The first round of matches in the 2022/23 Nigeria Professional Football League produced a 2-0 home win for the sky blue Stars.

A new signing on the side of the Remo Stars, Edidiong Ezekiel was named in the starting XI for the match at the Remo Stars Academy home stadium, in Ikenne on Sunday.

In the 29th minute, Samuel Anakwe found the back of the net for Remo Stars, after Edidiong Ezekiel flicked the ball to him. He drifted in field, ghosting past three warriors to score the opening goal of the game.

On a weekend of surprises in the NPFL, the latest signing in the Remo Stars  Edidiong Ezekiel will put the result beyond doubt with a goal of his own three minutes before the end of the game. Seun Odunsi did a great job beating off challenge from four defenders to set-up Edidiong Ezekiel for the second goal of the game.

The Remo Stars Academy complex is the major hangout where youths gather to unwind and socialize on Sundays, especially, on match days. Yesterday wasn’t any different. 

Samuel Anakwe and Edidiong Ezekiel scored in either half as Remo Stars defeat the visiting warriors of El-Kanemi 2-0.