While the defending champions, Enyimba FC square off with FC IfeanyiUbah in the first ‘Oriental derby’ at the Aba Township stadium, Heartland will welcome resurgent Abia Warriors in the other derby of ‘oriental brothers’ at the Okigwe Township stadium.
For those who may not understand, ‘Oriental derbies’ are usually contested by NPFL clubs from the South-East region of the country.
Whenever these clubs meet, there is usually so much to talk about as the intense rivalry among them comes to the fore leaving in its trail the good, the bad and sometimes ugly side of the beautiful game.
It is against this background that Enyimba will be going into the match against the third from bottom ‘Nnewi millionaires’ with the aim of annexing the three points that would return them to the top of the NPFL table.