OLDEST ORIENTAL DERBY

It's going down tonight in Enugu as the Nigeria professional football league enters the last stage of the first stanza.

What more can be said of the match of the week as the oldest oriental derby takes center stage tonight as Heartland FC of Owerri invade Enugu Rangers Int'l FC.

Coincidentally the two clubs have never been relegated from the top flight before, even when Heartland FC was known as Iwanyanwu National, this is now spanning over three decade of existence as clubs.

Much is expected from both clubs as everything is at stake which includes pride and bragging right among equals.

The two clubs head to head in the last five seasons

2014/15 Heartland 2-O Rangers

Rangers 1-O Heartland

2013/14 Rangers 1-O Heartland

Heartland 2-O Rangers

2012/13 Heartland 2-1 Rangers

Rangers 3-1 Heartland

2011/12 Heartland 1-O Rangers

Rangers 1-1 Heartland

2010/11 Heartland 3-1 Rangers

Rangers 1-O Heartland

Other fixtures for match day 19 are listed below

Rangers Int'l vs Heartland

Plateau Utd vs Kano Pillars

Warri Wolves vs El-kanemi

Wikki Tourists vs Ikorodu Utd

Abia Warriors vs Sunshine stars

Akwa Utd vs 3SC

Lobi stars vs Rivers Utd

Enyimba vs Nasarawa Utd

MFM FC vs Giwa FC

Ifeanyi Ubah vs Niger Tornadoes