The Governor of Benue State, Reverend Father Dr Hyacinth Iormen Alia, has set up a forensic audit panel to investigate Lobi Stars Football Club’s finances. This is due to persistent complaints of non-payment of salaries by players and officials despite government’s financial obligation to the club. Alia disclosed this when he received Daniel Amokachi, the…
By George Akpayen Heartland head coach, Emmanuel Amuneke, holds the belief that their first win of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) will give his team confidence ahead of their next fixture against El-Kanemi Warriors this weekend. The Naze Millionaires claimed their first win of the season after five attempts when they defeated Niger Tornadoes…
Former Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa was an instant hit on his third return to Kano Pillars, netting twice and earning a penalty which he would fluff in the former champions 2-0 defeat of Sunshine Stars. Musa and defender, Shehu Abdullahi are among some elite former national team players who have made a return to…
By George Akpayen It was quite an eventful matchweek starting from the early Saturday kickoff at the Lafia City Stadium to the Enyimba Stadium in Aba where the lights went out and a rescheduling was needed to wrap up the game on Monday morning. Despite all of that, here are talking points from Matchday 5:…
Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa is in contention to make his third debut for former champions Kano Pillars when they host Sunshine Stars in a Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Matchday 5 fixture at the Muhammadu Dikko Stadium in Katsina on Sunday. Musa and Nigeria midfielder Shehu Abdullahi rejoined the ‘Sai Masu Gida’ on short-term…
The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) enters Matchweek 5. There will be a full cast of fixtures that will played this Saturday and Sunday. Here are the match officials appointed for this matchweek. There will be seven LIVE matches for this gameweek on StarTimes and NPFL-Live in total. Saturday, October 5, 2024 LOBI STARS v…
•Opens representative office in China Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has reached an understanding with a China-based company to establish a presence in the Chinese market and attract investments from the Asian country and also promote closer ties between the league in both countries. A Memorandum of Understanding was on Wednesday signed at the corporate…
By George Akpayen Nine-time Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) winners, Enyimba and Bendel Insurance enjoyed slender victories in their rescheduled matches on Wednesday. The People’s Elephant relied on substitute Austin Onyemaechi’s goal 16 minutes before time to edge past Akwa United in a tight contest at the Enyimba Stadium in Aba. Onyemaechi, who joined Enyimba…
By George Akpayen Another matchweek has gone by in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) and it has so much talking points from the two big games in Ikenne and Port Harcourt to the two away wins on Saturday. NEW BOYS IKORODU CITY FINDING LIFE HARD The Oga Boys have found life tough in the…
By Tosin Omojola Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) head coach, Gbenga Ogunbote, has described Sunday’s victory over Heartland FC in the Nigeria Premier Footbal League (NPFL) as “a big relief” for his team. In his post-match views after the Oluyole Warriors battled to a 1-0 win over the hard-fighting Heartland, courtesy of Samuel Ayanrinde’s fabulous…