaders Rangers when they visit Shooting Stars on Friday, as Matchday 13 opens with a meeting between two of the country’s established clubs in Ibadan.
The game kicks off at 6pm at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasingba, and will be streamed live on the MBI YouTube channel.
Insurance enter the round second with 21 points from 12 matches, three behind Rangers, who have played one game fewer. Victory would take the Benin side to 24 points before the leaders face Niger Tornadoes on Sunday.
Kennedy Boboye’s team have recorded seven wins and five defeats this season, with their latest success coming in a 2–1 home victory over Tornadoes last weekend.
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Shooting Stars are seeking a response to their 1–0 defeat away to Barau. The Ibadan club sit 13th with 15 points from 12 games, having won four, drawn three and lost five.
Their previous home league meeting with Insurance ended in a 1–0 victory for Shooting Stars last season, giving Friday’s hosts a result to build on as they try to return to winning ways.
The league’s confirmed programme continues on Saturday with Doma United hosting Barau at the Pantami Stadium in Gombe and Kano Pillars welcoming Ranchers Bees to the Sani Abacha Stadium. Both matches begin at 4pm.
Doma’s meeting with Barau will be played behind closed doors. The same restriction applies to Sunday’s encounter between Warri Wolves and Sporting Lagos at the Southern Delta University Stadium in Ozoro.
Rangers travel to Minna on Sunday to meet Tornadoes at the Bako Kontagora Stadium, while Rivers United visit Kwara United in Ilorin.
Elsewhere, Enyimba host Ikorodu City in Aba, Inter Lagos welcome Abia Warriors to the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, and Katsina United face Nasarawa United at the Muhammadu Dikko Stadium.
All six Sunday fixtures are scheduled for 4pm, providing a full afternoon of action after the Friday opener and Saturday’s two matches.
Four games have been selected for live coverage across the round. Alongside Shooting Stars against Insurance, MBI YouTube will show Enyimba’s clash with Ikorodu City, while NPFL YouTube carries Kano Pillars against Ranchers Bees.
Inter Lagos against Abia Warriors will be covered by Afro Soccer and the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria.
The round concludes on Tuesday, November 17, when Plateau United host Kun Khalifat at the New Jos Stadium. That rearranged fixture also kicks off at 4pm
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