Pillars, Dolphins To Open 2015 Super 6 On Jan 24

Reigning Glo Premier League champions Kano Pillars and 2014 Federation Cup losing finalists Dolphins FC will open this year’s Pre-Season tournament, which has been extended to cater to two junior national teams, the U-23 and U-20.

The Super 6 tournament starts on Saturday, January 24 at the Abuja National Stadium through February 1.

The League Management Company says all matches will be live on Super Sport and will be played three times on every match day, beginning at 1pm, 3pm and 5pm.

Kingsley Sokari Celebrates With Abdulrahaman Bashir During a Pre-Season Match in Abuja in 2014. Image: LMC.
Kingsley Sokari Celebrates With Abdulrahaman Bashir During a Pre-Season Match in Abuja in 2014. Image: LMC.

Federation Cup holders Enyimba and Warri Wolves round off the numbers of top-flight outfits in action in the season’s curtain-raiser, organised to prepare clubs for continental championships. Nigeria’s U-23 and U-20 have been included to increase the numbers of participating teams to 6 this year.

Both Pillars and Enyimba will represent the country in the Caf Champions League while Dolphins and Wolves are Confederation Cup-bound. The Olympic Team (Dream Team VI) and the Flying Eagles are building up for an All-African Games qualifier and the African Youth Championship (AYC).

Full fixtures.

Match Day 1 (Saturday, January 24)
Kano Pillars vs Dolphins FC- 1pm
Enyimba Int’l vs Flying Eagles- 3pm
Warri Wolves vs Dream Team VI- 5pm

Match Day 2 (Monday, January 26)
Enyimba Int’l vs Warri Wolves- 1pm
Kano Pillars vs Flying Eagles- 3pm
Dolphins vs Dream Team VI- 5pm

Match Day 3 (Wednesday, January 28)
Flying Eagles vs Warri Wolves- 1pm
Kano Pillars vs Dream Team VI- 3pm
Dolphins vs Enyimba Int’l- 5pm

Match Day 4 (Friday, January 30)
Dream Team VI vs Enyimba Intn’l- 1pm
Kano Pillars vs Warri Wolves- 3pm
Flying Eagles vs Dolphins-5pm

Match Day 5 (Sunday, February 1)
Warri Wolves vs Dolphins- 1pm
Kano Pillars vs Enyimba Intn’l- 3pm
Dream Team VI vs Flying Eagles- 5pm