•Pillars to pay N9.5m fine •Banished to Katsina •NPFL recommends 5 match officials for downgrade Sani Abacha Stadium has been shut against Kano Pillars and their fans following the pitch invasion occasioning chaotic scenes and attack on match officials and players of Shooting Stars. Some match officials in the Matchday 8 fixture between Kano Pillars…
Just like a story that will always come to an end, Enyimba FC’s unbeaten run in the NPFL this season has been brought to a halt by neighbours, Kun Khalifat FC who won 1-0 on Sunday. The ‘Pride of Imo’ in a tensed NPFL Matchday 8 encounter at the Dan Anyiam Stadium, Owerri edged the…
Below is a full text of Kano Pillars’ statement following the crowd incident at the end of their NPFL Matchday 8 fixture against Shooting Stars. After the successful completion of the Nigeria Premier Football League Matchday 8 between Kano Pillars FC and Shooting Stars SC, Kano Pillars Football Club, wishes to address the unfortunate conduct…
Wikki Tourists once again dropped valuable points at home after being held to a 1–1 draw by visiting Kwara United in a Matchday 8 encounter of the 2025/2026 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season played at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium, Bauchi on Sunday. The Bauchi Elephants started brightly and took the lead in the…
The management of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) said it monitored and has noted with concern the disturbing reports and viral video clips from this evening’s NPFL Matchday 8 between Kano Pillars and Shooting Stars, indicating that fans invaded the pitch shortly after the final whistle. The statement signed by Davidson Owumi, the Chief…
Two first-half goals from Abia Warriors youngster, Casmir Azubuike, secured a vital win for the hosts over visiting El-Kanemi Warriors in a Matchday 8 encounter of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) at the Umuahia Township Stadium on Sunday. It was a game where the hosts made their intentions known from the first blast of…
El-Kanemi Warriors head coach, Kabiru Sulaiman Dogo, has expressed optimism about his team’s chances of securing a positive result on the road against Abia Warriors on Sunday. Speaking ahead of the NPFL Matchday 8 encounter in Umuahia, Dogo recalled that the last meetings between the two sides ended with a 3–0 victory for El-Kanemi Warriors…
Kwara United held their final training session on Saturday at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium in Bauchi ahead of their Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Matchday 8 encounter with Wikki Tourists of Bauchi on Sunday with the resolve to get back on track. Despite suffering back-to-back league defeats, the Harmony Boys remain undeterred in their…
Shooting Stars Sports Club make their way to Kano for a high-stakes fixture against Kano Pillars FC in Matchday 8 of the 2025/26 Nigeria Premier Football League season. The match is set for Sunday, October 12, 2025, at the iconic Sani Abacha Stadium, with kickoff scheduled for 4:00 PM. CURRENT FORM AND MOMENTUM Shooting Stars…
It is a full cast of fixtures this matchweek in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) and another blockbuster Sunday also awaits us with mouthwatering matches that will see bragging rights, form and pride at stake. The race for points tightens across 10 stadia this gameweek as focus will fall on Port Harcourt, Kano, Owerri,…