Lobi Stars head coach, Eugene Agagbe, was full of praise for his players after they secured a last gasp draw at Abia Warriors where they claimed a point following a 1-1 scoreline on Sunday. The Lobi coach who spoke to journalists immediately after the encounter at the Umuahia Township Stadium thanked his boys and promised…
Chairman of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Hon Gbenga Elegbeleye on Friday reiterated the resolve to enforce zero tolerance for substance abuse by players and fans. Procurement of Dope Test kits was the first step by the NPFL to signal its plans to stamp out substance use in the league and Sports Medicine experts…
The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season continues with a Friday night game in Benin City where Bendel Insurance play hosts to Gombe United from 5:30pm. The match is live on StarTimes and NPFL-Live. The referee for the game is Saheed Babayanju Here are other match officials appointed for this matchweek. There will also be…
By George Akpayen The last matchday in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) threw up amazing talking points and even recorded surprises among the fixtures. We look back at major highlights of Matchday 23. TWIST AND TURNS AT THE TOP Matchweek 23 ran for four consecutive days and it offered us the chance to see…
Rangers International midfielder, Ugochukwu Ugwuoke is back to full training after a knee surgery he underwent five months ago. Information from the Club’s media has it that the player rejoined team mates in training after they returned from Kaduna where they claimed all three points in the 2-0 win over hosts, Niger Tornadoes. Ugwuoke has…
By Promise Etim In what could be the defining moment of a turbulent season, 2021 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) winners, Akwa United FC of Uyo, notch their hopes of beating the drop with the 3-1 thumping of eight-time champions, Enyimba of Aba on Monday. It was the first match for the Uyo-based side determined…
Rivers United have been applauded for reaching the quarter finals of the 2023/24 CAF Confederation Cup following a 2-1 defeat of Dreams FC of Ghana in the last group fixture in Uyo. Rivers United finished second behind the Ghanaian side on same points but on inferior goals deficit with Club Africain of Tunisia dropping to…
By Akintunde Akinsemola It was all to play for in the final game of the 2024 NPFL Youth League between Rivers United and Katsina United as the two U-17 sides locked horns for the first prize. Rivers United won 4-2. The Rivers United boys came into the game on the front foot and looked to…
We go into the 23rd matchday of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season. Here are the match officials appointed for Matchweek 23. There will be six LIVE matches all together for this gameweek on NPFL-Live and StarTimes. Catch the matches live this Saturday and Sunday. Saturday, March 2, 2024 KWARA UNITED v RIVERS UNITED…
By George Akpayen Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) title-holders Enyimba climbed to the top of the standings following a 4-0 thrashing of Gombe United at the Enyimba Stadium in Aba on Thursday. In a matchday that produced 25 goals in total, the People’s Elephant dismissed their opponents despite having 21 goal attempts including 12 on…