Table:
1.Enyimba (Aba) 34 18 7 9 34-19 61 [*] Champions
2.Enugu Rangers 34 17 6 11 42-30 57 [41-29?] Runners-Up
3.Kano Pillars 34 17 5 12 40-35 56 [*]
4.Iwuanyanwu Nationale (Owerri) 34 17 3 14 41-31 54 [56 pts?]
5.Bendel Insurance (Benin City) 34 15 8 11 35-27 53 [35-28?]
6.Julius Berger (Lagos) 34 15 7 12 32-25 52 [32-24?] [*]
7.Sunshine Stars (Akure) 34 15 5 14 36-34 50
8.Gombe United (Bauchi) 34 16 1 17 36-43 49
9.Port Harcourt Sharks 34 13 9 12 41-39 48 [47 pts?] [*]
10.Wikki Tourists (Bauchi) 34 15 3 16 33-34 48 [*]
11.Gabros International 34 15 2 17 31-36 47 [*]
12.Lobi Stars FC (Makurdi) 34 14 4 15 34-37 46
13.Jigawa Golden Stars 34 14 4 16 33-37 46 [*]
14.Plateau United (Jos) 34 13 5 16 28-29 44 [28-27?] [*]
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15.NPA (Warri) 34 10 11 13 26-29 41 [*] Relegated
16.Yobe Desert Stars (Damaturu) 34 11 6 17 26-36 39 [#] [40 pts?] Relegated
17.El-Kanemi Warriors (Maiduguri) 34 10 9 15 24-33 39 [*] Relegated
18.Jasper United (Onitsha) 34 9 8 17 23-48 35 [34 pts?] Relegated
[*] w/o goals Berger vs Plateau, Berger vs Gabros, Enyimba vs Berger,
Wikki vs Sharks, Jigawa vs Pillars, NPA vs Pillars, El-Kanemi vs Wikki,
El-Kanemi vs Plateau
[#] Yobe Desert Stars DFC played home matches in Maiduguri, Makurdi,
Kaduna and Bauchi
NB: total goal difference -7; Nationale are reported to have finished with
56 points, Sharks 47, Yobe 40, Jasper 34; possibly Jasper vs Nationale
(round 21) was later awarded an away win.
NB: there is no top-4 Super League playoff to decide the championship
this season
Round 1 [Dec 16]
Nationale 2-0 Pillars
Gombe 0-2 Enyimba
Berger 3-2 Rangers
Sharks 2-1 Jasper
Jigawa 1-1 Sunshine
Gabros 1-0 Lobi
Wikki 2-0 NPA
El-Kanemi 1-0 Insurance
Plateau 3-1 Yobe
Round 2
[Dec 23]
Yobe 1-1 Gombe
Insurance 1-1 Plateau
Pillars 2-1 El-Kanemi
Rangers 1-0 Nationale
Enyimba 1-0 Gabros
NPA 1-0 Sharks
Sunshine 2-0 Wikki
Lobi 3-1 Jigawa
[Dec 26]
Jasper 0-1 Berger
Round 3 [Dec 30]
Wikki 2-0 Lobi
El-Kanemi 1-0 Rangers
Gombe 0-2 Insurance
Jigawa 1-1 Enyimba
Berger 3-0 Sharks
Plateau 1-2 Pillars
Gabros 2-0 Yobe
Nationale 3-0 Jasper
Sunshine 1-0 NPA
Round 4 [Jan 6,7]
NPA 2-2 Berger
Lobi 3-1 Sunshine
Enyimba 1-0 Wikki
Yobe 1-0 Jigawa
Insurance 3-0 Gabros
