Newly promoted Barau Football Club kicked off its Nigeria Premier Football League 2025/26 campaign with a goalless draw against Enyimba FC at Sani Abacha Stadium, Kofar Mata, Kano State on Sunday 24 August, 2025.
Barau FC scaled through the Nigeria National League (NNL) Super 8 Play-offs to clinch promotion to Nigeria’s top tier football, NPFL.
Enyimba headed into the showdown after parting ways with twenty-two (22) of its players some days ago, including former Super Eagles striker, Brown Aide Ideye.
Some hours after departing the Aba based club, Ideye announced his retirement from professional football before taking a trip to London to cool his head.
Result
NPFL 2025/26 – Sunday 24 August, 2025 |
| Abia Warriors 1-0 Kano Pillars |
| Barau FC 0-0 Enyimba |
| El-Kanemi Warriors 2-0 Bendel Insurance |
| Enugu Rangers 0-0 Kun Khalifat FC |
| Katsina United 0-1 Warri Wolves FC |
| Kwara United 0-0 Ikorodu City |
| Shooting Stars 0-1 Bayelsa United |
| Wikki Tourists 1-0 Plateau United |
Photo: Barau FC V Enyimba at Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano State | X/Barau Football Club
