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Super-sub Mendos struck at the death to secure a dramatic draw for the Ikon Allah Boys in a pulsating NPFL MatchDay 24 clash at a packed Bako Kontagora Stadium, salvaging a measure of pride of the Minna based outfit. The visitors drew first blood in the second minute straight from kickoff, as Henry Onyia stunned the home crowd by putting his side ahead. Just as the hosts were beginning to find their rhythm, Bendel Insurance doubled their advantage at 37th minute through Chinedu Nwosu on a swift counterattack, leaving the home team shell-shocked as both teams transit into the change…

The Solid Miners continued with their unrelenting push for a continental spot, going four straight games without defeat as they played out a 1-1 draw against hosts, Wikki Tourists FC, at the Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium, Bauchi, on Sunday evening. New signing, Chimezie Victor, silenced the home fans in the 28th minute to put Nasarawa United in the driver’s seat on match-day 24, before Jonathan Mairiga levelled matters, seven minutes later, for the ‘Big Elephants’ as Wikki Tourists are nicknamed, as either sides went into the break tied at 1-1. Nine minutes into the resumption , the home side…

The Solid Miners bounced back from two consecutive defeats to secure a 2-1 home victory over their North-Central Zonal rivals, Niger Tornadoes, in the 2025/26 Nigeria Premier Football League match-day twenty-one clash decided at the Lafia City Stadium on Sunday evening. Two quick goals in the first-half of the game, courtesy of last season’s highest goalscorer winner, Anas Yusuf, from the spot in the 13th minute, and mid-season recruit, Adekunle Oluwasegun, nine minutes later, ensured Nasarawa United move to the 4th position in the league’s standings, as regulation time ended 2-1 against the visitors whose consolation goal was scored by…

The Solid Miners had a day to forget in a hurry after suffering their worst defeat since the beginning of the 2025/26 Nigeria Premier Football League campaign. The team, after being forced to a goalless home draw by Barau FC five days ago, embarked on the match-day nineteen tie against last-on-the-log side, Kano Pillars, at the Late Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano, with high hopes of getting a decent result. But it wasn’t to be as they fell off the pecking order, conceding 3-0 to their hosts, their worst defeat this campaign. With an early substitution following a foot injury to…

The Solid Miners, as Nasarawa United FC are nicknamed, in a hard-fought display of resilience and tactical poise, maintained their commanding position at the summit of the ongoing 2025/26 Nigeria Premier Football League table with a hard-earned goalless draw against their North Central Zonal rivals, Plateau United, in a pulsating match-day seventeen encounter held at the New Jos International Stadium, Plateau State, on Sunday evening. Both sides went into the clash desperate to scoop all available points, with Nasarawa United needing their first away win against the Peace Boys in Jos, while the hosts wanted to overturn last Thursday’s abysmal…

One of the most persistent challenges sports assets face globally is how best to curb the activities of ambush marketers. As the name implies, ambush marketing is a parasitic promotional strategy in which an advertiser “ambushes” an event to compete for visibility against official sponsors. Another school of thought describes ambush marketing as a tactic through which a company aligns itself with a major event, such as the Olympics, the FIFA World Cup, or leading football leagues, without paying the official sponsorship fees, thereby diverting attention from legitimate sponsors. This is often achieved by “piggybacking” on an event’s popularity through…

The Solid Miners had an evening to forget in a hurry after losing 1-0 to hosts, Warri Wolves, in Ozoro, Delta State, on match-day fifteen of the 2025/26 Nigeria Premier Football League campaign. Othuke Egbo scored the solitary goal of the encounter in the 7th minute of the first-half as the home side jealously guarded the scoreline to scoop all maximum points. Sunday’s result temporarily altered Nasarawa United’s top-of-the-table status, dropping down to 2nd position behind Ikorodu City on goals difference but same 27 points. Wolves moved up to 6th position with 22 points. The Solid Miners will return to…

Niger Tornadoes secured another vital home victory with a hard-fought win over the league’s defending champions, Remo Stars, in their NPFL Matchday 15 clash at the Bako Kontagora Stadium, Minna. The decisive moment came early, courtesy of a sharp finish from Clinton Jephta. Jephta, netting his first goal since rejoining the Ikon Allah Boys, reacted quickest to a loose ball inside the box and fired home what eventually proved to be the lone goal of the encounter. With Terdoo Shimagande unavailable, Sarki Ismaila spearheaded the attack alongside Abdulrasheed Shehu Dabai, whose blistering pace and movement constantly unsettled the visitors’ defence,…

The Solid Miners returned to the summit of the 2025/26 Nigeria Premier Football League table with a comfortable 3-0 thrashing of hapless El-Kanemi Warriors of Maiduguri on match-day fourteen decided at the Lafia City Stadium on Sunday evening. Last season’s top goalscorer, Anas Yusuf, opened the goals’ account from the spot in the 38th minute, as Nasarawa United led 1-0 going into the break. A minute after resumption, Anas pounced on a defensive error to strike home United’s second goal, his sixth goal in the current campaign for the Lafia-based side. Teenage sensation, Garba Mohammed, brought matters to rest with…

Strategic partners to the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), GTI Asset Management & Trust Limited, have joined other football stakeholders across the country in mourning the death of Rangers International of Enugu’s Director of Media and Communications, Mr. Norbert Okolie. In a statement released to the media in Lagos on Monday, GTI’s Head of Media and Publicity, Andrew Ekejiuba, said the organisation received with deep shock the news of the passing of the veteran photojournalist, who made immense contributions to the growth and development of the elite league. “GTI Group received with shock the passing of one of the outstanding…