Pillars 2-0 Gombe
Rangers 1-0 Plateau
Jasper 1-0 El-Kanemi
Sharks 1-1 Nationale
Round 5 [Jan 13,14]
Nationale 1-0 Berger
El-Kanemi 3-1 Sharks
Sunshine 0-0 Enyimba
Gabros 1-0 Pillars
Gombe 2-1 Rangers
Jigawa 1-0 Insurance
Plateau 3-0 Jasper
Wikki 2-1 Yobe
Lobi 1-0 NPA
Table:
1.Enyimba (Aba) 5 3 2 0 5- 1 11
2.Iwuanyanwu Nationale (Owerri) 5 3 1 1 7- 2 10
3.Julius Berger (Lagos) 5 3 1 1 9- 5 10
4.Lobi Stars FC (Makurdi) 5 3 0 2 7- 5 9
5.El Kanemi Warriors (Maiduguri) 5 3 0 2 6- 4 9
6.Wikki Tourists (Bauchi) 5 3 0 2 6- 4 9
7.Kano Pillars 5 3 0 2 6- 5 9
8.Gabros International 5 3 0 2 4- 4 9
9.Sunshine Stars (Akure) 5 2 2 1 5- 4 8
10.Plateau United (Jos) 5 2 1 2 8- 5 7
11.Bendel Insurance (Benin City) 5 2 1 2 6- 3 7
12.Enugu Rangers 5 2 0 3 5- 6 6
13.Jigawa Golden Stars 5 1 2 2 4- 6 5
14.NPA (Warri) 5 1 1 3 3- 6 4
15.Yobe Stars 5 1 1 3 4- 8 4
16.Port Harcourt Sharks 5 1 1 3 4- 9 4
17.Gombe United (Bauchi) 5 1 1 3 3- 8 4
18.Jasper United (Onitsha) 5 1 0 4 2- 9 3
NB: there will be no top-4 Super League playoff to decide the championship
this season
Rounds 6-9 missing
Round 10 [Feb 16, 17]
NPA 1-0 Plateau
Insurance 2-0 Yobe
Pillars 2-0 Enyimba
Rangers 2-1 Lobi
Jasper 1-0 Sunshine
Sharks 2-0 Wikki
Berger 2-0 Jigawa
Nationale 2-0 Gabros
El-Kanemi 0-1 Gombe
Round 11 [Feb 23, 24]
Lobi 3-1 Jasper
Sunshine 2-1 Sharks
Enyimba 1-0 Rangers
Insurance 2-1 NPA
Jigawa 4-1 Nationale
Gombe 2-0 Plateau
Wikki 4-0 Berger
Gabros 1-0 El-Kanemi
Yobe 1-2 Pillars
Round 12 [Mar 2, 3]
Berger 3-1 Sunshine
Pillars 1-0 Insurance
Jasper 1-0 Enyimba
Sharks 2-1 Lobi
NPA 2-1 Gombe
El-Kanemi 2-0 Jigawa
Rangers 2-1 Yobe
Nationale 3-0 Wikki
Plateau 1-0 Gabros
Round 13
[Mar 9,10]
Insurance 0-1 Rangers
Wikki 1-1 El-Kanemi
Jigawa 1-0 Plateau
Lobi 2-0 Berger
Gabros 1-0 Gombe
Sunshine 1-0 Nationale
[Mar 13]
Enyimba 1-2 Sharks
Pillars 3-1 NPA
Yobe 1-0 Jasper
Moved Match
Gabros 2-0 Berger
Round 14
[Mar 16,17]
Sharks 2-0 Yobe
Jasper 1-1 Insurance
Nationale abd Lobi [abandoned at 1-0 in 65' after referee was
Rangers 3-1 Pillars attacked by Nationale fans following a red card]
Berger 0-0 Enyimba
El-Kanemi 1-0 Sunshine
NPA 3-1 Gabros
Plateau 1-0 Wikki
Gombe 1-0 Jigawa
[May 12]
Nationale 3-0 Lobi
Round 15
[Mar 24]
Lobi 1-0 El-Kanemi
