Monday, 7 April 2014

Ndidi Named As Flying Eagles Captain For Morocco


Wilfred Ndidi will captain the Flying Eagles for two warm-up games against Morocco this week, coach Manu Garba has announced.

Naija Leagues Football Wrap

Heartland of Owerri continued their search for a win but the Maze Millionaires have found it so difficult after five league matches to pick three points in a match. Under pressure coach of Enugu Rangers, John Obuh saw the pressure on him multiplied courtesy of a home draw against Sunshine Stars of Akure.

Henry Ameh thumbs up boys in defeat

Team manager of Kogi United Football Club, Henry Ameh, has expressed satisfaction with his wards' performance despite the "stage acted" 2-1 loss to Jigawa Golden Stars in the week 9 NNL played at the Hadejia Township Stadium on Saturday.

Eagles defender to drop POP this week

Fortuna Dusseldorf and Super Eagles right-back, Leon Balogun says he will drop the Plaster of Paris on his injured toe by the end of the week.

Nigeria National League- Week 9 Results

Pool A
Nigeria Prison FC 0-1 Mighty Jets

Controversial moment in Sapele, as Bayelsa picks 3 points against Warriors

Bayelsa United continued their impressive start to the NPFL season, with a controversial 2-1 win over El-Kanemi Warriors.

Sunday, 6 April 2014

Akure Gunners holds Flying Antelopes

The defenders were the heroes as Sunshine Stars took a well deserved point from a trip to Enugu, in a week 5 Globacom Nigeria Premier League match against Enugu Rangers on Sunday evening.

Ajilete Boys snatch victory over resolute Gombe

Crown managed a hard-fought 1-0 win over Gombe United thanks to a stunning goal from Nnedum Francis.

Pillars revels in crucial draw in Umuahia

Kano Pillars picked up their first away point of the season after playing to a 0-0 draw with Abia Warriors.

Trouble looms for Heartland with another home draw

Heartland FC of Owerri continued their dismal start to the season with a 0-0 draw at home to Nasarawa United.

Brave Melai converts late penalty to earn Lobi maximum points against Kaduna United

A 90th minute penalty from goalkeeper Terkaa Melai gifted Lobi Stars a hard-fought 1-0 victory ove Kaduna United.

Akwa Unites sees off Nembe City to stay on top of Nigeria Premier League

Akwa United maintained their grip on top spot in the Nigerian Premier League after defeating Nembe City 2-0 at the Uyo Township Stadium today.

Nigerian Balotelli sinks Giwa in memorable debut

Gbolahan Salami scored two goals for Warri Wolves, who cruised to a 2-0 victory over newcomers Giwa FC in a week 5 Globacom Nigeria Premier League match played at the Warri City Stadium on Sunday.

Bobby rescues Taraba, as pressure mounts on Baraje

Bobby Abel gave Glo League newcomers FC Taraba a 1-0 win over five-time Nigeria League champions Enyimba Fc of Aba.

Globacom Nigeria Premier League - Week 5 Results

Crown FC 1-0 Gombe United

SOME HT RESULTS IN NIGERIA

HT: Crown FC 1-0 Gombe United

Haruna Wants More Football


Former Golden Eaglets and Flying Eagles skipper Lukman Haruna is disappointed with his lack of first team opportunities for Dynamo Kiev since the second round of the season began three weeks ago.

Ujah happy to be back to scoring form

Rejuvenated Anthony Ujah, speaking after he netted his eighth goal in the Bundesliga second division on Saturday, has taken stock of the season so far and has scored himself high marks.

Nigerian Premier League Report: Sharks 0-0 Dolphins

Sharks FC were held to a 0-0 draw by 10-man Dolphins at the Sharks Stadium Stadium on Saturday in the match-day 5 of the 2013/14 Globacom Nigeria Premier League.

