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…
The race for early-season momentum continues as four clubs, Rangers, Abia Warriors, Kano Pillars,and Kwara Utd take centre stage this midweek in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL). All eyes will turn to Enugu and Kano for another round of action as Rangers play hosts to Abia Warriors in the Oriental Derby while Kano Pillars…
Abia Warriors secured their first away victory in the ongoing Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season, overcoming hosts, Kwara United 1-0 at the George Innih Stadium, Ilorin. A 48th-minute penalty converted by Emeka Obioma after a Kwara United player handled the ball inside his box secured the maximum points for Umu Chineke. The Warriors head…
The 2024/25 NPFL season delivered another weekend of high drama, heart-stopping action, and history-making moments, headlined by Abia Warriors’ stunning comeback victory to secure their first-ever CAF Confederation Cup ticket. The ‘Umu Chineke Boys’ from Umuahia had their backs against the wall after Mukhtar Ismail’s 45th-minute strike put El-Kanemi Warriors ahead just before halftime. But…
By Tolulope Oguntimehin From the ashes of their infamous Owerri triumph, Abia Warriors have transformed into an unstoppable force! Like warriors possessed, they tore through Lobi Stars with the ferocity of a raging storm. The attacking quartet of Sunday Megwo, Antoine Desouza Ijoma, Adejoh Ojonugwa, and Paul Samson danced through defences like poets scripting a…
It was a day to forget for Abia Warriors as they surrendered their advantage to lose 3-1 in Lafia against Lobi Stars in one of Saturday’s Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) fixtures. The 3-1 defeat means that Abia Warriors have now failed to beat the Makurdi side in their last five league meetings. The first…
By Emmanuel Chinedu Abia Warriors striker, Sunday Megwo, has expressed happiness in helping his side to a comfortable 3-1 victory over Plateau United in Sunday’s Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) fixture at the Umuahia Township Stadium. Megwo has turned out to be a talisman in his side whenever they win especially at their Umuahia Township…
As the Matchday 8 of the Nigeria Premier Football League encounter between Abia Warriors and Plateau United draws near, the Warriors say they are looking forward to redeeming their battered image with a good performance. This thought was shared by Abia Warriors centre-back, Collins Nwoburuoke, while speaking with the club’s media. Umu Chineke lost 3-0…
Executive Director of Propel Sports Africa, Vince Macaulay Razaq has announced that the company will be streaming the final of 2024 President Federation Cup billed for this Saturday at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena in Onikan, Lagos. Mr Macaulay Razaq said that “it is such an honour for me as the newly appointed Executive Director of…