Wikki abd Gombe [abandoned at 0-0 in 75']
Yobe 2-1 Berger
Jigawa 4-1 Gabros
Insurance 3-3 Sharks
Sunshine 1-0 Plateau
Pillars 2-0 Jasper
[Apr 3]
Enyimba 2-0 Nationale
Rangers 2-0 NPA
[May 22]
Wikki 2-0 Gombe
Round 16 [Mar 31]
Nationale 1-0 Yobe
Sharks 2-0 Pillars
Gabros 3-1 Wikki
Berger 0-0 Insurance
Plateau 1-0 Lobi
Jasper 2-2 Rangers
El-Kanemi 0-0 Enyimba
NPA 1-0 Jigawa
Gombe 1-0 Sunshine
Round 17
[Apr 6,7]
NPA 0-0 Jasper
Yobe 2-2 El-Kanemi
Rangers 1-1 Sharks
Pillars 1-1 Berger
Wikki 2-2 Jigawa
Sunshine 1-0 Gabros
Lobi 1-0 Gombe
[Apr 21]
Insurance 2-0 Nationale
[May 1]
Enyimba 2-0 Plateau
Round 18
[Apr 28]
El-Kanemi 0-1 Yobe
Berger 5-0 Pillars
Nationale 2-0 Insurance
Jasper 0-0 NPA
Gombe 2-0 Lobi
Jigawa 3-1 Wikki
Sharks 1-1 Rangers
Gabros 1-0 Sunshine
[May 22]
Plateau 2-0 Enyimba
Round 19 [May 5]
Lobi 2-0 Gabros
Yobe 2-0 Plateau
Insurance 2-0 El-Kanemi
Enyimba 3-1 Gombe
Pillars 3-2 Nationale
Rangers 1-0 Berger
Jasper 1-1 Sharks
NPA 1-0 Wikki
Sunshine 4-0 Jigawa
Round 20 [May 15]
Gombe 2-0 Yobe
Nationale 4-2 Rangers
Plateau 1-1 Insurance
Gabros 1-0 Enyimba
Wikki 2-1 Sunshine
Jigawa 2-0 Lobi
Sharks 0-0 NPA
Berger 2-0 Jasper
El-Kanemi 0-0 Pillars
Round 21
[May 19]
Enyimba 2-0 Jigawa
Rangers 2-0 El-Kanemi
Sharks 2-1 Berger
Pillars 3-1 Plateau
Insurance 2-1 Gombe
Lobi 1-0 Wikki
NPA 1-1 Sunshine
Jasper 1-1 Nationale
[May 22]
Yobe 1-0 Gabros
Round 22 [May 26]
Nationale 2-0 Sharks
Plateau 3-1 Rangers
Gombe 3-2 Pillars
El-Kanemi 0-0 Jasper
Jigawa 1-0 Yobe
Sunshine 2-0 Lobi
Berger 1-0 NPA
Gabros 0-0 Insurance
Wikki 1-0 Enyimba
Round 23 [Jun 2]
Jasper 0-0 Plateau
Rangers 4-1 Gombe
Insurance 2-0 Jigawa
Pillars 1-0 Gabros
Yobe 1-1 Wikki
NPA 1-0 Lobi
Berger 0-0 Nationale
Enyimba 1-0 Sunshine
Sharks 3-0 El-Kanemi
Round 24
[Jun 30]
Gombe 4-0 Jasper
Gabros 0-1 Rangers
Nationale 1-0 NPA
Jigawa abd Pillars [abandoned at 0-0]
Wikki 2-0 Insurance
Lobi awd Enyimba [awarded 0-3? to Enyimba; originally 1-0 but
El-Kanemi 0-0 Berger protest Enyimba on lack of security upheld]
Plateau 1-0 Sharks
Sunshine 2-0 Yobe
[later?; inferred]
Jigawa drw Pillars
Round 25
[Jul 3]
Rangers 3-0 Jigawa
Jasper 2-3 Gabros
Sharks awd Gombe [abandoned at 2-0 in 30' when Gombe withdrew
NPA 1-1 Enyimba in protest to refereeing, awarded 3-0?]