Saturday, 5 April 2014

Nigeria Women Premier League Log - As At Week Six




Pos. Team GP Pts W D L GF GA +/-

1 Rivers Angels 6 14 4 2 0 13 4 9

2 Pelican Stars 5 13 4 1 0 9 2 7

3 Ibom Angels 6 12 4 0 2 11 5 6

4 Osun Babes 6 9 3 0 3 6 8 -2

5 Sunshine 6 9 3 0 3 6 8 -2

6 Confluence 6 7 2 1 3 8 10 -2

7 Nasarawa 6 7 2 1 3 5 7 -2

8 Delta 6 6 1 3 2 7 6 1

9 Adamawa 5 6 2 0 3 6 5 1

10 Taraba 6 6 1 3 2 4 9 -5

11 Bayelsa 6 5 1 2 3 3 7 -4

12 Edo Queens 6 4 1 1 4 4 11 -7

Nigeria Women Premier League - Week 6 Results

Sunshine Queens 2-0 Edo Queens

Nigeria National League Week 9 - Saturday Results

Pool A
Niger Tornadoes 1-0 Sokoto United

SOME FULL TIME RESULTS IN THE NIGERIAN LEAGUE

FT: SHARKS FC 0-0 DOLPHINS FC

FT: SHOOTING STARS 2-1 FIRST BANK

HT RESULTS

HT: SHOOTING STARS 1-1 FIRST BANK

Confluence Queens team list against Ibom Angels

Starters: Ruth Sunday, Okoro Rosemary, Olonilua Adenike, Emmanuel Tosin, Windapo Oluwatobiloba, Hannah Akpolonu, Bola Oladiti, Israel Florence, Oge Tina, Eunice Akpan (c), Wogu Chioma

Garden City Derby: Teams starters

Sharks Starters: Isah, Odinga, Akas, Olalekan, Michael, Nathaniel, Kester, Obomate, Ibrahim, Pyogbara, Inyam

Dolphins Starters: Rotimi, Amaefule, Douhadji, Asekunowo, Stone, Atuloma, Alegbe, Adamu, Edouk, Okpokwu

 

Nigeria Premier League - The Goal Poachers#

3 Goals
Nnamso Edo (Akwa United)

Iyorhe to miss Sunday's match against Enyimba through injury

FC Taraba striker Luter Iyorhe will miss Sunday's home match to Enyimba FC after injuring his thigh during Friday's training.

World Cup matches to be transmitted in Nigeria

Nigerians can heave a sigh of relief as the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria  and Optima Sports Management International  on Friday in Abuja signed a 2014 World Cup Transmission Agreement.

Super Eagles forward hopeful of playing a part in big match

Emmanuel Emenike is in a race against the clock to be fit for the upcoming meeting with Istanbul rivals Galatasaray, scheduled for this Sunday, April 6.

Former Flying Eagles star scores vital goal to push Netanya to league title and promotion

Maccabi Netanya have been promoted to the Israeli Premier League after they were demoted at the end of last season.

Dolphins new signing promise to score if fielded

Ebube Okpokwu, the new signing of  Dolphins says he will score against Sharks on Saturday if given the chance to showcase his talent.

Naija Players Xploits Abroad- Friday Dossier

BELGIUM

‪In the Jupiler League Playoff Championship Group, Standard Liege were average and they lost 2-0 at Zulte-Waregem. Eagles striker Imoh Ezekiel lasted the entire match for Liege.

Friday, 4 April 2014

Former Enyimba star vows to end drought against the People's Elephants

Taraba United forward Saviour Fidelis has promised to break his goal drought when his team face Enyimba International at the Jalingo City Stadium.

LMC Gives Nembe City Provisional Clearance‏

Nembe City have been readmitted to the NPFL by the LMC after fulfilling some of the registration requirements and beating the deadline set.

Crown Boss Plans Gombe United Fall........Agunloye Set To Make Debut Againt Gombe

Crown FC have improved on their tactics to ambush the visiting Gombe United on Sunday at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Ibadan in the week 5 fixture.

Giwa FC's Abdullahi Biffo Happy To Pick Up First Win


Giwa Football Club coach Abdullahi Biffo was happy to land his first win with the Jos-based team after Wednesday's 1-0 result over Enugu Rangers in the week 4 of the Globacom Nigeria‪ Premier League.

Manu Garba names squad for Morocco

Head Coach of the Nigeria U20 team, Manu Garba today named a 20-player squad for the upcoming assignment in Morocco.

