El-Kanemi Warriors FC earned a narrow 1-0 win over Warri Wolves in the 2025/2026 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Match Day 5 fixture.
Warri Wolves endured a difficult 500km journey to Maiduguri as their team bus broke down several times before finally arriving on Saturday. The fatigue from the trip appeared to affect their performance on the pitch.
The decisive moment came in the 19th minute when Ismail Muktar of El-Kanemi Warriors scored the only goal of the match. Despite late pressure from the visitors, the Desert Warriors held firm to secure maximum points.
With the result, El-Kanemi Warriors strengthened their place in the league’s top five.
Warri Wolves coach, Napoleon Aluma, admitted that his side’s struggles could be linked to exhaustion from the long and disruptive journey.
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