Remo Stars Football Club of Sagamu on Wednesday in Enugu held hosts Rangers International FC in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) with a 1-1 draw.

The result in the Match Day 16 fixture dampened the defending champions’ hopes of moving away from the bottom of the league table.

Rangers took the lead through Daniel Etoh in the 12th minute, but their joy was cut short in the second period of the match by Ekene Awazie’s 54th minute goal.

In another mid-week match, 10-man Gombe United Football Club fought back in the second half to force hosts Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) FC to a 1-1 draw in Ilorin.

The hosts were the better side for some early parts of the encounter but were wasteful in front of goal.

With just four minutes left on the clock before the end of the first stanza, Chigozirim Metu capitalised on the visiting goalkeeper’s error to score for the hosts.

Mannir Ubale equalised for the Savannah Scorpions in the 54th minute when he snatched the ball from home goalkeeper Abdullahi Boje who had attempted to dribble him.

Photo: Rangers FC