By Sharon Ekhiwere
The Nigeria National League (NNL) 2022/2023 season resumed action on Saturday as FC One Rocket defeated Warri Wolves at the newly constructed Eket Township Stadium, Akwa Ibom, in the first game of the season.
The league’s governing body had already announced the groups for the Super-abridged league before the draws for the games were made on Tuesday last week.
Goodnews Paul scored the first goal of the 2022-2023 season in the 45th minute for the hosts after several missed attempts. The latter stage of the match was very thrilling and exciting as Okere Shedrach of Warri Wolves leveled for the visitors in the 89th minute.
The winning goal for the host came two minutes later when Former Bendel insurance forward, Bright Osah put the host ahead again to seal three Maximum points for his team.
Other Fixtures in the opening weekend of the Nigerian National League includes a heavyweight match between Crown FC and Gateway United, while .Four-time Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) champion Kano Pillars will start their journey when they travel to Sokoto United.
Smart City will host Sporting Lagos in the Lagos derby, and Vandrezzer FC will be in Omoku as guests of Go-Round. In other matches, Adamawa United FC and Yobe Stars will lock horns while the Nigerian nationwide league champions, Madiba FC, hosts Ekiti United.
At the completion of the regular season, a playoff event will be held to determine the four clubs, with 43 teams vying for the four available NPFL promotion tickets.