Yobe 2-2 Lobi
Pillars 1-0 Wikki
Nationale 1-0 El-Kanemi
Insurance 2-0 Sunshine
[later]
Berger bt Plateau
Round 26 [Jul 7]
Gabros 2-2 Sharks
El-Kanemi 1-1 NPA
Enyimba 1-0 Yobe
Jigawa 3-0 Jasper
Gombe 1-0 Berger
Plateau 1-0 Nationale
Lobi 2-0 Insurance
Sunshine 1-0 Pillars
Wikki 2-1 Rangers
Round 27
[Jul 10]
NPA 1-0 Yobe
Nationale 3-1 Gombe
Insurance 1-0 Enyimba
Rangers 1-1 Sunshine
Jasper 1-0 Wikki
Sharks 1-0 Jigawa
Pillars 1-1 Lobi
[Jul 30]
Berger bt Gabros
[later, inferred]
El-Kanemi bt Plateau
Round 28
[Jul 14]
Lobi 0-0 Rangers
Gabros 1-0 Nationale
Yobe 1-0 Insurance
Plateau 2-1 NPA
Gombe 1-0 El-Kanemi
Sunshine 2-0 Jasper
Enyimba 2-1 Pillars
Jigawa 2-0 Berger
[later]
Wikki bt Sharks
Round 29 [Jul 21]
Jasper 1-0 Lobi
Sharks 2-1 Sunshine
Rangers 1-0 Enyimba
NPA 1-0 Insurance
Nationale 1-0 Jigawa
Plateau 1-0 Gombe
Berger 1-0 Wikki
El-Kanemi 3-1 Gabros
Pillars 2-0 Yobe
Round 30 [Jul 24]
Sunshine 1-0 Berger
Insurance 1-0 Pillars
Enyimba 2-0 Jasper
Lobi 3-2 Sharks
Gombe 2-1 NPA
Jigawa 3-1 El-Kanemi
Yobe 2-0 Rangers
Wikki 1-0 Nationale
Gabros 2-0 Plateau
Round 31
[Jul 28]
Sharks 0-0 Enyimba
Rangers 2-0 Insurance
Jasper 2-1 Yobe
Berger 1-0 Lobi
Gombe 1-0 Gabros
Plateau 2-0 Jigawa
Nationale 3-1 Sunshine
[later, inferred]
El-Kanemi bt Wikki
NPA drw Pillars
Round 32
[Jul 31]
Pillars 1-0 Rangers
Lobi 2-0 Nationale
Wikki 3-1 Plateau
Sunshine 1-0 El-Kanemi
Yobe 2-0 Sharks
Gabros 1-0 NPA
Jigawa 2-0 Gombe
Insurance 2-0 Jasper
[later]
Enyimba bt Berger
Round 33
[Aug 4]
Nationale 2-0 Enyimba
Jasper 1-0 Pillars
Gabros 1-0 Jigawa
Plateau 1-0 Sunshine
NPA 0-0 Rangers
Berger 2-0 Yobe
Gombe 1-0 Wikki
El-Kanemi 2-0 Lobi
[Aug 6]
Sharks 2-2 Insurance
Round 34 [Aug 11]
Yobe 1-0 Nationale
Pillars 2-0 Sharks
Wikki 2-0 Gabros
Insurance 1-0 Berger
Lobi 1-0 Plateau
Rangers 3-1 Jasper
Enyimba 2-1 El-Kanemi
Jigawa 1-0 NPA
Sunshine 3-1 Gombe
Table:
1.Enyimba (Aba) 34 18 7 9 34-19 61 [*] Champions
2.Enugu Rangers 34 17 6 11 42-30 57 [41-29?] Runners-Up
3.Kano Pillars 34 17 5 12 40-35 56 [*]
4.Iwuanyanwu Nationale (Owerri) 34 17 3 14 41-31 54 [56 pts?]
5.Bendel Insurance (Benin City) 34 15 8 11 35-27 53 [35-28?]
