Matchday Two of the NWFL Super Six in Port Harcourt belonged to comeback stories, history-makers, and one clinical title favourite. After the dust settled on Monday’s three matches, Nasarawa Amazons sit alone at the top with a perfect record, and Nigerian women’s football has a new name worth remembering.
Three matches, three completely different stories. That is the nature of a Super Six where the stakes are high, the squads are evenly matched enough for anyone to be beaten on any given day, and where the margins between making history and going home with nothing are measured in single moments. Matchday Two in Port Harcourt delivered all of that in the space of a few hours at the Sharks Stadium on Monday, and when the final whistle blew on the evening’s last fixture, the standings told a story that nobody had predicted with quite this much clarity heading into the round.
Nasarawa Amazons 2-1 Bayelsa Queens — Ezekwugo 51′ (BQ); Moses 80′, Hembafan 90+’ (NA)
Abia Angels 1-0 Rivers Angels — W. David 26′ (AA)
Edo Queens 4-1 FC Robo Queens — C. Moses 2 (first half), Oscar, Mamudu (EQ); Freda (FRQ consolation)
Nasarawa Amazons are the early pace-setters. Six points from six, two wins from two, and a character test passed on Monday that confirmed this squad has what is needed to go deep in the championship round. Abia Angels are the surprise package, having now made Super Six history with their first-ever victory in the championship playoffs. And Edo Queens have reminded everyone what they are capable of when all four cylinders are firing simultaneously. Fans following the NWFL Super Six can track every result and get the best pre-match offers through FootballInNigeria.com.ng’s Bet9ja promotion code page as the title race enters its critical phase.
Nasarawa Amazons: Winners When It Matters Most
Bayelsa Queens made Nasarawa work every minute for these three points. Chiamaka Ezekwugo put the defending champions in front six minutes into the second half and for nearly half an hour it looked like Nasarawa’s perfect record would be ended by the side that has set the standard for Nigerian women’s football over the past two seasons. Bayelsa were compact, disciplined, and had the lead they needed to win the match and put serious pressure on the early leaders.
Nasarawa did not accept it. Farikikyen Moses pulled the game level with ten minutes remaining, changing the momentum entirely and forcing Bayelsa into a defensive posture they had not prepared for. Then, deep into stoppage time, Ayatsea Hembafan found the net to complete the comeback and keep Nasarawa’s unbeaten record intact. It was the kind of result that builds belief in a squad, and it came against precisely the opposition that would have exposed any softness in their title credentials. Nasarawa fans wanting to back their team through the remaining four matchdays of the Super Six can check the latest Bet9ja promotion code for the best available pre-match offers.
Abia Angels Write a New Page in Super Six History
Winner David’s goal in the 26th minute against Rivers Angels is the most significant individual moment in Abia Angels’ Super Six history, because before Monday it did not exist. The club qualified for the championship playoffs for the first time this season as debutants in the competition’s elite phase, and the widespread assumption was that they would accumulate experience and lose matches while the established powers sorted out the title among themselves.
Abia Angels disagreed. A 1-0 victory over Rivers Angels, achieved on the hosts’ ground in Port Harcourt, gave them their first ever win in the Super Six and announced them as a presence in this competition that nobody should take lightly with four matchdays still to play. Rivers Angels are not a team without quality or recent Super Six experience, which makes the result all the more meaningful for the visitors. The history being made in this tournament is not only for Abia Angels as a club but for the players who delivered it, particularly David, whose composure in the penalty area produced the goal that will be remembered as the moment everything changed.
Edo Queens Back to Their Best
Whatever discussion existed about Edo Queens’ form coming into Matchday Two ended before the interval on Monday. A Chioma Moses brace laid the foundation against FC Robo Queens in a first half performance that gave the opposition no route back into the match. Precious Oscar and Mary Mamudu added goals after the break to make it 4-1, with Florence Godwin Freda’s late effort for Robo Queens doing nothing to change the picture of a contest that had been decided comprehensively before the second half was half done.
Edo Queens are former NWFL Premiership champions and among the most resourced clubs in the Nigerian women’s game. When they perform at this level, they are capable of beating anyone in the Super Six, and Monday’s showing against Robo Queens was the kind of statement that will have the other title challengers paying closer attention to their schedule. With Nasarawa Amazons leading the standings but Edo Queens having now demonstrated their attacking depth in the clearest terms, the championship round has the feel of a two club race with Abia Angels ready to complicate the picture in the most unpredictable way possible. Four matchdays remain in Port Harcourt. Every single point is going to matter. NWFL Super Six fans can follow all the results and news at FootballInNigeria.com.ng as the race for the 2025-26 title reaches its climax.
📌 Did You Know?
- The NWFL Super Six is the championship playoff format of the Nigerian Women’s Football League Premiership, contested by the top three finishers from each of the two regular season groups. All six clubs play each other once across six matchdays, with the club finishing top of the aggregate standings crowned champions.
- Bayelsa Queens, who led Nasarawa Amazons 1-0 going into the final ten minutes on Matchday Two, are the reigning NWFL Premiership champions, having won the title in the 2024-25 season and establishing themselves as the dominant force in Nigerian women’s football over the past two years.
- Abia Angels qualified for the NWFL Super Six for the first time in the 2025-26 season as debutants in the championship playoff phase, having been founded relatively recently compared to the more established clubs competing alongside them.
- Edo Queens, based in Benin City, have won the NWFL Premiership title multiple times across their history and are one of the most consistent clubs in Nigerian women’s football, having never been relegated from the top flight during the Premiership era.
- Chioma Moses, who scored a first-half brace for Edo Queens against FC Robo Queens on Matchday Two, was also among the top scorers in the NWFL Premiership regular season group stage, making her one of the most potent strikers in the Super Six competition.
- Rivers Angels, who lost 1-0 to Abia Angels on Matchday Two, are one of the Super Six’s most experienced clubs in the championship playoff format and were competing in their home city of Port Harcourt, making Abia Angels’ victory against them particularly notable as a road result.
- The 2025-26 NWFL Premiership Super Six is being played entirely at the Sharks Stadium in Port Harcourt over a concentrated period, a centralised format that creates intense football across multiple matchdays and removes the home advantage factor for the clubs whose base is in that city.
