Sporting Lagos continued their strong form on the road in this season’s EUROMATCHNPFL by edging past Plateau United 3-2 in one of Sunday’s games. The Tech Boys started strongly and deservedly got in front when Aliyu Baba chased down Solomon Uloko’s pass before rounding off Plateau United goalkeeper Okiemute Odah to open scoring on…
Former EUROMATCH-NPFL champions Kano Pillars failed to win in three successive matches this season following a 1-1 draw at home against Sporting Lagos on Saturday. The Kano club had previously played out a goalless draw with Enyimba at home and had earlier been held to a 1-1 draw at Inter Lagos. Daniel Ogunmodede’s…
EUROMATCHNPFL leaders Barau FC were held to a 1-1 draw in Saturday’s standalone fixture against Sporting Lagos. Barau FC began the matchweek in top spot and were undefeated in their last five games (W3 D2). It was an open game in the early moments with Kumaga Suur having a go at Sporting’s goal…
By George Akpayen It will be exactly 10 years, two months and 11 days (that is 3,725 calendar days) since we witnessed the last Lagos derby between MFM FC and Ikorodu United. That game produced four goals with MFM winning 3-1 on the day. At the end of the 2016 season, MFM…
Clubs that gained promotion to the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) from the Nigeria National League (NNL) were formally admitted to the 20-club forum at an induction session held in Abuja on Friday, June 26. Chief Operating Officer of the NPFL, Prince Davidson Owumi seized the occasion to familiarise the clubs’ Chairmen and General…
By George Akpayen The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) reached its halfway point with Bendel Insurance turning on the style to see off new boys Sporting Lagos 3-1 at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium on Saturday. The Benin Arsenal were dominant from start to finish in the contest as they raced into a three-goal lead in…
By George Akpayen Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) new boys, Sporting Lagos, jumped into the driving seat after Matchday 2 of this season after taking a point at Akwa United in a 0-0 draw at the Nest of Champions on Sunday. After coming off a Matchday 1 win over Gombe United, the newcomers still had…
By George Akpayen After a dramatic start to the season that witnessed 23 goals in eight matches on the first day of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season, we look at the key talking points across the matches played so far: Mizo’s treble tops the headlines There is no bigger news on the opening…
Sporting Lagos head coach, Paul Offor, has declared that his team can cope with the “big challenge” of playing in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) for the first time in their history. He acknowledged that it is “a big season” for his club, stating that they are working to ensure that they achieve success…