6.Julius Berger (Lagos) 34 15 7 12 32-25 52 [32-24?] [*]
7.Sunshine Stars (Akure) 34 15 5 14 36-34 50
8.Gombe United (Bauchi) 34 16 1 17 36-43 49
9.Port Harcourt Sharks 34 13 9 12 41-39 48 [47 pts?] [*]
10.Wikki Tourists (Bauchi) 34 15 3 16 33-34 48 [*]
11.Gabros International 34 15 2 17 31-36 47 [*]
12.Lobi Stars FC (Makurdi) 34 14 4 15 34-37 46
13.Jigawa Golden Stars 34 14 4 16 33-37 46 [*]
14.Plateau United (Jos) 34 13 5 16 28-29 44 [28-27?] [*]
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15.NPA (Warri) 34 10 11 13 26-29 41 [*] Relegated
16.Yobe Desert Stars (Damaturu) 34 11 6 17 26-36 39 [#] [40 pts?] Relegated
17.El-Kanemi Warriors (Maiduguri) 34 10 9 15 24-33 39 [*] Relegated
18.Jasper United (Onitsha) 34 9 8 17 23-48 35 [34 pts?] Relegated
[*] w/o goals Berger vs Plateau, Berger vs Gabros, Enyimba vs Berger,
Wikki vs Sharks, Jigawa vs Pillars, NPA vs Pillars, El-Kanemi vs Wikki,
El-Kanemi vs Plateau
[#] Yobe Desert Stars DFC played home matches in Maiduguri, Makurdi,
Kaduna and Bauchi
NB: total goal difference -7; Nationale are reported to have finished with
56 points, Sharks 47, Yobe 40, Jasper 34; possibly Jasper vs Nationale
(round 21) was later awarded an away win.
NB: there is no top-4 Super League playoff to decide the championship
this season
Promoted: Kwara United, Dolphin, Delta United and Niger Tornadoes
Topscorers:
Joetex Frimpong (El-Kanemi) 18
Victor Ezeji (Sharks) 15
2002 Coca Cola/FA Cup
=====================
Lagos regional FA Cup
Winners not known (Julius Berger?); runners-up: AC Racines Lagos
Preliminary Round
Watgo FC (Bayelsa) 3-1 Usmaina (Sokoto)
Shelter (Ogun) 3-0 Police (Uyo)
Hassan Strikers (Abuja) 2-1 River Lane (Enugu)
Jimeta FC (Adamawa) 3-1 Randle FC (Warri)
Adepoju Babes (Ibadan) 2-1 Keshawan (Kwara)
Avante (Kaduna) 1-0 Destiny (Ekiti)
Arugo FC (Owerri) 3-0 Kebbi Pillars (Kebbi)
Ekinniogun Utd (Ondo) 3-0 Handsome Insurance (Akwa-Ibom)
Enyimba Feeders (Aba) 1-0 Wukari Utd (Taraba)
Indomie FC (Ogun) 4-2 Potiskum United (Potiskum)
Round 1 [Aug 14, 15] (partial)
FC Arugo (Owerri) drw Enyimba (Aba) [1-4 pen]
Iwuanyanwu Nationale (Owerri) bt Super Rocks (Birnin Kudu)
Shooting Stars (Ibadan) 2-3 FCDA (Abuja)
Indomie FC Abeokuta lt Bendel Insurance (Benin)
Enugu Rangers 0-0 Adepoju Babes (Ibadan) [2-0 pen]
Enyimba Feeders (Aba) 1-3 Wikki Tourists (Bauchi)
Dolphin (Port Harcourt) bt Watgo FC (Yenegoa Square)
Sharks (Port Harcourt) 4-0 City Strikers (Kaduna)
Nasara FC (Kaduna) 4-1 Jasper United (Onitsha)
Round 2
Dolphin (Port Harcourt) 3-2 FCDA (Abuja)
Igbino FC (Benin) 2-1 Sharks (Port Harcourt)
Mighty Jets (Jos) 0-0 Gabros International [4-3 pen]
Enugu Rangers 1-0 Bayelsa United
[Aug 24]
Lafia Scorpions (Nasarrawa) abd Nasara FC (Zaria) [abd due rain]
[Aug 25]
Lafia Scorpions (Nasarrawa) lt Nasara FC (Zaria) [replay match]
[date?]
