MFM recorded the only away victory in the season-opening games of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) on Sunday as they stunned Heartland 1-0 in Okigwe.
Clement Ogwu’s 39th-minute goal was enough to hand the Olukoya Boys a precious three points in their first competitive match under their new manager Tony Bolous.
Since the opening weekend fixtures were released by the League Management Company (LMC), many had expressed interest in seeing how Fidelis Ilechukwu would fare against his former employers, who he finally left after 13 years of service.
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Unfortunately for the ‘Working One’, his first official game for Heartland ended with a home defeat that may now put him under undue pressure.