Nigeria, March 14 -- In the Nigeria Premier Football League, (NPFL) matchday, 25 games were played across 10 centres of the country on Wednesday.

Eight home wins, a draw and a surprising away victory were recorded in Gombe by Shooting Stars.

All the games produced 22 goals as Lobi Stars maintained the top spot on the NPFL log.

Akwa United after last weekend's heavy defeat in Ibadan against Shooting Stars bounced back with a 3-1 win over Bendel Insurance in Uyo.

Friday Ubong with a brace coupled with Sani Suleiman's strike scored for Akwa United while Zaidu Ayuba got the visitors' consolation goal.

The win was an historic one for the Promise Keepers who have played the Benin Gunners three times without a victory.

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