The Nigerian Professional Football League ended last weekend with Rangers International of enugu state being crowned the winners after 32 years in wait.
Amazing NPFL Statistics of the just concluded season*
0- Only Nasarawa United and Niger tornadoes failed to keep a clean sheet away from home in the NPFL this season_. *Basket*
0– Shooting Stars failed to win a match against any lower placed side after the reappointment of Gbenga Ogunbote as the club’s manager this season_. *Blank*
0.33– Enyimba FC [2W 2D 4L] averaged 0.33 points in OrientalDerbies this season, the club’s joint lowest in the #NPFL in over 16years_. *Regional*
1- Charles Okafor(Plateau United) scored the first goal of this NPFL season_. *Takeoff*
1- _Goodluck Onamado(Warri wolves) scored the first own goal of this NPFL season_. *Unfortunate*
3- _Shooting Stars avoided relegation and will play in the NPFL for the third consecutive year_. *Book*
3– _Rivers United and Ifeanyi Ubah FC conceded just 3 goals at home in the NPFL this season_. *Fortress*
4– _Rangers benefitted from 4 own goals, most by any NPFL side this season_. *Aided*
4– _Only Heartland,El-Kanemi Warriors,Nasarawa United and Niger Tornadoes failed to win away from home in the NPFL this season_. *Short*
5- _Sunshine Stars of Akure kept 5 cleans sheets away from home, the most by any NPFL side_. *Travellers*
5- _Sunday Adetumji (3SC) scored 5 braces, at least one more than any other player in the NPFL this season_. *Style*
7- _Rangers International have won 7 NPFL Titles (1974,1975,1977,1981,1982,1984,2016)- joint best with Enyimba_. *Record*
15– _The number of away points won by the NPFL Champions, Rangers on their way to the league triumph and the highest in the league_. *Stride*
17- _Rivers United kept 17 clean sheets (joint with Ifeanyi Ubah FC) in the NPFL this season, at least 2 more than any other side_. *Wall*
17– _Rangers scored 17 away goals in the #NPFL this season; at least 5 more than any other team_. *Flight* 18- _Godwin Obaje scored 18 goals for Wikki Tourists to clinch the top scorer’s award and two more than any other player_. *King*
19– _All the teams in the #NPFL this season picked at least a point away from home_. *Style*
21- _Enyimba FC had 21 different goal scorers in the #NPFL this season, most by any side in the league_. *Spread*
21– _MFM failed to win any #NPFL match in which they couldn’t score in the 1st half-[P21 W0 D7 L14]_. *Pivotal*
24- _Chisom Egbuchulam (Rangers) had a hand in 24goals(Goals-18,Assists-8) at least two more than any other player this season_. *Chief*
27– _Kano Pillars conceded 27 goals in the second half of #NPFL matches, most by any side this season_. *Usual*
34– _Rangers accured 34 points in the second stanza of the #NPFL, the most and at least 4 more than any other side [Shooting Stars-30]_. *Half* 100%- _Solomon Owello (Niger Tornadoes) had a conversion rate of 100% on penalties taken, the best by any player to have attempted 5 or more in the #NPFL this season_. *Ace*
100- _Ismaila Gata (Ifeanyi ubah FC) scored the 100th goal of the #NPFL season_. *Centurion*
400– _Friday Ubong (Akwa United) scored the 400th goal of this #NPFL season against Sunshine Stars_. *Landmark*
700– _Esosa Igbinoba(Nasarawa United) scored the 700th #NPFL goal of the season against Akwa United_. *Treasure*
734– _Chisom Egbuchulam (Rangers) scored the 734th goal, which was also the last #NPFL goal of the season_. *Final*
734– _The total number of goals scored in 342 games played across 225 calendar days of the league season_. *Rain*
