Nigeria, Nov. 2 -- Shooting Stars delivered one of their most convincing performances of the season on Sunday, thrashing Abia Warriors 4-1 in Ibadan, as Rivers United maintained their top spot in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) after an eventful Matchday 11 that produced 20 goals across eight matches.

The Ibadan-based side dominated the encounter at the Lekan Salami Sports Complex, Adamasingba, to secure a much-needed victory and move into 10th position with 15 points from 11 matches.

Damilola Akinola opened the scoring in the fourth minute, and Sodiq Ibrahim extended the lead in the 41st minute.

Ibrahim completed his brace deep into first-half added time to deliver a commanding 3-0 lead at the interval.

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