Final Table:
1.Enyimba (Aba) 34 19 6 9 39-19 63 Champions
2.Julius Berger (Lagos) 34 17 7 10 43-26 58 Champions League
3.Enugu Rangers 34 18 4 12 37-28 58 CAF Cup
4.Plateau United (Jos) 34 16 6 12 28-27 54
5.Iwuanyanwu Nationale (Owerri) 34 16 5 13 39-29 53
6.Gabros International (Nnewi) 34 16 5 13 35-33 53
7.Wikki Tourists (Bauchi) 34 15 4 15 32-35 49
8.Bendel Insurance (Benin City) 34 14 6 14 33-32 48
9.Niger Tornadoes (Minna) 34 14 5 15 31-29 47
10.Gombe United (Bauchi) 34 13 8 13 33-35 47
11.Kano Pillars 34 14 5 15 31-35 47
12.Lobi Stars FC (Makurdi) 34 15 2 17 32-40 47
13.Kwara United (Ilorin) 34 14 4 16 32-36 46
14.Dolphins (Port Harcourt) 34 13 6 15 36-32 45
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15.Port Harcourt Sharks 34 12 8 14 35-40 44 Relegated
16.Delta United (Asaba) 34 12 6 16 30-36 42 Relegated
17.Jigawa Golden Stars 34 11 3 20 20-34 36 Relegated
18.Sunshine Stars (Akure) 34 7 10 17 20-40 31 Relegated
Round 1
[Feb 1]
Jigawa 1-0 Insurance
Wikki 1-1 Sunshine
Kwara 4-2 Pillars
Berger 3-0 Gombe
Plateau 1-0 Dolphins
Tornadoes 3-0 Rangers [also reported 1-0]
[Feb 2]
Gabros 2-1 Enyimba
Sharks 1-1 Lobi
Nationale 1-0 Delta
Round 2 [Feb 5]
Delta 0-1 Kwara
Gombe 1-0 Jigawa
Pillars 2-0 Wikki
Insurance 2-1 Gabros
Lobi 1-0 Plateau
Dolphins 1-0 Berger
Sunshine 2-0 Sharks
Enyimba 2-0 Tornadoes
Rangers 2-1 Nationale
Round 3
[Feb 8]
Plateau 1-0 Sunshine
Berger 1-0 Lobi
Wikki 2-1 Delta
Jigawa 2-1 Dolphins
Kwara 1-0 Rangers
Tornadoes 1-0 Nationale
[Feb 9]
Enyimba 1-0 Insurance
Sharks 2-1 Pillars
Gabros 1-2 Gombe
Round 4 [Feb 12]
Pillars 2-0 Plateau
Sunshine 1-0 Berger
Insurance 2-1 Tornadoes
Gombe 0-0 Enyimba
Nationale 3-0 Kwara
Lobi 2-1 Jigawa
Rangers 2-1 Wikki
Dolphins 0-0 Gabros
Delta 1-2 Sharks
Round 5
[Feb 15]
Berger 2-1 Pillars
Tornadoes 0-0 Kwara
Insurance 2-1 Gombe
Wikki 2-1 Nationale
Plateau 2-1 Delta
[Feb 16]
Enyimba 1-0 Dolphins
Gabros 1-0 Lobi
Sharks 1-0 Rangers
Jigawa 1-0 Sunshine
Round 6 [Feb 19]
Gombe 2-0 Tornadoes
Kwara 1-0 Wikki
Delta 1-0 Berger
Pillars 1-0 Jigawa
Dolphins 1-1 Insurance
Rangers 1-0 Plateau
Sunshine 1-0 Gabros
Lobi 0-1 Enyimba
Nationale 2-1 Sharks
Round 7
[Feb 22]
Tornadoes 1-0 Wikki
Insurance 3-0 Lobi
Berger 0-0 Rangers
Plateau 0-0 Nationale
[Feb 23]
Jigawa 2-0 Delta
Gombe 2-1 Dolphins
Sharks 1-0 Kwara
Gabros 2-0 Pillars
Enyimba 1-0 Sunshine
Round 8 [Feb 26]
Kwara 1-0 Plateau
