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LMC renews resolve to stamp out assault on Match Officials

By Wale Mustapha on November 22, 2019 News, Sports

. Fines Nasarawa United and orders Home matches behind Closed Doors · Bans Club Curator for life from NPFL Match venues · Suspends Player, Seun Komolafe for one year · Fines and Cautions Media Officer, Eche Moses Following disturbances at the end of MatchDay 4 fixture in Lafia, the League Management Company (LMC) has imposed sanctions on Nasarawa United, […]

Rivers pay price for profligacies

By Wale Mustapha on November 18, 2019 News, Sports

Rivers United frittered a plethora of chances in Sunday’s 0-1 loss to FC Ifeanyiubah (FCIU) in Nnewi as the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) entered Match Day three. Drissa Bamba got his first start of the season as the United Technical Manager, Stanley Eguma elected to throw the flamboyant goalkeeper into the deep end against […]

MFM fire too much for Rangers at Cathedral

By Wale Mustapha on November 18, 2019 News, Sports

Seven time Nigeria league champions, Rangers International F.C, Sunday at the backyard, Nnamdi Azikiwe stadium, surrendered all three points at stake to visiting M.F.M F.C after conceding a late first half goal in a match day 3, NPFL 2019/2020 fixture. In a match that saw the Rangers gaffer, Coach Benedict Ugwu wring as much as […]

Sunshine Stars slip at the Cathedral

By Wale Mustapha on November 14, 2019 News, Sports

Nnamdi Egbujuo scored the only goal as an impressive Sunshine Stars fell 1-0 to Enugu Rangers in a closely fought rescheduled NPFL week one fixture at the Cathedral. Another good display was not enough to prevent the Owena Whales from recording their first loss of the season in a disappointing Thursday’s afternoon at the Nnamdi […]

#NPFL20 Matchday 2 Results, Scorers

By Wale Mustapha on November 10, 2019 News, Sports

Katsina United 1-1 Enyimba Int’l Tasiu Lawal 3’ (PEN) – Martins Usule 44’ Lobi Stars 4-0 Delta Force Samuel Tiza 30’, Sikiru Alimi 66’, Abdulkareem Mumini 74’, Douglas Achiv 81’ Rivers United 1-1 Heartland FC Bakry Bamba 90’ (PEN) – Christian Pyagbara 15’. Nasarawa United 0-1 Wikki Tourists Sixtus Forsah 80’ Sunshine Stars 1-1 Warri […]

Historic scorer, Amadi looks to topple idol, Mfon Udoh’s NPFL record

By Wale Mustapha on November 6, 2019 News, Sports

It was a remarkable start to life in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) for Samuel Amadi who claimed a part of the new season’s stats with the first goal of the 2019/2020 season which kicked-off on Sunday, November 3. But despite the weight of his achievement, Amadi would ascribe it to being lucky to […]

Pillars, Rivers end up all square in Kano

By Wale Mustapha on November 3, 2019 News, Sports

Kano Pillars and Rivers United played out an entertaining 0-0 draw on Sunday in Kano in one of the stand out fixtures of the opening day of the 2019-20 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL). United started well with Ossy Martins coming close to opening the scoring in the third minute but his rasping drive just […]

NPFL Round-up: MFM stuns former handler, Ilechukwu in away win to Heartland

By Wale Mustapha on November 3, 2019 News, Sports

Church owned side, Mountain of Fire & Miracles Ministries (MFM) FC produced the opening shock of the 2019/20 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season when they claimed a 0-1 away win at Heartland FC in Okigwe. But that would not diminish Plateau United’s impressive 3-1 win over Lobi Stars in a fixture that had a […]

Club Owners preach fair-play as NPFL kick off on Sunday

By Wale Mustapha on October 30, 2019 News, Sports

…. names 6 – man Delegation to Iorfa’s mum burial ceremony Ahead of the November 3rd kick off date of the Nigeria Professional Football League NPFL 2019/2020 season, the Football club Owners Association of Nigeria (Club Owners) have enjoined its members to imbibe the spirit of fair-play throughout the season. The Association said the sacrifices […]

Rivers United FC unveil new players ahead of 2019-20 season

By Wale Mustapha on October 29, 2019 News, Sports

Rivers United have unveiled its new players ahead of the commencement of the 2019-20 Nigeria Professional League season.The players were unveiled at an elaborate ceremony at the club’s home ground, the Yakubu Gowon Stadium, Port Harcourt on Tuesday, October 29, 2019.Addressing the team during the ceremony, General manager of the club, Chief Okey Kpalukwu urged […]