As we enter the nine matches to the end of the Nigeria Professional League, the race for Continental places continues to give us more dramatic uncertainty. When it comes to where the action lies, it’s not the top nor the bottom that are giving us the storylines, but rather the middle — this weekend’s games added more fuel to the fire.

Remo Stars maintained their first position by beating Heartland 2-0 with a 8point gap between second.

Rivers United stand in second position with 49 points after beating El-Kanemi at 2-1.

Rangers Int’l seating in third position with 45points after defeating Kware United 3-0 at the weekend.

Ikorodu City are in 4th position with 45point after playing a 2-2 draw at home against Enyinba.

Abia warrior managed to beat Bendel Ins. 1-0 and be in a 5ft position with 44points.

The Shooting Stars cracked to 6th position with 43points after mismanagement of their two home matches: a 2-2 home draw against Lobi on 19 February 2025 and a 0-0 draw against Rivers United on 3rd March 2025 and also lost to Akwa United 2-0 on the weekend.

Kano Pillar are in 7th position with 43point after a 1-1 draw at home against no. 17 in the NPFL table, Nasarawa United.

Niger Tornadoes beat Kastina United 1-0 to sit in 10th position.