Sunshine 0-0 Insurance
Wikki 2-0 Sharks
Pillars 1-0 Enyimba
Rangers 2-0 Jigawa
Lobi 1-3 Gombe
Dolphins 2-0 Tornadoes
Delta 2-0 Gabros
Nationale 3-2 Berger
Round 9
[Mar 1]
Gombe 2-0 Sunshine
Insurance 2-0 Pillars
Berger 3-1 Kwara
Plateau 1-0 Wikki
Tornadoes 3-0 Sharks
[Mar 2]
Jigawa 0-0 Nationale
Enyimba abd Delta [1-0 abd due rain at 60'; to replay]
Gabros 0-1 Rangers
Dolphins awd Lobi [awarded 3-0, Lobi walked off in 70']
[Mar 3]
Enyimba 4-0 Delta
Round 10
[Mar 5]
Wikki 1-1 Berger
Kwara 1-0 Jigawa
Pillars 1-0 Gombe
Lobi 1-0 Tornadoes
Sharks 0-1 Plateau
Nationale 2-3 Gabros
Sunshine 1-1 Dolphins
[Mar 6]
Delta 1-2 Insurance
Rangers 0-0 Enyimba
Round 11
[Mar 8]
Tornadoes 2-0 Plateau
Jigawa 2-0 Wikki
Berger 2-0 Sharks
[Mar 9]
Gombe 0-0 Delta
Insurance 1-0 Rangers
Dolphins 3-1 Pillars
Gabros 1-0 Kwara
Enyimba 1-0 Nationale
Lobi 3-0 Sunshine
Round 12
[Mar 12]
Plateau 1-1 Berger
Sunshine 2-1 Tornadoes
Pillars abd Lobi [abandoned at 2-1 in 70' after police fired
Wikki 0-0 Gabros tear gas at rioting Pillars' fans]
Kwara 0-1 Enyimba
Nationale 1-0 Insurance
Sharks 1-2 Jigawa
Rangers 2-1 Gombe
Delta 1-0 Dolphins
[Apr 27]
Pillars 1-0 Lobi [replay]
Round 13
[Mar 15]
Tornadoes 2-0 Berger
Insurance 2-1 Kwara
Jigawa 2-1 Plateau
[Mar 16]
Gombe 1-1 Nationale
Sunshine 0-0 Pillars
Enyimba 1-0 Wikki
Lobi 1-0 Delta
Dolphins 0-1 Rangers
Gabros 0-0 Sharks
Round 14 [Mar 19]
Wikki 1-0 Insurance
Pillars 1-0 Tornadoes
Kwara 2-0 Gombe
Berger 1-0 Jigawa
Plateau 0-0 Gabros
Nationale 2-0 Dolphins
Rangers 2-0 Lobi
Sharks 1-1 Enyimba
Delta 2-0 Sunshine
Round 15
[Mar 22]
Pillars 1-1 Delta
Tornadoes 2-0 Jigawa
Gombe 1-0 Wikki
Insurance 1-1 Sharks
[Mar 23]
Dolphins 1-0 Kwara
Enyimba 1-0 Plateau
Gabros 2-0 Berger
Sunshine 1-2 Rangers
Lobi 1-1 Nationale
Round 16 [Mar 26]
Plateau 1-0 Insurance
Delta 1-1 Tornadoes
Wikki 2-1 Dolphins
Kwara 2-0 Lobi
Jigawa 0-1 Gabros
Rangers 1-0 Pillars
Sharks 1-1 Gombe
Berger 1-0 Enyimba
Nationale 2-0 Sunshine
Round 17
[Mar 29]
Gombe 1-1 Plateau
Sunshine 1-0 Kwara
[Mar 30]
Insurance 2-0 Berger
Pillars 1-0 Nationale
Enyimba 1-0 Jigawa
Gabros 2-1 Tornadoes
Delta 1-0 Rangers
Dolphins 0-0 Sharks
Lobi 1-0 Wikki
NB: All league matches involving champions Enyimba of Aba have been
called off until further notice. This was done to allow Enyimba
to concentrate fully on their African Champions Cup return leg
match against Jeanne d'Arc in Dakar.
