By George Akpayen After 370 matches played in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) this season, we look back at the numbers that have made this term thick. Here is a quick recap of which team and individuals have been involved in the highs and lows of the campaign. 5 – Kano Pillars winger Yusuf…
By George Akpayen Doma United have played themselves deep into the relegation battle ahead of the final matchweek of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) scheduled for this Sunday. The Gombe club suffered a one-nil defeat at home in a rearranged fixture against Sunshine Stars at the Pantami Stadium on Wednesday which further compounded their…
By George Akpayen Rangers International emerged champions of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) with one matchday to spare after they defeated Bendel Insurance 2-0 at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium on Sunday. The other three contenders for the title, Remo Stars, 3SC and champions Enyimba, all dropped points in their respective matches, paving way for…
By George Akpayen Rivers United wonderkid, Seiyefa Jackson, put up a gem of a performance as the Port Harcourt club saw off relegated Gombe United 6-0 at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in a Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) on Saturday. Seiyefa came off the bench on 63 minutes to replace Nyima Nwagua and needed 19…
It is the penultimate matchweek of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) and it serves up a handful of interesting matchups involving title contenders, continental spot seekers and those in the race for survival. Here are the match officials appointed for Matchweek 37. There will be six LIVE matches all together for this gameweek on…
As the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season enters its penultimate matchday, Niger Tornadoes will, on Saturday, go up against Heartland who have now been relegated from the top-flight. Last matchday, a 1-4 defeat on the road to Remo Stars brought to an end any hope of Heartland beating the drop this season but the…
The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) continues this midweek with nine matches this Wednesday while the Doma United versus Sunshine Stars game has been moved to next week following the former’s involvement in a road accident. Here are the match officials appointed for Matchweek 36. There will be five LIVE matches all together for this…
• Rangers fined N5m, awarded 3points, 3goals • Enyimba fined N10m, ordered to produce disruptive players, club officials Rangers International of Enugu and Enyimba International of Aba have both been charged and fined for several infractions of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) rules arising from their respective conducts in the Matchday 35 fixture in…
Chairman of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Hon Gbenga Elegbeleye has sent a solidarity message to the Chairman and Management of Doma United over the road accident involving their contingent on their way home from the NPFL Matchday 35 fixture in Owerri. Elegbeleye who put a call through to the Doma United Chairman, Alhaji…
The ‘Final Stretch’ of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) extends into the deep end of the campaign with a top-of-the-table clash in Enugu alongside a pocket of head-to-head fixtures involving the clubs in the danger zone of the standings.. Here are the match officials appointed for Matchweek 35. There will be six LIVE matches…