Nigeria Football League

It was an unprecedented weekend in the Nigerian Premier League as no team won their home game in Matchday 3 of the 2024/2025 season, this and four things make Matchday 3 work. Read Also: NPFL: Kano Pillars coach Abdallah explains why Remo stars are in perfect form at the start of the season Enjoy five more things you need to …

Chidera Festus, a tall and agile young aspiring referee, was among over 100 participants at the “FIFA YEMISI GIVES BACK” symposium and training held on September 21 at the Lagos State Referees Association Secretariat inside the Teslim Balogun Stadium. The event, organized by Nigeria FIFA referee Yemisi Eunice Akintoye, was designed to inspire and educate the next generation of female …

It’s another weekend as the action continues in the 2024/2025 Nigeria Premier Football League. Read also: Asaba 2024: David Iniobong Ibokette celebrates gold medal on Youth Games debut A total of seven league games were played, in which 14 goals were scored from six crosses and only one game was a waste. Three matches involving Elkanemi, Enugu Rangers and Enyimba …

The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, through the Player Status and Arbitration Committee, has approved an additional three-week grace period for indebted clubs to clear their debts and comply with the committee’s decisions, Sports247 reports. We have exclusively learnt that the indebted clubs have been given until 27 September 2024 to comply with the decision of the Nigeria Football Federation’s Refereeing …

It was another reign of impunity as the remainder of the opening round of the Nigerian Premier League football got underway this week. We have reliably checked the facts and gathered that the NPFL is fast becoming a league where unprofessionalism and “I don’t know how” are the order of the day. Barely a week after it emerged how Elkanemi …

The Lagos State Football Association has concluded the divisional playoffs for the 2023/2024 State Football League, setting the stage for the much-anticipated Super 5 tournament. The competition will determine which teams will represent Lagos State in the Nigeria National League (NLO) Division 2 zonal qualifiers scheduled from September 20 to 28 in Ibadan, Oyo State. In a statement released by …

The Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL effectively set sail on Sunday, September 8, 2024 when 8 matches were played to complement the first match played on the last day of August between champions Enugu Rangers and newcomers Elkanemi. Below are the highlights of five things that will define the opening matchday of the 2024/2025 season. Read also: Morocco 2025: Super …

Lagos-based Ikorodu City FC coach Bright Ozegbegbe was full of regrets after his side lost their opening game in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) 3-0 to Kano Pillars. Sports247.ng reports that the coach not only reprimanded his players for making careless mistakes against the former champions but admitted that Sai Masu Gida taught his players many lessons about the …

Warri-based Morak FC midfielder Gideon Erewa has joined Czech premier league side FK Jablonec after signing a 2-year contract, Sports 247 reports. The 18-year-old, who was discovered at the Chito Football Academy’s scouting tournament in Lagos, will wear the green and white jersey for the Czech Under-19 team. Read also: Ejike returns empty-handed from the Paralympics for the first time …

Mission Soccer Academy from Abeokuta triumphed in this year’s Ogun State Bet9ja Football League, defeating Imisioluwa FC 1-0 at the MKO International Stadium, Sagamu. In a closely contested match, Mission Soccer Academy claimed victory in the second half with a well-timed goal. Despite Imisioluwa FC’s efforts to equalise, Mission Soccer’s defence held firm and claimed the championship title. This year’s …