Benin City, Nigeria – Na so e be for dis Matchday 13. Na only one thing dey hot for everywhere: relegation dogfight! Bendel Insurance and Kano Pillars dey waka for bottom two of di table, and today na di day wey dem go face each other for Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium. Dis match no be just three points matter; na survival we dey talk here o! (Talk am join palm wine, wetin you expect?)
Insurance gree no fit win for eight matches! Di last time dem celebrate na September 13, when dem squeeze victory from Niger Tornadoes, but since then na wahala full everywhere. On top di other side, Kano Pillars never fit find form after dem enjoy one small victory against Kwara United on October 8. Na five matches dem don dey wait for win, and e no dey funny!
Kennedy Boboye, wey dem carry come as Insurance coach, still dey search for him first win. He don play four matches: three draws and one loss. Him dey wonder if dem fit turn di table with dis game. Meanwhile, Mohammed Babaganaru from Kano no sabi how to lift his team too. If dis game no change dem side level, e fit affect how dem go finish di season. (At this point, dem fit just carry mat follow palm wine commot na!)
But no be only dem go dey shine today. For Lagos, Ikorodu City dey look to match Plateau United shape, as dem dey sit third on di table with 21 points. Dem just do fashionable away win against Warri Wolves, and dey ready to gass dem as dem face Plateau United wey just win Bendel Insurance last week.
Shola Adegun, di Ikorodu City coach, don dey eye Mobolaji Johnson Arena as correct ground to prove sey im get power. E no go make sense make dem slack now wey dem dey hot!
Meanwhile, dem don cancel di much-anticipated South West derby between Shooting Stars and Remo Stars. Di Lekan Salami Stadium no gree open because of political matters. Dem go announce new date soon, but everybody dey vex for di wahala!
For Owerri, Kun Khalifat dey mad for redemption. Dem dey face top team Nasarawa United and dem don chop loss from Rivers United na Monday. Dem no fit carry back-to-back defeats go home again! El Kanemi Warriors dey receive Kwara United for Maiduguri. Last week dem fall to Remo Stars, wey don sabbi dey bring tears to their eyes!
Naija football, no be small matter. Niger Tornadoes dey clash with Katsina United after both teams dey seek stability. If Katsina go continue dey draw, im supporters dey vex like maddest. Barau FC wey dey struggle for relegation zone don get chance as dem face Rangers. Di clash go decide who dey fit come out for di ‘danger zone’!
Rivers United don climb to fourth position with 20 points after dem dey host Warri Wolves for one South-South derby. Dem dey find consistency now, but Warri Wolves dey show them spice. Bayelsa United dey face pressure as dem play Abia Warriors; dem need to deliver for home ground!
Last but not least, Enyimba go host Wikki Tourists for Aba. Enyimba don collect points from Umuahia; dem dey gatz shine against Wikki wey no fit waka well away from dem territory.
Na di line-up for di Matchday 13, we go see if Insurance fit break di jinx and if Kano Pillars fit change dia fortune. Make e no turn show of shame! (Football sef na wahala, no be small!)
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