Author: m.green
Nelson Ine, a vastly experienced Chartered Stockbroker and staunch football supporter believed the novel The Nigeria Football Fund (TNFF) can be the cure-all medicine for the maladies inherent in Nigerian domestic football system. MORAKINYO ABODUNRIN writes, via The Nation Newspaper. In Nelson Ine, an Executive Director at GTI Asset Management & Trust Ltd, there’s the truism that ‘you don’t judge a book by its cover’ and as matter of fact, he seemed to be an unlikely football fan just by mere looking. But Ine is an antithesis judging by mere look; rather, he’s indeed a football man through-and-through in words and…
Bendel Insurance top scorer Imade Osarenkhoe on the prowl. Some of the matches for the first phase of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) were successfully concluded last weekend with Bendel Insurance FC of Benin in Group A maintaining their unbeaten run since the commencement of the 2022/2023 abridged league, while in Group B, Lobi Stars extended their lead at the summit to four points with a 2-0 home win over visiting Doma United. In Group A top-of-the table clash between Bendel Insurance and Enyimba at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium on Sunday, February 19, lived up to its billing as…
Everywhere in the world, football (the king of all sports) is fast becoming an instrument used in testing the socio-political and economic strength of a nation. It has also proved to be one of the major employers of labour following the large number of active sportsmen and women that have been attracted to this beautiful game. The European nations whose leagues are the most glamourous in the world can boast of a stronger economy than Nigeria and some other African nations. No wonder these European nations can afford a huge transfer value placed on the players who ply their trades…