Round 18
[May 17]
Plateau 2-1 Gombe
Kwara 1-1 Sunshine
Tornadoes 1-0 Gabros
Wikki 1-0 Lobi
[May 18]
Nationale 1-0 Pillars
Sharks 1-1 Dolphins
[May 21]
Rangers 2-1 Delta
[Jun 5]
Berger 2-0 Insurance
[Jun 11]
Jigawa awd Enyimba [awarded 3-0, Enyimba dns]
Round 19
[May 24]
Insurance 1-0 Jigawa
Gombe 0-0 Berger
Pillars 1-0 Kwara
[May 25]
Sunshine 0-1 Wikki
Dolphins 3-0 Plateau
Rangers 1-0 Tornadoes
Lobi 2-0 Sharks
Delta 3-2 Nationale
[Jun 18]
Enyimba 4-0 Gabros
Round 20
[May 31]
Kwara 3-1 Delta
Jigawa 0-0 Gombe
Wikki 1-1 Pillars
Plateau 1-0 Lobi
[Jun 1]
Sharks 2-0 Sunshine
[Jun 2]
Gabros 2-0 Insurance
[Jun 11]
Berger 1-2 Dolphins
[Jun 18]
Nationale 2-0 Rangers
[Jun 25]
Tornadoes 1-0 Enyimba
Round 21
[Jun 7]
Sunshine 0-0 Plateau
Pillars 1-1 Sharks
Gombe 2-1 Gabros [also reported 2-0]
[Jun 8]
Lobi 2-1 Berger
Delta 2-1 Wikki
Dolphins 1-0 Jigawa
Rangers 3-0 Kwara
Nationale 1-0 Tornadoes
Insurance 0-0 Enyimba
Round 22
[Jun 14]
Plateau 1-0 Pillars
Tornadoes 1-0 Insurance
Kwara 2-0 Nationale
Jigawa 1-0 Lobi
Wikki 1-0 Rangers
[Jun 15]
Berger 1-1 Sunshine
Enyimba ppd Gombe
[match postponed following an armed robbery on the car of Gombe on
their way to Aba which left two players injured, one (Kalu Usim) in
critical condition]
Gabros 1-0 Dolphins
Sharks 1-0 Delta
[Jul 3]
Enyimba 1-0 Gombe
Round 23
[Jun 21]
Pillars 1-2 Berger
Kwara 2-0 Tornadoes
Gombe 1-0 Insurance
[Jun 22]
Dolphins 0-3 Enyimba
Rangers 2-1 Sharks
Sunshine 1-0 Jigawa
Delta 0-1 Plateau
Lobi 2-1 Gabros
[Jun 23]
Nationale 1-0 Wikki
Round 24
[Jun 28]
Tornadoes 2-1 Gombe
Wikki 3-0 Kwara
Jigawa 0-0 Pillars
Insurance 1-0 Dolphins
Plateau 2-1 Rangers [abandoned at 2-1 in 80'; Rangers left the
[Jun 29] pitch protesting the expulsion of their
Berger 3-0 Delta goal keeper; result stood]
Gabros 2-1 Sunshine
Enyimba 1-0 Lobi
Sharks 2-1 Nationale
Round 25 [postponed from Jul 5,6 due to a nationwide strike against increased
[Jul 16] fuel prices, which made long-distance transportation impossible]
Wikki 1-0 Tornadoes
Kwara 2-0 Sharks
Sunshine 1-1 Enyimba
Lobi 2-1 Insurance
Rangers 1-1 Berger
Nationale 1-0 Plateau
Dolphins 2-1 Gombe
[Jul 17]
Pillars 2-1 Gabros
Delta 1-0 Jigawa
Round 26
[Jul 12]
Plateau abd Kwara [abandoned due to rain; replay Jul 13]
Insurance 2-1 Sunshine
Jigawa 2-0 Rangers
Gombe 1-0 Lobi
Tornadoes 2-2 Dolphins
Berger 1-0 Nationale
[Jul 13]
Plateau awd Kwara [awarded 3-0; Kwara dns, returning to
Sharks 0-1 Wikki Ilorin without playing the replay]
Gabros 1-0 Delta
Enyimba awd Pillars [awarded 3-0; Pillars refused to play
on after a penalty award to Enyimba]
Round 27
[Jul 19]
Pillars 3-1 Insurance
Kwara 1-1 Berger
Wikki 3-1 Plateau
[Jul 20]
Sunshine 3-1 Gombe
Sharks 2-0 Tornadoes
Nationale 1-0 Jigawa
Delta 0-0 Enyimba
Rangers 2-0 Gabros
Lobi 2-1 Dolphins
Round 28
[Jul 26]
Berger 3-0 Wikki
