Nigeria, Nov. 6 -- Bendel Insurance have formally petitioned the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) over the circumstances surrounding Enugu Rangers' controversial match-winning goal in their rescheduled Matchday 9 encounter at the Awka City Stadium on Wednesday, 4 November, 2026.

The Benin Arsenals are challenging the decision to allow Rangers' 47th-minute goal to stand, insisting that the match officials failed to enforce the Laws of the Game after the goalpost allegedly became displaced during an attacking move.

In a club statement released on Thursday, 5th November, Bendel Insurance said their protest centres on the application of IFAB Law 1.10, which addresses situations involving a displaced or broken crossbar and when play mu...