Babatunde rages at Mr Abiodun's decision, calls for more Nigerian Premier League games to be beamed live

Nasarawa United defender Babatunde Solomon said referee Sani Abiodun's decision to award CAF Confederation Cup campaigners Bayelsa United a late penalty in their Globacom Nigeria Premier League match on Thursday was "one of the worst calls he has seen since he started playing football".

Odike: We are storming Keffi to fight the battle of our lives

DSS FC left-back John Odike has warned FRSC FC to prepare for war in the weekend Nigeria National League clash in Keffi.

Eaglets puts six past Falcons in warm-up match

Golden Eaglets thrashed Super Falcons 6-0 in a friendly match played earlier today (Friday) in Abuja.

Thursday, 3 April 2014

Golden Eaglets set for WAFU Cup

The Nigeria U17 team are to take part in a six-nation West African Football Union (WAFU) Under-17 Tournament to be held in Togo between April 19 and 27 2014. Golden Eaglets will be facing Mali and Niger while Group A has hosts Togo, Benin Republic and the Baby Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire pooled together.

Garba Lawal express fear over Eagles duo

General manager of Kaduna United Garba Lawal has expressed fears that the duo of Victor Moses and John Obi Mikel may not meet the expectation of Nigerians due to their bench roles at Liverpool and Chelsea respectively.

Wednesday, 2 April 2014

Uneventful Monday for Nigerian players abroad

It was a Monday to forget for two strikers of the Nigeria National team the Super Eagles as they both failed to find the back of the net for their respective sides.

Eagles midfielder gets three-match ban

Sunday Mba has been suspended for three games by  Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) following his red card against Tours in the 29th round of matches.

Anyansi passes vote of confidence on Enyimba

Enyimba International Chairman, Felix Anyansi Agwu has rallied behind players and officials of the club after Sunday’s shock home defeat to neighbours Abia Warriors.

Eagles striker makes Ebony Shoe shortlist

Standard Liege forward Imoh Ezekiel has been nominated for the Ebony Shoe which is given to the best footballer of African descent plying his trade in  the Belgian championship.

NIGERIA NATIONWIDE LEAGUE - WEEK 7 FIXTURES

GRAY INT
VS
FC EBEDI

GLOBACOM NIGERIA PREMIER LEAGUE - WEEK 5 FIXTURES

SHARKS FC
VS
DOLPHIN FC

Tuesday, 1 April 2014

FRSC welcome trio back, as Taiwan talks tough ahead of DSS match

FRSC FC have been boosted by the return of key trio Cyril Olisa, Araba Nwabude and Donatus Edafe for their Nigeria National League week 9 home clash with DSS FC on Saturday.

Nigeria Women Premier League - Week 6 Fixtures

Nasarawa Amazons vs Delta Queens

Martins Grabs Brace In Indian League

Ranti Martins produced yet another brilliant performance to register a brace as Rangdajied United FC defeated Salgaocar 2-1 in an Indian-League match.

Bayelsa Queens owed two months salaries, players resort to borrowing in order to survive

News from Yenagoa is not too pleasant as  players and coaches of Bayelsa Queens are being owed a backlog of two months salaries by the club management.

Football Technocrat advocate for Villarreal star for Brazil 2014

Dr. Kasimawo Laloko, has described the exclusion of Spain-based forward Ikechukwu Uche from the soon to be released 35-man provisional Super Eagles squad for Brazil 2014 as ill advised.

Super Falcons' camp bubbles as usual suspects arrive in Abuja


The Nigeria senior women's national, the Super Falcons have resumed camping ahead of the build-up match against their Cameroonian counterparts in Abuja.

Nigeria National League - Week 9 Fixtures (Pool B)

Abia Comets vs Ekiti United FC

Nigeria National League - Week 9 Fixtures (Pool A)

Adamawa United vs Ranchers Bees

Ex-international tips Keshi to fix Eagles defensive worries

Former Abia Warriors head coach, Emeka Ezeugo  is certain that Stephen Okechukwu Keshi will find solution to the Super Eagles' defensive woes in the build up to the World Cup in Brazil.