From our sports desk, Benin
The Nigeria Premier Football League(NPFL) Match Day Six fixture involving Doma Utd and the Bendel Insurance FC earlier scheduled for Thursday, this week has been postponed.
The league management body informed Bendel Insurance FC on Monday, in a statement signed by the Chief Operating Officer, Davidson Owumi.
The midweek match, originally scheduled to hold on Thursday, November 2, 2023 at the Pantami Stadium in Gombe State, will now hold on Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at the same venue, according to the circular from the league management body to the two clubs and other concerned stakeholders.
The league management body on Monday evening announced postponement of the match, in a letter signed by the League’s Chief Operating Officer Davidson Owumi, conveying their decision for the shift in date to include logistics issues.
Bendel Insurance now turn their attention and strategies to Remo Stars in the Match Day Seven game, scheduled to hold on Saturday, November 4, 2023 at the Samuel Ogbemudia stadium, Benin. Kick off time is 4PM.
The Benin Arsenals currently occupy the 9th position with seven points on the NPFL table after playing four matches.
The FA cup reigning champions started the domestic league on a bright note, on return from the CAF Confederations Cup preliminaries, beating Shooting Stars 2-0 and Plateau Utd 1-0 in Benin in the match day two and three.
They suffered a 1-0 loss against Gombe Utd in the following week in the Match Day four encounter at the Pantami stadium, Gombe before their home match day five goaless draw against Akwa Utd in Benin, last weekend.
Insurance FC, no doubt are thirsty and itching for a return to winning ways as they take on Remo Stars on Saturday.
The Benin Arsenals and Remo Stars met thrice last season with the former having upper hand.
Insurance FC defeated the Ikenne football outfit 3-0 in their first meeting in Benin and pulled a 1-1 draw in Ikenne in the revised fixture, only for the Daniel Ogunmodede managed Skyblue boys to pay Insurance back with a 1-0 defeat at the season ending Super Six in Lagos.
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