Heartland are turning to be the draw specialists at the Umuahia Centre on a day Kano Pillars won their first game in three matches. But it is Akwa United that may have confirmed their place in the final playoff following two wins from two games in the Group B1 of the Umuahia Centre where eight…
Heartland FC and Akwa United joined Sunshine Stars and Lobi Stars as the four teams relegated to the Nigeria National League (NNL) after the Matchday 38 fixtures concluded in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) on Sunday, May 25. Following a 2-1 defeat of fellow relegation candidate at the Dan Anyiam Stadium in Owerri, Heartland,…
Akwa United will resume their 2024-25 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season with a home fixture against league leaders Remo Stars at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium on Sunday in what will be their first league match in the New Year. The Promise Keepers ended the first round of the season in 19th position following…
• Club welfare officer faces misconduct charge Akwa United FC of Uyo has been reprimanded by the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) for threatening the crew of Propel Sports Africa (PSA) the Over the Top (OTT) broadcast streaming partners of the league. Similarly, the Welfare Officer of the club, identified only as Mr Asuquo was…
Akwa United head coach, Mohammed Baba Ganaru, is hopeful that his side are “capable of picking points on the road” starting with the trip to Minna where they will face Niger Tornadoes in Sunday’s Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) fixture at the Bako Kontagora Stadium. Baba Ganaru’s confidence stems from the fact that clubs in…
Akwa United head coach, Mohammed Baba Ganaru, has described his team’s 1-2 defeat to Sunshine Stars as disappointing and unbelievable, but added that his team will have to put up improved performances in subsequent games to ensure the team’s target is met at the end of the season. The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Matchday…
By George Akpayen Ikorodu City’s poor start to their debut season in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) continued on Saturday as they lost again at their Mobolaji Johnson Arena ground in Lagos to Nasarawa United. The match ended 2-1. The NPFL newcomers enjoyed the bigger share of possession but Nasarawa United claimed the full…
By George Akpayen The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) returns with a full cast of fixtures this Sunday and it comes with mouthwatering matches involving clubs in the race for survival, title and continental places. Table-toppers Rangers are the only top-four sides that will play at home this matchweek when they play hosts to Bayelsa…
Fresh from a credible four points from two away matches against Gombe United and Plateau United, the Akwa United have confirmed an end of season contract with Mohammed Baba Ganaru. Already in Uyo to help add quality to the technical crew of the 2021 champions, the two-time league winner with Kano Pillars is “delighted to…
Rangers suffered their seventh defeat of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season following a one-nil loss at Akwa United in one of Sunday’s fixtures. Ubong Friday scored the winner from the spot for the Promise Keepers on 79 minutes at the Eket Stadium in Akwa Ibom. Rangers head coach Fidelis Ilechukwu made few changes…