Wikki Tourists Football Club of Bauchi on Sunday thrashed visiting Abia Warriors Football club of Aba 4-0 in the 2022/2023 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) Match day 17 fixtures. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the match which was played at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium, Bauchi...
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Plateau United Football Club of Jos on Sunday defeated visiting Nasarawa United of Lafia 1-0, with the players earning a bonus totaling two million Naira. They recorded the victory in a Match Day 15 fixture of the 2022/2023 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) played at the New Zaria Road...
Gombe United’s Head Coach, Aliyu Zubairu, says his team lost to a goal-hungry side in their 0-3 loss to Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan on Sunday. Zubairu told newsmen in Ibadan after the 2022/2023 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) Match Day 15 game that 3SC players were...
Akinade Onigbinde, the Technical Adviser of Doma United Football Club of Gombe, says the absence of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) was not good. Onigbinde particularly said it was very bad VAR was non-existent during his team’s match against Dakkada FC of Uyo...
By TARGBA SHAAGGEE, Abuja – Lobi Stars FC of Makurdi, Nasarawa United FC of Lafia, Rangers International FC of Enugu, Kwara United of Ilorin and Niger Tornadoes of Minna have been axed by the Interim Management Committee (IMC) from playing their Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) home matches in...
The Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Sunday Dare, says the ministry is working in collaboration with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to re-engineer and rebuild the country`s football league. He said this during the14th edition of the President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB)’s Administration Scorecard Series (2015-2023) on Tuesday in...
By TARGBA SHAAGEE, Abuja – Free-scoring, attacking full-back, Chidera Eze, who has retraced his steps back to the ‘Flying Antelopes’, Rangers International F.C after two seasons of sojourn to three premiership sides has stated that he came back to help the team win trophies and play continental football again...
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) says its 2022/23 interclub competition would kick-off on September 9. CAF made the announcement in a statement posted on its official website, cafonline.com, on Wednesday. “The 2022/23 season will kick-off on Friday, 09 September 2022 with the preliminary rounds of both the TotalEnergies...
Following are the results of Match Day 37 fixtures played on Sunday in the 2021/2022 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), as well as dates of the final match day fixtures: Kastina United 2-0 Plateau UnitedGombe United 1-0 Rangers InternationalAkwa United 2-2 Abia WarriorsNiger Tornadoes 2-1 Heartland FCShooting Stars FC...
Players and officials of Rangers International FC of Enugu on Saturday lost their cool after sharing points in their Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) Week 34 match with Rivers United. In the match played at the Awka Township Stadium, Rangers first saw a 55th minute effort by Bala Akintunde...
18-year-old Gombe United Football Club player, Mohammed Aminu, said his style of play had endeared him to fans and supporters of his club who gave him the nickname ‘Obi.’ Aminu, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gombe on Saturday, said fans likened his style...
Following are the results of Match Day 32 fixtures played on Sunday in the 2021/2022 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), as well as dates of the remaining fixtures: Abia Warriors 2-0 Enugu Rangers Int’lHeartland FC 1-0 Akwa UnitedDakkada FC 2-0 Shooting StarsKwara United 2-0 Katsina UnitedMFM FC 0-0 Lobi...
Following are the results of Match Day 31 fixtures in the ongoing 2021/2022 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), played on Wednesday: Rangers International 2-1 Wikki Tourists Lobi Stars 3-1 Kwara United Nasarawa United 2-1 Abia Warriors Shooting Stars 1-1 Remo Stars Enyimba International 2-0 Sunshine Stars Gombe United 3-2...
The head coach of Sunshine Stars Football Club of Akure, Emmanuel Deutsch, on Wednesday in Abuja blamed his side’s 0-1 loss to Kano Pillars on his forwards’ inexperience. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Sunshine Stars lost to Kano Pillars in their rescheduled match day 25 fixture...
Kano Pillars defeated Sunshine Stars Football Club of Akure 1-0 on Wednesday in Abuja in a rescheduled fixture of the ongoing Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL). In the match day 25 fixture played at the main bowl of Moshood Abiola National Stadium, hosts Kano Pillars managed to hang on...
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has condemned the action of some football fans, suspected to be supporters of Kano Pillars football Club. In a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Abba Anwar, on Wednesday in Kano, the governor slammed the unruly fans for damaging a...
Following are the results of Match Day 20 fixtures played in the 2021/2022 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) on Sunday: Kwara United 2-1 Remo Stars Niger Tornadoes 1-0 Dakkada FC Enyimba International 2-0 Wikki Tourists Sunshine Stars 1-0 Plateau United Gombe United 1-0 Kano Pillars Nasarawa United 2-0 Shooting...
Fans of Wikki Tourists Football Club of Bauchi on Sunday went on rampage immediately after visiting Enyimba International FC of Aba drew goalless with the hosts. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 2021/2022 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) match day 19 fixture had left the fans...
Following are the results of Match Day 17 fixtures played on Sunday in the 2021/2022 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL): MFM FC 1-2 Kwara United Remo Stars 3-0 Sunshine Stars Dakkada FC 2-0 Enyimba International Plateau United 1-0 Katsina United Wikki Tourists 1-0 Lobi Stars Abia Warriors 0-0 Akwa...
Gombe United Football Club (FC) has expressed optimism that it will defeat Plateau United to secure maximum points when both sides meet at the Pantami Stadium, Gombe. Aliyu Zubairu, the technical chief of Gombe United Football Club said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...