Author: m.green
The 2023/2024 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) witnessed an intense Matchday 24, with thrilling encounters unfolding across various stadiums from Friday to Sunday. In a clash of titans, Lobi Stars battled Abia Warriors to a hard-fought 1-1 draw, as Fabian Omaka’s penalty for Lobi was canceled out by John Victor Ekioke’s late equalizer. Meanwhile, Enyimba secured a crucial 1-0 victory over Doma United, courtesy of Mbaoma Chijioke’s late goal, further solidifying their position near the top of the table. Elsewhere, Enugu Rangers and Kwara United settled for a goalless draw, while Shooting Stars dominated Akwa United with a commanding 3-0…
The match day 24 of the Nigeria Premier Football League was concluded on Sunday with comfortable home wins for Shooting Stars and Sporting Lagos. In Ibadan, goals from Victor Ehibe, Christian Pyagbara and Abdullahi Lawal gave Shooting Stars a comfortable 3-0 win over Akwa United. The story was the same in Lagos with Sporting Lagos spanking Remo Stars 4-1. Junior Lokosa opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 5th minute before Paschal made it 2-0 in the 27th minute while Philip Odubia scored the 3rd goal in the 49th minute. Salaudeen and Odubia scored an own goal in…
Tornadoes Achieve Double Over Bayelsa United, As Ikechukwu Nwani Strikes His Ikon Allah Boys’ First Goal Since His Mid-Season Transfer: Ikechukwu Nwani’s 57th minute strike was all the Ikon Allah Boys needed to record an important and vital first away victory of the season. It was an exciting opening exchanges by both teams at the Samson Siasia Stadium in Yenagoa as Tornadoes searches for redemption after the home defeat to Rangers penultimate weekend, while the hosts looks to consolidate on a fine run of form. The Coach Majin Mohammed’s side showed no any signs of seating back as they took…
The chairman of Katsina United, Alhaji Kabir Danlami said his team is not giving up hope of finishing respectfully at the end of the season. Alhaji Danlami, while reacting to his team 2-0 defeat to Lobi Stars at the weekend, told www.sportingunlimited.ng that his boys have vowed to never give up until the season is over. ” One thing I’m happy about is the optimism of the boys. And judging from their determination I believe we still have hope. We can’t say the dice is cast, we are on 7th position, 8 points gap from the first placed team and with 15…
Five months after undergoing a successful knee surgery, that was fully funded by the management of Rangers International F.C, midfield maestro, Ugochukwu Ugwuoke, is back in training with other teammates as the club pushes for a respectable finish in the 2023/2024 football season. Ugwuoke, a former assistant captain of the ‘Flying Antelopes’ who sustained the injury in a match day 8 league encounter between Rangers and Remo Stars in Nnewi in the 2021/2022 season, was full of life at the Tuesday, March 5, 2024 training session under the watch of coach Fidelis Ilechukwu. The dribbling wiz kid said after the…
Daniel truly came to judgement when Abia Warriors came, saw and conquered Kano Pillars 1-0 in a Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, match day 23 fixture Monday in Kano, Exclusivenews.com.ng reports. After a pulsating scoreless first period, Daniel Ijeh silenced the ‘Sai Masu Gida’ side with a stunning finish. And the visitors thereafter stoically tightened their heads unto their necks, defended in numbers till the last 12 minutes (excluding the additional minutes) to run out gloriously with a 1-0 triumph. The sweet win in Kano makes Abia Warriors the third club to defeat Kano Pillars in their dreaded Kono Pillars…
Akwa United eased their relegation worries with an emphatic 3-1 win over visiting Enyimba International in a matchday 23 Nigeria Premier Football League NPFL tie today. The omens spelt doom for the visitors as David Phillip tapped home from close range to put Akwa 1nil up as early as the 6th minute. On 50 minutes, Suleiman Sani ran into a good pass, rounded Enyimba’s keeper Olorunleke Ojo before slotting into an empty net for Akwa’s second goal. Enyimba halved the deficit in the 72nd minute when the league’s joint top scorer Chijioke Mbaoma dispatched a penalty to take his tally…
Chairman of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Hon Gbenga Elegbeleye, in a congratulatory message, said their success has added to the recent revival of the nation’s football. Rivers United has been applauded for reaching the quarter finals of the 2023/24 CAF Confederation Cup following a 2-1 defeat of Dreams FC of Ghana in the last group fixture in Uyo. Rivers United finished second behind the Ghanaian side on same points but on inferior goals deficit with Club Africain of Tunisia dropping to third after a 1-1 draw with APC Lobito of Angola. Chairman of the Nigeria Premier Football League…
Maduabuchi Osuorji, the new Team Manager of Heartland looked emotionally disturbed Sunday after the Naze Millionaires spirited efforts to pluck all three points against Sunshine Stars to ease their relegation worries failed to come to fruition. Instead, the five time champions were hard done by I’ll luck and tepid finishing inside the final third, culminating in a shared spoils of one goal apiece. However, Osuorji spoke to Exclusivenews.com.ng Monday morning just an hour after returning to base to prepare for the Katsina Utd trip, saying that rescuing Heartland’s season is a task that must have to be accomplished. Putting behind…
Promise Nwachukwu Turns ‘Peace Maker’ Awosanmi Grabs 2023/2024 NPFL ‘Fastest Goal’ In Awka Stadium Thriller Promise Nwachukwu, Heartland of Owerri Gwneral Manager, added the role of a ‘peace maker’ to his duties Sunday afternoon after his struggling side played out a disappointing one-all draw against Sunshine Stars in a gritty NPFL Match Day 23 fixture at their adopted Awka City Stadium ground, Exclusivenews.com.ng reports. Heartland faithful were unable to come to terms with referee Muntaka Abubakar’s conduct of the game. They alleged they were denied penalty appeals ‘three times’ which could have changed the final outcome of the game in…