Jigawa 1-0 Kwara
Gombe 1-0 Pillars
Tornadoes 3-1 Lobi
Plateau 2-1 Sharks
Insurance 0-0 Delta
[Jul 27]
Gabros 1-0 Nationale
Dolphins 3-0 Sunshine
Enyimba 2-0 Rangers
Round 29
[Aug 2]
Plateau 1-0 Tornadoes
Pillars 2-1 Dolphins
Kwara 2-2 Gabros
[Aug 3]
Wikki 1-0 Jigawa
Sunshine 0-1 Lobi
Sharks 2-1 Berger
Delta 1-0 Gombe
Rangers 3-0 Insurance
Nationale 2-0 Enyimba
Round 30
[Aug 9]
Berger 1-0 Plateau
Tornadoes 0-0 Sunshine
Insurance 2-0 Nationale
Jigawa awd Sharks [awarded 0-3; abandoned at 0-1 in 34'
[Aug 10] when Jigawa fans invaded the pitch
Lobi 2-1 Pillars protesting a free kick against their
Gabros 2-1 Wikki team]
Dolphins 1-0 Delta
[Aug 13]
Gombe 1-1 Rangers
Enyimba 1-0 Kwara
Round 31
[Aug 16]
Berger 2-0 Tornadoes
[Aug 17]
Kwara 2-1 Insurance
Plateau 2-0 Jigawa
Pillars 1-0 Sunshine
Delta 3-2 Lobi
Rangers 1-0 Dolphins
Sharks 2-0 Gabros
[Aug 18]
Nationale 3-1 Gombe
[Aug 28]
Wikki 2-1 Enyimba
Round 32
[Aug 23]
Tornadoes 1-0 Pillars
Gombe 1-0 Kwara
Jigawa 0-3 Berger
[Aug 24]
Insurance 4-1 Wikki
Gabros 2-0 Plateau
Dolphins 1-0 Nationale [match abandoned, according to Nationale
Lobi 2-1 Rangers after equaliser but result stood as 1-0]
Sunshine awd Delta [awarded 0-3; was to be played in Owerri,
[Sep 2] Sunshine dns]
Enyimba 4-2 Sharks
Round 33
[Sep 10]
Delta 2-0 Pillars
Jigawa 0-2 Tornadoes
Wikki 2-0 Gombe
Sharks 2-0 Insurance
Kwara 2-0 Dolphins
Plateau 2-1 Enyimba
Berger 2-0 Gabros
Rangers 3-0 Sunshine
Nationale n/p Lobi [not started due to inadequate security]
[Sep 11]
Nationale awd Lobi [awarded 3-0, Lobi dns claiming Nationale
failed to take care of their extra expenses]
Round 34 [Sep 14]
Insurance 0-0 Plateau
Tornadoes 0-0 Delta
Dolphins 3-0 Wikki
Lobi 2-0 Kwara
Gabros 3-0 Jigawa
Pillars 2-0 Rangers
Gombe 3-1 Sharks
Enyimba 0-1 Berger
Sunshine 1-1 Nationale
Final Table:
1.Enyimba (Aba) 34 19 6 9 39-19 63 Champions
2.Julius Berger (Lagos) 34 17 7 10 43-26 58 Champions League
3.Enugu Rangers 34 18 4 12 37-28 58 CAF Cup
4.Plateau United (Jos) 34 16 6 12 28-27 54
5.Iwuanyanwu Nationale (Owerri) 34 16 5 13 39-29 53
6.Gabros International (Nnewi) 34 16 5 13 35-33 53
7.Wikki Tourists (Bauchi) 34 15 4 15 32-35 49
8.Bendel Insurance (Benin City) 34 14 6 14 33-32 48
9.Niger Tornadoes (Minna) 34 14 5 15 31-29 47
10.Gombe United (Bauchi) 34 13 8 13 33-35 47
11.Kano Pillars 34 14 5 15 31-35 47
12.Lobi Stars FC (Makurdi) 34 15 2 17 32-40 47
13.Kwara United (Ilorin) 34 14 4 16 32-36 46
14.Dolphins (Port Harcourt) 34 13 6 15 36-32 45
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15.Port Harcourt Sharks 34 12 8 14 35-40 44 Relegated
16.Delta United (Asaba) 34 12 6 16 30-36 42 Relegated
17.Jigawa Golden Stars 34 11 3 20 20-34 36 Relegated
18.Sunshine Stars (Akure) 34 7 10 17 20-40 31 Relegated
Topscorer: Chibuzor Ozurumba (Nationale) 13 goals.
