Remo Stars of Ikenne lost to Enugu Rangers in the Nigeria Professional Football League on Sunday but still have a comfortable eight-point lead at the top of the table.
Rangers beat them 2-1 in Enugu allowing the Coal City side to move into third spot and within two points off second placed Shooting Stars, who lost 2-1 to Heartland in Owerri also on Sunday.
Remo Stars had been unbeaten in their last eight league games but were undone through goals in the first 50 minutes from Isaac Saviour and Kingsley Maduforo, before a late consolation from Hadi Haruna set up a nervy conclusion to the contest. Two of the three goals in Shooting Stars’ loss at Heartland came from the penalty spot after Chukwuma Agor had the hosts ahead with a deflected effort. Stars equalised from the spot through Mustapha Adams, who had been fouled and got up off the gras to convert.
Four minutes later, the home side were awarded a penalty and although Shooting Stars goalkeeper Mustapha Lawal saved John Bassey’s kick, the referee ordered a retake with Bassey making no mistake the second time round.
Rivers United slipped to fourth after a 1-0 loss to Enyimba in Aba where Imo Odot scored the game’s only goal. 
