Nigeria, Sept. 23 -- It's just match-day 5 of the Nigeria Premier Football League, but the pressure is already mounting on Enyimba, with the nine-time champions facing another stern test against Sporting Lagos at the Enyimba Stadium in Aba on Wednesday.

The People's Elephant have endured a nightmare opening to the 2026/27 campaign, losing all three of their matches so far and finding themselves at the foot of the NPFL table as the only team yet to pick up a point.

It is an understatement to say it has been a particularly difficult start for Emmanuel Deutsch and his men, who have scored just once and conceded five goals in their opening three outings.

Their latest setback came at home against another Lagos side, Inter Lagos, who stunned...