Start of 2004 season postponed from December 13 to February 21
2003 FA Cup
===========
States Stage
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Imo State
*********
Akwuegbu United bt FC Arugo
Akwuegbu United bt Papilo FC
Final
Iwuwanyanwu Nationale bt Akwuegbu United (Owerri)
NB: Akwuegbu United were formed in March 2003 by Benedict Akwuegbu;
Papilo FC are owned by Nwankwo Kanu
Lagos State
***********
1/4 final
[May 12]
Julius Berger (Lagos) 3-2 Sunflag FC (Orile)
Semifinals
[Jun 18]
Julius Berger (Lagos) 0-1 NITEL
Final
NITEL --- FC Ebiede
Both teams will represent Lagos State in the National FA Cup.
National Stage
--------------
NB: 74 clubs to qualify for national stage
Preliminary round [Jul 23]
10 matches involving 20 clubs; other 54 have byes
Akwuegbu United 2-0 NCI (Akwa Ibom)
Octopus Football Club 1-2 Abia Comet
Youth United 5-0 Makama
Kebbi Pillars --- Mighty Stars (Ekiti)
Barcelona FC --- Wukari
Round 1 [Jul 30]
32 matches
Enyimba Football Club (Aba) drw Nasara United FC (Katsina) [4-5 pen]
SEC (Abuja) 3-1 Iwuanyanwu Nationale
Liverpool bt Niger Tornadoes
Invincible XI 1-0 Gabros International (Nnewi)
Lobi Stars 1-0 Diskabog
Kano Pillars 1-0 Youth United
Sunshine Stars 1-0 Indomie FC
Port Harcourt Sharks drw Nassarawa United [4-2 pen]
Dolphin FC (Port Harcourt) 2-0 Wunti
Plateau United 2-0 El Kanemi Babes
BCC Lions (Gboko) 3-0 Super Rocks
Mighty Jets 5-1 Sokoto United
El Kanemi Warriors bt [?]
Kebbi Pillars lt Invincible Leopards (Warri)
Akwuegbu United (Owerri) 2-1 Wikki Tourists (Bauchi) [in Makurdi]
Nassarawa (Kaduna State) w/o Jigawa Stars [Jigawa dns]
Rangers International (Enugu) 1-0 [?]
Lobi Stars (Makurdi) bt [?]
Insurance (Benin) 2-1 FC Ebiede
Wempco lt Bendel United
Round 2
[Aug 6]
Insurance (Benin) 1-0 Mighty Jets (Jos) [in Kaduna]
Crown (Ogbomosho) 0-0 Rangers International (Enugu) [7-6 pen; in Warri]
Yobe Desert Stars (Damaturu) 3-2 Shooting Stars (Ibadan)
Dolphin FC (Port Harcourt) 4-1 BCC Lions (Gboko)
Lobi Stars (Makurdi) 1-0 Gombe United (Bauchi) [in Jos]
Zamfara United abd Kwara United (Ilorin) [abd at 1-1;
SEC (Abuja) 2-0 Yerima Kwara qualified]
[Aug 7]
Adamawa United 0-0 Sunshine Stars (Akure) [aet, 2-4 pen]
[week starting Aug 11]
Akwuegbu United (Owerri) 2-0 Grays International (Oshogbo) [aet; in Benin City]
Adamawa Stars lt Bendel United
Invincible Leopards (Warri) bt Liverpool [in Kano]
Nasara United FC (Katsina) lt NITEL FC (Lagos)
Port Harcourt Sharks bt [?]
Kano Pillars bt [?] [in Laifa]
Plateau United (Jos) bt [?]
El-Kanemi Warriors (Maiduguri) bt [?]
