Chioma Moses came off the bench in Matchday 4 looking to settle a tense South-South derby. She did it in the 77th minute with a decisive strike that separated Edo Queens from Rivers Angels and moved the Benin-based side into outright control of the NWFL Super Six title race with two matchdays to play.
NWFL Super Six — Matchday 4, Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt
Edo Queens 2-1 Rivers Angels — Oscar 39′, Moses 77′ (EQ); Uwah 72′ (RA, sub)
Bayelsa Queens 2-0 FC Robo Queens — Ifeanyi, Kesiena (sub)
Abia Angels 0-0 Nasarawa Amazons
There was nothing straightforward about Edo Queens’ victory over Rivers Angels at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium on Friday evening. The highly anticipated South-South derby lived up to its billing as a genuine contest, with both sides creating, threatening, and refusing to accept any version of the result that left the other side comfortable. When Precious Oscar put Edo Queens ahead in the 39th minute with a composed finish, it looked like the platform for a controlled afternoon. Rivers Angels had other ideas.
Substitute Abasiofon Uwah came on in the second half and within minutes had made her mark, equalising in the 72nd minute to level a match that had been Edo Queens’ for more than 30 minutes. The timing was painful for the visitors. The match looked like it was heading toward a shared point that would have served neither club’s title ambitions well. Then Chioma Moses struck in the 77th minute, driving home to restore the lead and ensure that Edo Queens collected maximum points from a fixture that demanded every ounce of their character to resolve. Nigerian women’s football fans following the NWFL Super Six title race can stay updated through Nigeria’s top Bet9ja promotion code page ahead of the final two matchdays in Port Harcourt.
Nasarawa Amazons Stumble as Abia Hold Firm
While Edo Queens were finding their winner against Rivers Angels, the other side of the Super Six title picture was being shaped by a match that produced zero goals but significant consequences. Abia Angels and Nasarawa Amazons played out a goalless draw that, on paper, looks like a fair share of spoils between two clubs with different ambitions. In practice, it represents a significant dent in Nasarawa’s title calculations.
The Amazons had entered Matchday 4 with six points and the possibility of keeping pace with Edo Queens. A draw takes them to seven points with two matchdays remaining. Edo Queens now sit two points clear at nine, and with both clubs still having the same number of fixtures to play, Nasarawa need to win both remaining matches and hope Edo Queens drop points if they are to overturn the current gap. The goalless draw also gave Abia Angels their second point of the Super Six campaign, which, for a first time playoff participant, represents competitive progress even if the title was never a realistic ambition. FootballInNigeria.com.ng’s Bet9ja promotion code page has all the Super Six fixture news and title race updates as the final Sunday matchdays approach.
Bayelsa Queens Keep Their Campaign Alive
Bayelsa Queens gave themselves something to play for heading into the final two rounds with a 2-0 victory over FC Robo Queens. Kindness Ifeanyi opened the scoring for the reigning champions and substitute Ojiyovwi Kesiena sealed the result late on, giving Bayelsa a result that maintains their presence in the title conversation even as Edo Queens have pulled clear. Robo Queens’ defeat ends their brief momentum from the Matchday 3 victory over Nasarawa Amazons, leaving their own title chances significantly diminished with the end of the competition in sight.
NWFL Super Six Standings After Matchday 4
1. Edo Queens — 9 pts (leaders, 2 matchdays remaining)
2. Nasarawa Amazons — 7 pts
3-6. Bayelsa Queens, FC Robo Queens, Rivers Angels, Abia Angels (standings to be confirmed)
Final matchdays: Sunday, Port Harcourt
The Super Six finale arrives on Sunday with all six clubs playing their penultimate and final fixtures in Port Harcourt. Edo Queens are in the driving seat. Nasarawa Amazons need results to go their way. Bayelsa Queens remain capable of making a late surge if the top two falter. What began as a six-team competition with multiple title candidates has tightened into a two-club race with a two point gap and two matchdays to resolve it. The 2025-26 NWFL Premiership title will be decided in Port Harcourt before the weekend is out. All the latest Super Six news and final standings are available at FootballInNigeria.com.ng.
📌 Did You Know?
- Abasiofon Uwah, who equalised for Rivers Angels as a substitute in the 72nd minute against Edo Queens, is among the leading scorers in the NWFL Super Six Golden Boot race with 12 goals entering Matchday 4. Her substitute goal against Edo Queens added to her personal tally while ultimately not being enough to earn Rivers Angels the draw they temporarily had.
- Chioma Moses’s 77th-minute winner against Rivers Angels was her fifth or sixth goal of the Super Six campaign, depending on the exact count from the Abia Angels 6-2 demolition on Matchday 3. Her scoring rate across the playoff rounds has made her one of the most dangerous forwards in the competition’s final stretch.
- The Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Rumuola, Port Harcourt, where all three Matchday 4 fixtures were played, is named after a former Rivers State governor and sports administrator. The venue has a capacity of approximately 25,000 and serves as the primary football facility in Rivers State for major club and national team fixtures.
- Abia Angels’ goalless draw against Nasarawa Amazons on Matchday 4 was only the second time in the entire Super Six that Abia Angels failed to score in a match, the other being their 6-2 defeat to Edo Queens on Matchday 3. Their willingness to attack across all four matchdays reflects a playing philosophy that does not change based on the scoreline or opponent.
- Bayelsa Queens’ substitute goalscorer on Matchday 4, Ojiyovwi Kesiena, continued a theme across the NWFL Super Six of substitute players making immediate and decisive impacts. Across all four matchdays, substitute goals have contributed to three separate match winning or match-changing moments.
- Edo Queens are the 2023-24 NWFL Premiership champions and are chasing back to back titles in the 2025-26 edition. If they win the 2025-26 Super Six, it will be their second consecutive championship and add to a title haul that makes them one of the most decorated clubs in the competition’s modern era.
- The NWFL Super Six’s final matches are scheduled for Sunday in Port Harcourt, with all six clubs completing their campaign on the same day. The simultaneous finish ensures that the title race cannot be settled by one club playing earlier and benefiting from knowledge of a rival’s result before their own fixture kicks off.
