Brace Hero, Akleche Promises More Goals for Lobi Stars
Published: August 06, 2015
Basking in the euphoria of his brace for Lobi Stars in their 3-0 demolishing of Bayelsa United in the NPFL Week 21 encounter, midfield marshal, Sunday Enockela Akleche has promised to score more goals for the Makurdi based side to end their season on an impressive note.Akleche who has taken his Nigeria Professional Foo...
Egwim Bags Treble To Send Nasarawa Packing
Published: August 02, 2015
Ifeanyi Egwim fired a hat-trick to inspire ten-man Dolphins to a 3-1 victory over Nasarawa United in a Nigeria Professional Football League match on Saturday.The Pride of Rivers showed determination despite playing more than 77 minutes of the game with a man down as goalkeeper Rotimi Sunday was sent-off for handling th...
Victor Anichebe Strikes Again In Pre - Season.....And Ideye Assists!
Published: August 01, 2015
Victor Anichebe netted for the second time in pre - season in West Brom’s 4 - 0 thrashing of Bristol City in their final preparation game before the league opener against Manchester City a week on Monday.At the Memorial Ground on Friday, the two Nigeria internationals on the books of The Baggies - Brown Ideye and...
DONE DEAL : Wikki Tourists Sign Ebenezer Odeyemi From Enyimba
Published: July 28, 2015
Wikki Tourists have signed Ebenezer Odeyemi on-loan from Enyimba International FC until the end of the season.The striker arrives in Bauchi to reinforce the club’s forward line, with Godwin Obaje, Mubarak Umar and Shammah Tanze having impressed for the Bauchi-based side so far.Odeyemi is a former Kogi United and ...
Shooting Stars Coach Ogunbote Impressed By Turnout Of Spectators
Published: July 28, 2015
Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC)’s transformational Coach Gbenga Ogunbote has confessed that he has not experienced the kind of crowd he’s seeing at the home ground of his new club watching Nigerian League in his more than 12- year sojourn as a team handler. The Ogun State born gaffer disclosed this while s...
Rivers State Governor Redeems Monetary Pledge To Nigeria U23s
Published: July 20, 2015
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has redeemed his monetary pledge to the Dream Team after scoring two goals against the Congolese in an African U23 Championship qualifier on Sunday.For every goal scored, the football loving governor had promised to part with $30,000 (equivalent of =N=7.2 million) and $100,000 if the...
Bobga Sambo Solicits More Support for Kwara United
Published: July 18, 2015
Kwara United midfielder Bobga Sambo has thanked Kwarans and football loving fans for the support and patience during their trial time and urged them to come-out in mass to cheer their team to victory when they face visiting Giwa FC of Jos, this weekend at the Kwara State Stadium.Sambo, whose 26th minutes goal contribut...
Ogunmodede Optimistic of A Result In Ekiti
Published: July 17, 2015
Remo Stars Football Club travel down to the Olukayode Stadium in Ekiti ahead of the outstanding Week 7 Nigeria National League fixtures to be played on Saturday. Ahead of this tie Coach Dainel Ogunmodede has expressed optimism of getting a result at the Olukayode Stadium. “We are poised to getting a goo...
Kenneth Omeruo Sees Handwriting On The Wall He Is Surplus To Requirements At Chelsea
Published: July 16, 2015
The Chelsea squad departed for their pre  - season tour of North America on Wednesday, with four players of Nigerian descent making Jose Mourinho’s roster.Nigeria internationals John Obi Mikel and Victor Moses were among the 23 players that arrived in Montreal in the evening local time.And joining the experi...
Bright Ejike Nets Tenth Goal Of The Season As Heartland Beat Dolphins
Published: July 13, 2015
Bright Ejike scored his 10th league goal of the season as Heartland defeated Dolphins 3-1 at the Rojenny International Stadium on Sunday. The Premier League stragglers thought they had snatched at least a point after Godbless Asamoah cancelled out Collins Nwaneri’s early opener.But Ejike scored a timely goal, bef...
Kwara United Offer Condolences To Alebiousu After Death Of Mom
Published: July 06, 2015
Players, officials and management of Kwara United FC of Ilorin have condoled with the family of Segun Alebiosu, one of the club’s strikers who lost his mother on Sunday, July 5.Mrs Eyitayo Alebiosu, 52, died at her Ilorin residence on Sunday after a brief illness. A statement on Monday signed by the Secretary of ...
Sunshine Stars And Lobi Stars Play Out Draw
Published: July 06, 2015
Nigeria Professional Football League leaders, Sunshine Stars lost the chance to pull away from their rivals following a 1-1 draw with Lobi Stars at the Apa Aku Stadium on Sunday afternoon.The away side had taken the lead through Tunde Adeniji, but Lobi Stars levelled through substitute Obioma Arinze.It was the 4th draw...
Akwa United End Poor Run With Win Against Enugu Rangers
Published: July 06, 2015
Akwa United ended their bad patch in the Nigeria Professional Football League by overcoming Enugu Rangers 2-0 in a week 16 match on Sunday in Uyo. Nnamso Edo and Kingsley Nathaniel were the heroes the Promise Keepers at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium.After overcoming a first half of numerous misses, Edo sco...
Chukwudi Stephen Nets Game - winner For Ifeanyi Ubah
Published: July 06, 2015
Ifeanyi Uba FC strengthened their credentials for a continental spot thanks to a one-nil victory over Shooting Stars at the Rojenny Stadium. Chukwudi Stephen scored the only goal after 11 minutes, heading home a right wing cross.Shooting Stars had chances to level but they were denied by the rocky defence line of the b...
Hassan, Kadiri Score As Bayelsa United Beat Warri Wolves
Published: July 06, 2015
Second-half goals from Oladimeji Hassan and Kadiri Samad gave Bayelsa United a 2-0 victory over Warri Wolves in a Nigeria Professional Football League encounter on Sunday.The match played at the Oghara Township Stadium was clearly won by the Restoration Boys, but they were initially frustrated in their attempts to scor...