Group Stage
Played in four groups of four teams each in Bauchi, Calabar, Ilorin and Kaduna.
Bauchi Group
Round 1 [Aug 26?]
Kwara United (Ilorin) 2-2 Insurance (Benin)
SEC (Abuja) 3-1 Kano Pillars
Round 2 [Aug 28]
SEC (Abuja) 1-0 Kwara United (Ilorin)
Kano Pillars 2-1 Insurance (Benin)
Round 3 [Aug 31?]
SEC (Abuja) 2-1 Insurance (Benin)
Kano Pillars 3-2 Kwara United (Ilorin)
1.SEC (Abuja) 3 3 0 0 6- 2 9 Qualified
2.Kano Pillars 3 2 0 1 6- 6 6 Qualified
3.Insurance (Benin) 3 0 1 2 4- 6 1
4.Kwara United (Ilorin) 3 0 1 2 4- 6 1
NB: SEC = Security Exchange Commission
Calabar Group
Round 1 [Aug 27]
Plateau United (Jos) 1-1 Bendel United
Dolphins (Port Harcourt) 1-0 Sunshine Stars (Akure)
Round 2 [Aug 29]
Sunshine Stars (Akure) bt Bendel United
Dolphins (Port Harcourt) 1-1 Plateau United (Jos)
Round 3 [Aug 30?]
Sunshine Stars (Akure) 1-1 Plateau United (Jos)
Dolphins (Port Harcourt) 2-0 Bendel United
1.Dolphins (Port Harcourt) 3 2 1 0 4- 1 7 Qualified
2.Sunshine Stars (Akure) 3 1 1 1 - 4 Qualified
3.Plateau United (Jos) 3 0 3 0 3- 3 3
4.Bendel United 3 0 1 2 - 1
Ilorin Group
Round 1 [Aug 27?]
Lobi Stars (Makurdi) 1-0 Yobe Desert Stars (Damataru)
El-Kanemi Warriors (Maiduguri) 1-0 Invincible Leopards (Warri)
Round 2 [Aug 29]
Lobi Stars (Makurdi) drw Invincible Leopards (Warri)
El-Kanemi Warriors (Maiduguri) drw Yobe Desert Stars (Damataru)
NB: the Lobi-Leopards draw had one more goal from each team than the
Warriors-Desert Stars draw
Round 3 [Aug 30?]
Yobe Desert Stars (Damautaru) 5-2 Invincible Leopards (Warri)
Lobi Stars (Makurdi) 1-1 El-Kanemi Warriors (Maiduguri)
1.Lobi Stars (Makurdi) 3 1 2 0 - 5 Qualified
2.El-Kanemi Warriors (Maiduguri) 3 1 2 0 - 5 Qualified
3.Yobe Desert Stars (Damataru) 3 1 1 1 - 4
4.Invincible Leopards (Warri) 3 0 1 2 - 1
Kaduna Group
Round 1 [Aug 27]
Port Harcourt Sharks 3-0 Crown FC (Ogbomosho)
Akwuegbu United (Owerri) 1-0 NITEL FC (Lagos)
Round 2 [Aug 29]
Port Harcourt Sharks 2-1 Akwuegbu United
NITEL FC (Lagos) bt Crown FC (Ogbomosho)
Round 3 [Aug 31]
Akwuegbu United (Owerri) 2-0 Crown FC (Ogbomosho)
Port Harcourt Sharks 0-0 NITEL FC (Lagos)
1.Port Harcourt Sharks 3 2 1 0 5- 1 7 Qualified
2.Akwuegbu United (Owerri) 3 2 0 1 4- 2 6 Qualified
3.NITEL FC (Lagos) 3 1 1 1 - 4
4.Crown FC (Ogbomosho) 3 0 0 3 - 0
Quarterfinals
[Sep 6]
Port Harcourt Sharks 4-3 El-Kanemi Warriors (Maiduguri) [aet, in Kaduna]
Dolphins (Port Harcourt) ppd Kano Pillars [in Calabar]
[organisers failed to show up with jersey and kits]
Lobi Stars (Makurdi) 1-0 Akwuegbu United (Owerri) [aet; in Ilorin]
SEC (Abuja) 0-0 Sunshine Stars (Akure) [aet, 2-3 pen] [in Bauchi]
[Sep 7]
Dolphins (Port Harcourt) 1-1 Kano Pillars [aet, 0-3 pen] [in Calabar]
Semifinals
[Sep 20]
Port Harcourt Sharks abd Kano Pillars [in Jos]
[abandoned at 1-0 in 75' after Pillars fans threw missiles and hit an
assistant referee; it was decided to replay the match entirely on Sep 21]
Lobi Stars (Makurdi) 0-0 Sunshine Stars (Akure) [aet, 5-4 pen; in Port Harcourt]
[Sep 21]
