IS NIGERIAN FOOTBALL SAFE AFTER AHMED MUSA’S CENTURY DENIAL – LET’S TAKE A STEP BACK A piece by Farouq Oduola A. Denial of a Century According to the Nigerian football administrators, Super Eagles captain; Ahmed Musa earned his 100th international cap for his country during Nigeria’s world cup qualifying match against Cape Verde, generating widespread joy and congratulation. Only Joseph Yobo and Vincent Enyeama in Nigeria have accomplished this. However, about 24 hours after the … Read More
HAPPY FANS WELCOME THE OLUYOLE WARRIORS ON THEIR ARRIVAL IN IBADAN Farouq Oduola A. Following the shooting stars sports club (3SC) team’s brilliant performances in the NNL Super 8 season tournament, which saw them qualify for the NPFL after 4 seasons away, fans could not contain their joy as they greeted them with huge cheers, greetings, and chants upon their arrival at their home in Ibadan. Some of the moments are … Read More
JUST IN: SHOOTING STARS GAINS PROMOTION TO NPFL NNL PLAYOFF 3SC – 6Ekiti United – 0 3SC gets promoted to the NPFL More details shortly Read More
NNL REALISES SUPER 8 FULL FIXTURES FOR 2021 SEASON Day 1 Fixtures Gombe United Vs Elkanemi Warriors 1pm Bendel Insurance Vs Shooting Stars 3pm DMD Vs Niger Tornadoes 5pm Ekiti United Vs Remo Stars 7pm All games will take place at Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium Day 2 Date: 8th September, 2021 Elkanemi Warriors Vs Niger Tornadoes 8:30pm Shooting Stars Vs Remo Stars 11am Gombe United Vs DMD 4pm Bendel Insurance … Read More
NNL PLAY OFF: GOMBE UNITED TECHNICAL ADVISER CHARGES PLAYERS TO STAY FOCUSED AHEAD OF GAME Farouq Oduola A. Gombe United’s players and technical staff have arrived in Enugu ahead of the start of the Nigeria National League (NNL) Super Eight Playoff in 2020/2021. The club landed in Enugu safely at 5:30 p.m. after spending the night in Makurdi, Benue state, and drove to their hotel, where technical adviser Aliyu Zubairu addressed the players before they … Read More
3SC COACH URGES PLAYERS TO REMAIN FOCUSED AHEAD OF NNL PLAY OFF Farouq Oduola A. On Sunday, Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan came in Enugu ahead of the 2021 Nigeria National League (NNL) Super Eight play-off, dubbed ‘Enugu 2021.’ The Oluyole Warriors, who finished first in the Southern Group B1 during the regular season of the NNL 2020/21 season, arrived in the coal city on Sunday afternoon. Despite the long journey, the … Read More
RUMOUR: FORMER SUPER EAGLES WINGER FINIDI GEORGE APPOINTED AS NEW ENYIMBA HEAD COACH Farouq Oduola A. According to rumours on Thursday, former Super Eagles winger Finidi George has been named the new head coach of NPFL team Enyimba. The appointment’s other details have yet to be revealed. Fatai Osho, who departed the club when his contract expired and Eyimba did not renew it, would be replaced by the former Ajax Ansterdam star. After … Read More
DRAMA AS THE NPFL 2020/2021 SEASON COMES TO AN END Farouq Oduola A. It was such a dramatic final week in the NPFL as clubs took up the final battle in exciting matches across the country Even though it is no longer news that Akwa United has won their first league title in history, other clubs still have their hopes up until the final whistle, with some struggling to stay … Read More
AKWA UNITED CROWNED NPFL CHAMPIONS FOR THE FIRST TIME Akwa United Football Club of Uyo on Sunday officially joined the elites of Nigerian league football when they hammered MFM FC 5-2 to seal their first ever Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) crown. The White and Orange colours of Akwa Ibom state gloriously submerged into a sea of football lovers and fans of the state owned team, Akwa United that … Read More
KATSINA WINS FINAL HOME GAME WITH WIN AGAINST ABIA By Uchenna Iyoke Katsina United played out their last home game of the season with a 1-0 win over Abia Warriors on Sunday at the Muhammadu Dikko Stadium. Mansoor Aliyu converted the only goal five minutes before the break with an assist by Samuel Kalu. The home team initiated early attack on five minutes through Samuel Kalu, whose one time … Read More
