Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Nigeria Football

Nigeria qualify for Africa Cup of Nations

Nigeria's Super Eagles qualified for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) on Saturday (March 27) without kicking a ball after their group rivals, Lesotho and Sierra Leone played out a 0-0 draw at the Setsotho Stadium, Maseru. The result...

Nigeria Professional Football League Preview, Matchday 18

With the 2020-21 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season reaching its midway point, teams in Nigeria's top flight will be looking for a strong finish to the first half of the season. Kwara United will attempt to retain their place...

MFM stuns Enyimba International

MFM FC pulled off a shock victory against Enyimba International with a 1-0 win at the Agege Stadium in a rescheduled matchday 15 fixture of the 2020-21 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season. Ebenezer Odeyemi's first half strike was enough...

Depth of Nigerian women’s football on display as third-tier NWFL Nationwide gets April kickoff

  The 2021 edition of the third-tier Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) Nationwide League has been given a kickoff date - Sunday, April 11, 2021, with more teams registering than ever before, highlighting a growing interest in women's football,...

Iwuala draws CR7 comparisons

The match-up between two of Nigeria's top teams, Rivers United and Enyimba Sunday, on February 21, 2021 was widely expected to result in a Rivers win. Instead, the first-leg playoff round CAF Confederation Cup game at the International Stadium...

Ogunbote explains NPFL home defeat to Enyimba

Sunshine Stars manager, Gbenga Ogunbote has blamed carelessness and inexperience to the top-flight loss to his former side, Enyimba. The Owena Whales lost 0-1 to the People’s Elephant in Monday’s Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) matchday 17 clash at their...

Bayelsa will feel NWFL heat from us, says Royal Queens’ Godwin

Royal Queens’ striker, Eunice Godwin has promised the toughest match in the on-going top-flight to league leaders and visitors, Bayelsa Queens. The newcomers are hosts of the Yenagoa side in Wednesday’s Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) matchday 11 clash at...

Heartland coach calls Warri Wolves “NPFL spoilers”

Heartland assistant coach, Ezekiel Onyegbule has described Warri Wolves as "spoilers" in the hard-fought top-flight score draw. The Naze Millionaires forced the Seasiders to 1-1 draw in Sunday’s Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) matchday 17 clash at the Dan Anyiam...
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