Port Harcourt Sharks 1-0 Kano Pillars [in Jos]
[Belema Senibo 25; abandoned in 87', again after Pillars fans threw
missiles and the police responded with tear gas; when the referee
called for resumpation after 15 minutes Pillars turned up with only
6 players claiming that 5 of their players were asthmatic and had been
rushed to hospital; match ruled in favour of Sharks]
Third Place Match [Oct 25, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium, Kaduna (moved
from Kano after crowd trouble in semi-finals)]
Kano Pillars 2-1 Sunshine Stars (Akure)
[Promise Chinerem 40, Ahmed Garba "Yaro Yaro"; Sarafa Usman 80pen]
Final [Oct 25, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium, Kaduna (moved from Kano
after crowd trouble in semi-finals)]
Lobi Stars (Makurdi) 2-0 Port Harcourt Sharks
[Olewesi Johnson 40, Nkonye Daniel 88]
Charity Cup (Super Cup)
===========
[Jan 10, 2004, Dan Anyam Stadium, Owerri, Imo State]
Enyimba FC (Aba) 0-0 Lobi Stars FC (Makurdi) [5-3 pen]
Professional Division One
=========================
Round 21 [Jun 22]
Group A
Mighty Jets (Jos) 2-1 JUTH (Jos)
Group B
First Bank FC (Lagos) 0-0 Shooting Stars (Ibadan)
Round 23 [Jun 29]
Group A
Mighty Jets (Jos) 2-0 Zamfara United
Group B
Bayelsa United FC (Yenogoa) 3-1 First Bank (Lagos)
Round ? [Jul 13]
Group B
Bayelsa United 1-0 NPA (Warri)
Shooting Stars (Ibadan) 0-1 Igbino Babes (Benin)
Round ? [Jul 31]
Union Bank (Lagos) 0-0 Igbino Football Club (Benin)
Round 28
Group B
Bayelsa United (Yenagoa) 1-0 Shooting Stars (Ibadan)
Round 29 [Aug 16,17]
Group B
NPA (Warri) 3-0 FC Ebedei
Akwa United (Uyo) 3-1 Bayelsa United (Yenagoa)
Shooting Stars (Ibadan) awd Union Bank FC (Lagos) [awarded 3-0
after Union Bank abandoned the match protesting a penalty decision]
Round 30
Group A
Mighty Jets (Jos) 3-2 NEPA FC (Abuja)
Group B
Okomu Oil - NPA (Warri)
Globe Stars (Oghara) awd Shooting Stars (Ibadan) [abandoned after
winning goal Shooting Stars in 87'; awarded 0-3]
Bayelsa United (Yenagoa) bt Crown FC (Ogbomosho)
Top of Final Tables:
Group A
1.Mighty Jets (Jos) 30 53 Promoted [GD +13]
2.El-Kanemi Warriors (Maiduguri) 30 53 Promoted
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3.Yobe Desert Stars (Damataru)
Group B
1. NPA (Warri) 29 52 Promoted
2. Shooting Stars (Ibadan) 30 51 Promoted
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3. Bayelsa United (Yenagoa) 30 50
NB: NPA = Nigerian Ports Authority
Championship Final [Jan 9, 2004, Dan Anyam Stadium, Owerri, Imo State]
Mighty Jets FC (Jos) 1-0 NPA FC
Third and Lower Levels (National Amateur League)
Division One consisted of 40 teams divided into 4 groups of 10;
promoted teams included Calabar Rovers;
Division Two consisted of 30 teams divided into 3 groups of 11 (??);
Division Three consisted of 62 teams divided into 6 groups.
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Author: José Batalha
(jose.batalha@netvisao.pt)
Last updated: 10 Jul 2004
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