Abia Warriors played themselves back in contention for a top-three finish in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) with a 2-1 win over Niger Tornadoes at the Enyimba Stadium in Aba on Monday. The match lived up to expectation as it was intriguing, intense, and interesting, giving spectators an edge-of-the-seat spectacle. The visitors,…
Abia Warriors are set to confront Nigerian champions, Remo Stars in one of the Matchday 26 fixtures of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) scheduled across the country this weekend. This is coming just a week after Abia Warriors were involved in a blockbuster Oriental Derby against Rangers International FC that had spectators at…
Imama Amapakabo has shifted his focus on his side’s next Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) game to this Sunday’s trip to the Northwest town of Katsina.Amapakabo’s men have dropped points in two back-to-back home matches from winning positions and they now play two games on the road on the spin starting with Katsina United before…
Enyimba head coach, Stanley Eguma, has expressed satisfaction with his side’s performance in the 0-0 draw at Abia Warriors in one of Sunday’s Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) fixtures. Eguma described the match as “a highly tactical game,” adding that taking a point away from Umuahia is a good outcome considering Abia Warriors’ quality. “It…
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…