Friday, November 15, 2024

Nigeria Football

Abia Warriors to play NPFL home games in Aba

The League Management Company (LMC) have announced that Abia Warriors will play its home games in the 2020/21 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season in Aba.The Warriors traditionally play their home games at the Umuahia Township Stadium.However, the Stadium...

Rivers United mull Uyo, Asaba as venue for Confed Cup games

Nigeria Professional Football League club Rivers United may not play its first home game in the CAF Confederation Cup in Port Harcourt.United and Kano Pillars are Nigeria's two representatives in this season's competition and while 'Sai Masu Gida' appear...

Dare wants Rohr sacked

Nigeria's Minister for Sport, Sunday Dare has delivered a thinly-veiled message to the effect that he wants the country's national team coach, Gernot Rohr, sacked. Nigeria's Super Eagles posted two underwhelming results in 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying...

Napoli confirms Osimhen’s shoulder injury

Italian club, SSC Napoli have confirmed that Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen has dislocated his shoulder. Osimhen picked up the injury last Friday (November 13) during Nigeria's 4-4 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against Sierra Leone in Benin. Osimhen subsequently...

Rohr happy with Eagles’ AFCON draw in Freetown

Super Eagles manager, Gernot Rohr has said his side improved greatly in their second game against the Sierra Leonean counterparts, Leone Stars. The Eagles were forced to a goalless draw by the hosts, Leone Stars in Tuesday’s reverse fixture of...

Bala counts gains of Ogunjobi Gold Cup

Niger Tornadoes technical adviser, Abubakar Bala has described as huge success his side performance at the ongoing 2020 Ogunjobi Gold Cup tournament despite failings to inch into the medal circle. The Cup holders failed to progress to the last four...

Biffo not convinced of Kwara Utd form

Kwara United head coach, Abdullahi Usman Biffo has said he is not convinced of his side's form despite qualifying for the semi-finals in the Ogunjobi Gold Cup pre-season tournament. Rival team Harmony Warriors were the first to reach the last...

Ex-footballer Obodo escapes from Nigeria kidnappers

Former Nigeria midfielder Christian Obodo, who spent over a decade in Serie A, including spells with Fiorentina and Udinese, said Monday (November 16) that he had escaped from suspected kidnappers in the country's oil-rich Delta state. Obodo was driving around the southern city...

Ex-footballer Obodo kidnapped in Nigeria

Former Nigeria midfielder  Christian Obodo, who spent over a decade in Seria A, including spells with Fiorentina and Udinese, has been abducted in the country's oil-rich Delta state, police said Monday. The 36-year-old was stopped by unknown gunmen on Sunday...

Abia hopes to retain top scorer title

Nigeria Professional Football League(NPFL) 2019/2020 top scorer, Israel Abia of Rangers International F.C has promised the club’ teeming fans of a harvest of goals that would help the club achieve a double at the end of the fast approaching season...
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