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Remo Stars edged Bayelsa United 1-0 in the first game of Matchday 23 of the 2023/2024 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) on Saturday. Adams Olamilekan’s second-half goal separated both sides at the Remo Stars Stadium, Ikenne, Ogun State. Sky Blue Stars goalkeeper, Bankole Kayode diverted away a header from Bayelsa United in the 20th minute Substitute, Aniekeme Okon tried to shoot from range into an empty net after the goalkeeper came off his line and spilled the ball Another substitute, Adama broke the deadlock in the 70th minute for Daniel Ogunmodede’s team. He stabbed home with his right cut back…
Defending champions Enyimba International have seized top spot of the Nigeria Premier Football League NPFL standings after a resounding victory today in Aba. The People’s Elephants as Enyimba are known hammered visiting Gombe United 4-0 today on the back of a Chijioke Mbaoma’s brace. The result catapulted the Aba Warlords to the top of the top-flight table on 39 points after 22 games. Mbaoma opened scoring in the 47th minute from the penalty spot, completing his brace on 57 mins when he taoped into an empty after the ball spilled into his path as Nnachi was felled on rounding the…
Abia Warriors have put the 1-0 defeat to the Niger Tornadoes behind them to focus on Thursday’s Nigeria Premier Football League matchday 22 clash with Kwara United at Enyimba International Stadium in Aba. Having earned only one point out of a possible six in the last two games, the players are eager to make amends by securing a vital win over the Ilorin-based side. Meanwhile, the captain of the club, Augustine Njoku, has tendered an unreserved apology to fans of the club for the loss against the Niger Tornadoes. He assured them of victory in tomorrow’s game and appealed to…
A sublime free kick from about 25 meters taken by a substitute, Agu Kenechukwu, found its way past a stranded Bankole Kayode to nestle in the net on 56 minutes, which turned out to be the match-winner for the ‘Flying Antelopes’, Rangers International as they subdued a stubborn Remo Stars in a match day 22, NPFL 2023/2024 fixture. The encounter which took place inside the main bowl of Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu, Wednesday, February 28, 2024, had seen coach Fidelis Ilechukwu keeping faith with the starting squad that defeated Doma United in Gombe over the weekend. Still, a well-knitted defense…
Ikenna Offor Marks A Remarkable Second Half Appearance To Grab A Vital Win For The Ikon Allah Boys, Despite Goalkeeper Johnson Nmecha’s Heroics In Between Sticks For Abia Warriors: Niger Tornadoes were made to sweat before grabbing a hard earn win against Abia Warriors as new recruit Ikenna Offor grabs a 76th minute goal to secure the win for Coach Majin Mohammed’s side at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium Kaduna in a Match Day 21 encounter. The Ikon Allah Boys began the game knowing fully well that only a win could lift them out from the bottom rung of the table…
A determined display from the wards of coach Fidelis Ilechukwu ensured that the ‘Flying Antelopes’, Rangers International F.C put high flying, ‘Savannah Tigers’, Doma United F.C to the sword as they ran away with a 1-0 victory in a match day 21, NPFL 2023/2024 encounter inside Pantami Stadium, Gombe. Chinemerem Ugwueze squeezed in the all-important goal at the half-hour mark after being set up by Chidiebere Nwobodo who breezed past two markers before laying an inch-perfect pass that was met with decisive precision which Kingdom Osayi, in between the post for the home side had no answer to. The coach…
A 48 minutes 25 yards long-range effort from the boots of Rangers International F.C’ left-back, Kenneth Igboke, turned out to be the only goal of the match day 20, NPFL 2023/2024 second-round opener against Akwa United inside a packed Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu, on Sunday, February 18, 2024. It was a domineering first-half display from the coach Fidelis Ilechukwu tutored side that had a full complement of the squad that dispatched Rivers United in a re-scheduled fixture late in January except for Opara Austin, which saw a lot of missed opportunities for the home side especially from the duo of…
…Debutants Shines For The Ikon Allah Boys Despite The Defeat. Andrew Idoko’s goal at the death makes the difference as the Ikon Allah Boys suffers a painful road defeat in an NPFL Match Day 20 encounter at the Muhammadu Dikko Stadium in Katsina. It was a stalemated opening exchanges between two teams as they approach the encounter with caution. The tempo of the game raises as the time wears on and the Ikon Allah Boys does most of the playing in the better part of the first half A handful of chances were created by the visitors as Akintunde Azeez…
Action continues on day 2 of the match day 20 of the Nigeria Premier Football League and it was not a bad outing for Remo Stars and Kwara United. The Sky Blue Boys did enough to hold Abia Warriors to a goalless draw and earned a valuable point on the road. In Akure, Coach Kennedy Boboye managed a home draw on his debut as the new Sunshine Stars coach. Promise Awosanmi put Sunshine Stars ahead in the 33rd minute before Abubakar Garba equalized in the 76th minute as the game ended 1-1. In Jos, Muhammed Umar put Plateau United in…
Head coach of Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan, Gbenga Ogunbote, said his side deserved at least a point from Saturday’s NPFL Matchday 20 tie against Enyimba in Aba. In his post-match reaction after the Oluyole Warriors fell 1-0 to the People’s Elephants at the Enyimba International Stadium, Aba, the former Sunshine Stars FC handler blamed the loss on carelessness on the part of the team “The game has been won and lost; we will take the positives. Be it as it may, sometimes you give it your all but you don’t get the desired result, or worse, we…