Lobi Stars (Makurdi) 2-0 Enerhen Untd (Warri)
Sunshine Stars (Akure) 1-0 Tornadoes (Minna)
Julius Berger (Lagos) 3-0 Grays International (Kaduna)
Yobe Stars (Damaturu) 1-0 Bassa United
Jigawa (Dutse) 2-0 Union Bank (Lagos)
Pillars (Kano) 1-0 Rovers (Calabar)
Wikki Tourists (Bauchi) 2-0 Zabgai (Bauchi)
Enyimba (Aba) 1-0 JC Raiders (Jos)
Iwuanyanwu (Owerri) 3-0 Works Rangers (Ekiti)
Insurance (Benin) 2-1 Liverpool FC
El Kanemi (Maiduguri) 2-1 Taraba United
Group Stage
The League format kicks off on September 1 at four centres with 12 first
level clubs qualified.
Bauchi Group
[Sep 3]
Lobi Stars (Makurdi) 1-0 Nasara FC (Zaria)
Jigawa Stars 1-0 Sunshine Stars (Akure)
[Sep 5]
Jigawa Stars lt Lobi Stars (Makurdi)
Sunshine Stars (Akure) bt Nasara FC (Zaria)
[Sep 7]
Sunshine Stars (Akure) 3-2 Lobi Stars (Makurdi)
Jigawa Stars - Nasara FC (Zaria)
Qualified for quarterfinals: Sunshine Stars (Akure) and Jigawa Stars
Ibadan Group
El-Kanemi Warriors (Maiduguri) 1-0 Enyimba (Aba)
Enyimba (Aba) 1-1 Iwuanyanwu (Owerri)
El Kanemi (Maiduguri) 1-0 Jets (Jos)
Enyimba (Aba) 3-0 Jets (Jos)
Iwuanyanwu (Owerri) bt El Kanemi (Maiduguri)
Qualified for quarterfinals: Iwuanyanwu and El Kanemi
Benin Group
Enugu Rangers 0-1 Kano Pillars
Rangers (Enugu) 0-0 Berger (Lagos)
Wikki (Bauchi) 1-0 Pillars (Kano)
Wikki (Bauchi) bt Rangers (Enugu)
Berger (Lagos) bt Pillars (Kano)
Qualified for quarterfinals: Berger and Wikki
Kano Group
Insurance (Benin) 2-0 Igbino (Benin)
Dolphins (PH) bt Yobe (Damaturu)
Yobe (Damaturu) 4-2 Insurance (Benin)
Yobe (Damaturu) bt Igbino (Benin)
Qualified for quarterfinals: Yobe and Dolphins
Quarterfinals [Sep 14]
Jigawa Stars 2-1 Iwuanyanwu Nationale [in Bauchi]
Julius Berger 3-1 Dolphin FC (Pt. Harcourt) [in Benin]
Yobe Stars ann Wikki Tourists [in Kano]
[finished 2-1 but to be replayed because Yobe Stars fielded Bala Manu, who was
ineligible but cleared by NFA staff]
El-Kanemi Warriors (Maiduguri) 0-1 Sunshine Stars FC (Akure) [in Ibadan]
Replay [Sep 26 - Wikki dns for first replay Sep 21 claiming they
were informed too late]
Yobe Stars awd Wikki Tourists [in Kano; Wikki dns]
Semifinals
[Sep 21]
Julius Berger 2-1 Sunshine Stars FC (Akure) [in Port Harcourt]
[date ?]
Jigawa Stars 0-1 Yobe Stars [in Kano]
Third Place Match [Oct 4, National Stadium, Lagos]
Jigawa Golden Stars (Jigawa) 0-1 Sunshine Stars (Akure)
Final [Oct 5, National Stadium, Lagos]
Julius Berger FC (Lagos) 3-0 Yobe Stars (Damaturu)
[Agbonifo Aikhonbare 13, 72, Bayo Hassan 86]
Super Cup [aka Charity Cup]
=========
Final [Jan 12, 2003]
Julius Berger FC (Lagos) 1-0 Enyimba FC (Aba)
[Ishola Shuaibu 35]
Second Division
===============
Championship Final [Jan 12, 2003]
Dolphin (Port Harcourt) 0-0 Niger Tornadoes (Minna) [Dolphin on pen]
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