NPFL: Enyimba Keep Donating Points to Lagos as Ikorodu City Deepen Nwankwo Kanu’s Problems

• Enyimba's difficult NPFL campaign took another turn for the worse as Ikorodu City claimed a valuable victory in Aba.

• The defeat leaves Nwankwo Kanu's side dangerously close to the relegation zone and extends a remarkable trend involving clubs from Lagos.

Aba is becoming a happy hunting ground for Lagos clubs, and Enyimba cannot seem to close the gate.

Ikorodu City became the latest Lagos side to leave with all three points after Tomisin Adebayo’s winner condemned the People’s Elephant to their sixth defeat in 13 NPFL matches.

For the struggling club under the leadership of Super Eagles legend Nwankwo Kanu, the result means more trouble in the danger zone. For the visitors, it was a welcome return to winning ways and a sweet redemption story for Adebayo.

First Inter Lagos, then Sporting Lagos, and now Ikorodu City.

All three Lagos clubs have visited Enyimba and collected maximum points, taking nine from a possible nine and leaving the hosts empty-handed on each occasion.

That is nine home points surrendered to Lagos opposition alone; a damaging return for a team already struggling near the wrong end of the table.

The People’s Elephant needed to make home advantage count. Instead, another visiting side left Aba celebrating.

For Adeoye, this was the response he needed.

His costly last-minute mistake against Inter Lagos had denied Ikorodu City two points in the derby. Against Enyimba, he helped put three on the board.

Akorede Adeoye delivered a perfectly weighted pass into the path of Adebayo, who dribbled past the goalkeeper before scoring the decisive goal.

One match brought frustration; the next brought a chance to make amends. Adebayo took it, supplying the moment of quality that settled a hard-fought contest.

Ikorodu City arrived without a win in four matches, having followed a defeat with three consecutive draws.

They had been picking up points, but not the victories needed to build momentum. In Aba, they finally turned a tight contest into a win.

Adebayo supplied the finish, Adeoye supplied the opening, and the Oga Boys left with a result that ended their frustrating run.

The victory also extended their unbeaten sequence against Enyimba in the last three meetings, adding another encouraging chapter to this fixture for the Lagos side.

For Enyimba, the numbers are becoming difficult to dress up.

Six defeats in 13 league matches. Three home losses to three Lagos clubs, and a place in the danger zone.

This latest setback is not simply about another visitor enjoying a good afternoon in Aba. It adds to a pattern of dropped points at a ground where Enyimba need to be building their recovery.

Ikorodu City have found their breakthrough, the People’s Elephant are still searching for theirs. And right now, Lagos clubs seem to know exactly where to collect.