Nigeria, Feb. 25 -- The 2024/2025 Nigeria Premier Football League is heating up and the Matchday 26 fixtures on Wednesday and Thursday are set to deliver a host of mouth-watering encounters and storied rivalries across the country.

The stars are shining and seem to be in alignment for Southwestern teams in the league.

In Lafia, Remo Stars would be seeking to maintain their 10 points gap at the top, away from Shooting Stars who have a block buster encounter against eternal rivals, nine-time champions of the league, and sleeping giants Enyimba International FC.

Rivers United, Abia Warriors, and Ikorodu City complete the top 5 accordingly, goal difference the only differential between the former 2 on 39 points, while the latter is on 38 p...