Rivers United championship aspirations suffered a setback today when they could only force a 2-2 draw at home with Bendel Insurance.
The home draw has thus dropped ‘Pride of Rivers’ to third place and they now have 35 points from 21 matches, seven points behind leaders Remo Stars.
Enyimba are eighth with 28 points from 20 matches after they could only force a 1-1 draw in the ‘Oriental Derby’ against Heartland.
Niger Tornadoes climbed to seventh in the standings after a 2-1 home win over Kwara United with midfielder Ifeanyi Okechukwu scoring as early as the first minute after his belter at Enugu Rangers the previous matchday.
Hosts Katsina United needed a stoppage time penalty goal to stop Plateau United.
Katsina have as a result moved up the standings and are now five points clear of the drop zone.
