Nigeria, May 17 -- The battle for the Nigeria Premier Football League Golden Glove award is heading for a dramatic final-day climax, with the race between Michael Atata and Lucky Jimoh Abdullahi now perfectly intertwined with the NPFL title race, continental qualification fight and the extended top 5 in relegation survival drama.

With only one round of matches left in the 2025/2026 NPFL season, the league's finest goalkeepers are preparing for what could become the defining 90 minutes of their campaigns.

Ikorodu City goalkeeper Michael Atata currently leads the clean sheet standings with 16 shutouts in 32 appearances, while Rangers International's Lucky Jimoh Abdullahi follows closely behind with 15 in 24 appearances.

Remarkably, both ...