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Strategic partners to the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) and the FA Cup, GTI have charged the Super Eagles and its coaching crew to go all out with a perfect strategic technical plan to lift the AFCON 2023 trophy against hosts Cote d’Ivoire. The final match is slated for the prestigious Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan on Sunday, February 11, 2023, at 9pm local time. GTI’s GMD, Abubakar Lawal, made the call in Lagos after the Super Eagles sent Bafana Bafana of South Africa packing. The outcome of the match was a true test of the resilience of the Nigerian…
Nigeria Pillar of Sports, Chief Donatus Agu Ejidike has promised to reward the Super Eagles to the tune of N1m for each goal they score in Sunday’s AFCON final against host nation, Ivory Coast. Ejidike’s motivation for the Super Eagles to bring the trophy to Nigeria is born out of his rare and shrewd patriotism and love for the beautiful game. Exclusivenews.com.ng reports that the Pillar of Sports is also the Patron of the Nigerian Football Supporters Club, NFSC. He commended the Federal Government, the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, and all football…
Chuks Akuneto, Oldham Athletic Football Club U19s Manager, has given his thoughts on the 2023 AFCON final match between rampant Super Eagles of Nigeria and host nation, Elephants of Ivory Coast which holds inside the magnificent Houghet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, on Sunday, 11 February, 2024. Akuneto, who is also a Coaching Instructor for the English FA, voiced his conviction that the final match up between the two West African Nation’s who both played in Group A during the group stage of the tournament will be tough, saying it will be a ’50-50 affair’. During their group A clash, Super Eagles…
The management of seven-time Nigeria league champions, Rangers International F.C, has successfully captured the signatures of six new players to galvanize the team to challenge for a top finish in the 2023/2024 NPFL season whose second round is billed to commence on February 14, 2024. The players include; Uchenna Ezeala, a central defender formerly of 3SC of Ibadan; Zulkifilu Mohammed Rabiu, a support striker who last featured for Lobi Stars; and Odo Joshua Chidiebere, a center forward who can also operate from both flanks and last featured in the Saudi Arabian league. Others are; Ogbodo Kelechi Emmanuel, a midfielder who…
One of the Nigerian leading WhatsApp Sports group, Sports World Platform on Monday deemed their searchlights on the high rising right full back of Nigeria Premier Football League side, Shooting Stars Sports Club, 3SC, Ibadan, Ismail Gali Falke. The program which was hosted by CEO Varsportnow.blogspot.com, Sunday Agunbiade popularly known as Mr VAR appreciated the Jos born football prodigy for his modern day football approach. The program ran as follows: On Nigerian League players corners tonight, our spotlight will be on Shooting Stars right full back.He is a very dynamic, resourceful, agiile and adventurous. His name is Ismail Gali Falke…
In one of the famous quotes of Greek mathematician and inventor, Archimedes, regarding the Law of the Lever, he said, “Give me but one firm spot on which to stand and I will move the earth.” According to history, every generation of humanity has always struggled to invent or re-invent something beneficial to society thereby leaving a legacy behind for posterity to remember them. Be it in business, technology, sports and education to mention but a few, the story remains the same. It was this same vision to accomplish something for Nigerians that also got GTI Asset Management and Trust…
Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) moved up in ranking of men’s football league in Africa by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS). IFFHS is an organisation that chronicles the history and records of association football founded in 1974 by Alfredo Poge in Leipzig. It rates the competitive edge of leagues and for the current rating, the Italian Serie A is global Strongest League while Egypt tops in Africa and rated 20 in the world. Nigeria, which was rated 77 globally in 2022 after the inception of the Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye led Interim Management Committee (IMC) moved two…
A Kazeem Ogunleye’ well struck free-kick from about thirty meters just five minutes into the second stanza turned out to be the match-winner for the ‘Flying Antelopes’, Rangers International F.C as the coach Fidelis Ilechukwu tutored side, earned a hard-fought victory over visiting Rivers United in a re-arranged match day 11, NPFL 2023/2024 encounter. Coach Ilechukwu had made four changes to his squad that narrowly lost to Akwa United at the weekend in Eket opting for a more adventurous 4-4-2 formation with the duo of Chidiebere Nwobodo and Godwin Obaje leading the attack while the quartet of Kazeem Ogunleye, Auwalu…
As the mid-season break commenced after Matchday 19 over the weekend, Davidson Owumi, the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) looked back at the proceedings and noted that there has been marked improvement in several aspects of the league organisation. Assessing the performance of the Referees, the former international turned football administrator believes that officiating got better with a handful of errors that could have been erased if modern technological aids have been deployed. “After 185 matches, we probably had issues with less than 15 and in terms of percentage, I think our Referees scored…
Head Coach of goalkeepers trainer ,Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC), Kola Ige has assured that the club will continue to strive to achieve the yearnings and aspirations of the club. The former U20 goaltender maintained that the Ibadan Soccer Lords will finish the 2023/24 season at the enviable position. The former Bayelsa United, shot stopper admitted that the Oluyole Warriors had a string of poor results due to injury crisis but hinted that few legs will be added to strengthen the team ahead of second stanza. The versatile keepers trainer promised that the club will return to its winning ways…