Insurance set for NPFL opener vs Akwa

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Bendel Insurance have stormed Uyo ahead of their opening fixture of the 2022/23 Nigeria Professional Football League season against former champions Akwa United.

The match-day one encounter will take place at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo on Sunday.

The players and their officials arrived Uyo for the game on Friday night.

“Eti Ndubid eyio, Uyo.
The Benin Arsenal are in town for the #NPFL23 opener against @AkwaUnited_fc,” reads a tweet on Bendel Insurance official Twitter handle.

Insurance are back in the NPFL after securing promotion from the Nigeria National League last season.

The nine other match-day one fixtures will be played next week.

The league organisers have adopted an abridged format for the new season.