Shooting Stars v Plateau United @Adamasingba Stadium @ 4 p.m. on 30 September
Should we expect another high-scoring encounter between these sides? In their last five contests, 20 goals have been scored, an average of four goals per match. Both teams failed in their ambition last season, which was to reach the Super 6. Shooting Stars came sixth while Plateau United finished fifth.
Both teams have new managers for the upcoming season. Gbenga Ogunbote is back in Ibadan while Mbwas Magnut has replaced Fidelis Ilechukwu in Jos. United also signed three foreign players – Federick Boateng, Seth Owusu, and Baboni Ibrahim.