Kwara United head coach, Tunde Sanni, has described Ikorodu City as “one of the strongest teams” in the Nigeria Premier Football League ahead of their opening day clash at the Kwara Sports Stadium on Sunday. Sanni’s assertion surely stems from the fact that City finished in fourth place against all expectations in their debut campaign…
Ikorodu City head coach, Ali Kandil, is relishing the chance of taking charge of his first Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) match after he was named his club’s coach in July this year. Ahead of his team’s opening fixture in the top division, the Lebanese coach described his role as “an exciting challenge” but did…
It is turning out a two-horse race between Remo Stars and Ikorodu City at the Ikenne zone of the 2025 NPFL Youth League, but coach Ajobolade Olumide insists that his Remo Stars squad are not playing for points. After the round two games, Remo Stars and Ikorodu City are tied on points, but the Ikenne side enjoys…
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…
There has been a slight adjustment to the kickoff time of the Matchday 37 fixture between recently emerged champions, Remo Stars, and Ikorodu City. The match earlier scheduled to kickoff at 4 pm has been brought forward to 3 pm on Sunday, May 11, 2025. Davidson Owumi, the Chief Operating Officer of the Nigeria Premier…
The Board of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has observed with dismay disturbing pictures and videos from the Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) versus Ikorodu City league game that have flooded online platforms. Chairman of the NPFL, Hon Gbenga Elegbeleye, said the board would be sitting on Wednesday for an investigative hearing into the…
Heartland and Ikorodu City earned themselves outstanding results in Sunday’s fixture of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) against Kano Pillars and Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) respectively. The Naze Millionaires were forced to a 2-2 draw by Kano Pillars at the Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano in a contest that produced all goals in…
By George Akpayen Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) newcomers, Ikorodu City, won their first game of the season on Saturday when they defeated Bendel Insurance 3-0 at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena in Onikan, Lagos. The Oga Boys were dominant from start to finish against a Bendel Insurance that looked listless all through the match and…
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 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) newcomers, Ikorodu City, suffered defeat in their first-ever home game when they fell 0-1 to champions Rangers International in one of Wednesday’s rearranged fixtures. Ikorodu City lost one-nil to the champions after a first half goal from Chinemerem Ugwueze on 25 minutes off a Kazeem Ogunleye corner…