Friday, November 15, 2024

Nigeria Football

Eguma upbeat as Rivers United beat Bloemfontein Celtic 2-0.

Rivers United overcame South African club, Bloemfontein Celtic in a first leg, first-round tie of the 2020-21 CAF Confederation Cup on Wednesday afternoon (December 23), winning 2-0. Rivers' victory came through late goals from Godwin Aguda and Fortune Omoniwari in the...

Aduku targets 100% NWFL Premiership performance

Bayelsa Queens head coach, Moses Aduku has promised to keep intact his side 100% performance so far in the ongoing top-flight against equally 100% record holders, FC Robo Queens. The Restoration Girls will host the Lagos landladies in Wednesday’s Nigeria...

Second position is failure for Enyimba – Osho

Enyimba manager, Fatai Osho has said that coming second would be outright failure for the two-time African champions in their upcoming clash against Sudanese giants, Al-Merrikh Sporting Club. The People’s Elephant have a date with the Sudanese champions on Wednesday...

NPFL gets December 27 kick-off date

The League Management Company (LMC) has confirmed Sunday, December 27 as the commencement date for the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) 2020/2021 season. The league organiser said the commencement date was arrived at after consultations with the Nigeria Football Federation...

On-fire Agbaji happy despite Lagos “lesson” from FC Robo

Osun Babes striker, Abibat Agbaji has said she is satisfied with her performance in the team's match against FC Robo Queens in Lagos on Wednesday (December 16), despite losing 3-1 in the Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) Premiership fixture. The...

Monday Gift excited by hat-trick

FC Robo Queens’ hat-trick heroine, Monday Gift has admitted that scoring three goals against hard-fighting side, Osun Babes had not even crossed her mind at the start of the clash. The Lagos side defeated their counterparts from Osogbo 3-1 in...

NWFL three points or nothing against Osun, says Osahon

FC Robo Queens’ manager, Emmanuel Osahon has vowed to pocket the three points at stake in the Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) Premiership matchday 2 clash against Osun Babes on Wednesday at the Legacy Pitch, National Stadium in Surulere,...

Injury rules out Mbaoma from Al-Merrikh CL clash

Enyimba forward, Victor Mbaoma has been ruled out of the side's CAF Champions League first leg round clash against Al-Merrikh of Sudan due to an ankle injury. The Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) giants made this known in a statement...

Nigeria’s Flying Eagles eliminated at U20 tourney

Nigeria’s U20 men’s team, Flying Eagles, have been eliminated from the WAFU B U20 tournament in Porto Novo, Benin Republic after Ghana beat Ivory Coast. The Flying Eagles have now missed the chance to be at next year’s U20 AFCON...

Bosso explains F/Eagles’ WAFU tie loss to Ghana

Nigeria’s U20 men’s team (Flying Eagles) head coach, Ladan Bosso has blamed his wards wastefulness in front of goal for the sour defeat to Ghana’s Black Satellites in their last Group B game of the 2021 U20 AFCON qualifiers...
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