The hosts scored the only goal of the match after 41 minutes to force the game into penalties
The tightly-contested encounter ended goalless in regulation time, which immediately saw the game go into penalties to decide a winner.
Mbaoma Chijioke, who stepped in for sick Emeka Obioma, scored the fastest goal of the playoffs so far to put Enyimba upfront in the third minute.
The Port Harcourt side beat Sunshine Stars of Akure 1-0 to secure maximum points in their NPFL Super Six matchday one.
In their semi-final clash on Thursday, Bendel Insurance beat Warri Wolves 4-2 via penalty shoot-out.
The fixtures were earlier scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday.
Bayelsa United secured an unusual away win against Wikki Tourists of Bauchi.
Following are the results of Match Day 12 fixtures played on Sunday in the 2022/2023 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL).
Bendel Insurance have maintained their unbeaten run in the abridged Nigeria Premier Football League season.
Bendel Insurance had won all of their first five matches in the campaign prior to today’s Matchday 6 encounter.
