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Heartland Coach, Ilechukwu reveals how he uses music to train his players

By Wale Mustapha on April 19, 2020 News, Sports

In football, every coaches have their ways and style of training their players to get the best out of them. While some coaches more of theoretical and with less practice others will choose the other ways. For Fidelis Ilechukwu, Technical Adviser of Heartland FC and Assistant Coach of Nigeria’s U23 team, his best way to […]

Nigeria Youth, Sports Minister Launches No Contact Machine Face Masks

By Wale Mustapha on April 17, 2020 News, Society News, Sports

As part of efforts to stem the spread of the dreaded Covid-19 pandemic, Minister for Youths and Sports Development Mr. Sunday Dare on Thursday unveiled a no contact hand washing and sanitizing machine designed by a 27 year old Nigerian Jerry Isaac Mallo . The locally fabricated machine is designed with a twin function of […]

Ex NPFL top scorer reveals how he failed two trials in Europe

By Wale Mustapha on April 17, 2020 News, Sports

There’s an adage that says ‘sometimes there will be time but nothing to talk about. At times there will be much to talk upon but no time’ But on Thursday, both were available and Super Eagles striker, Junior Lokosa make good use of them. Lokosa, who plays for Tunisia giants, Esperance of Tunis was allowed […]

Usman Abdallah breaks silence on why he left Enyimba

By Wale Mustapha on April 16, 2020 News, Sports

Technical Adviser of Nigeria Professional Football League, NPFL side, Usman Abdallah has finally disclosed reasons and circumstances that led to his shocking departure of defending champions, Enyimba. Coach Abdallah won the 2018/19 NPFL title with Enyimba haven topped the Super 6 playoffs played in Lagos State. Coach Abdallah was fielding questions from journalists on Writers […]

Ex-Director of Kwara Football Academy reveals how he discovered Dennis Bonaventure, Imenger, others

By Wale Mustapha on April 14, 2020 News, Sports

Chairman of Nigeria Professional Football League, NPFL side, Elder Clement Kumbi Titiloye has disclosed logic he employed to produce talented footballers when he was the Director of Kwara Football Academy, KFA in Ilorin. Kumbi make this known while fielding questions from sports writers on Lets Gist Naija Football WhatsApp platform. The KFA which was established […]

‘We were scared of Burkina Faso in the final’, Super Eagles striker reveals how Nigeria won 2013 AFCON title

By Wale Mustapha on April 13, 2020 News, Sports

Winning trophies and honours is one of the high point of every footballers’ career. While some sees individual awards or winning club competitions as their proudest moments, others choose national team feats as theirs. For Aris FC of Greece striker, Brown Ideye, winning the 2013 African Cup of Nations, AFCON was his picked as his […]

James Faith: Young goalkeeper with big faith to succeed

By Wale Mustapha on April 13, 2020 News, Sports

“If a goalkeeper misplaces a goal kick or screws up a pass, everyone’s a critic. Yet no one notices when they send it cleanly, over and over, to a teammate who’s 20 or 40 or 75 yards away. People take it for granted, but there’s a definite skill there.” — Benjamin Yates One of the […]

Patrick Pascal reveals how he manages ego in Super Eagles’ camp as Coordinator

By Wale Mustapha on April 13, 2020 News, Sports

Atlanta ’96 Olympics gold medalists and Super Eagles’ Coordinator, Patrick Pascal has disclosed how he’s been managing national team players in camp. Pascal who played for Nigeria between 1995 to 2000 said experience he’s garnered at a player and football administrator has helped to relate well with every players invited for national team assignments. “Because […]

NPFL has evolved rapidly – Mustapha

By Admin on April 12, 2020 News, Sports

… Reveals why he left Tornadoes By Abdul Momoh The Nigeria Professional Football League, NPFL has been adjudged as one of the best football leagues in Africa. The goal keeper of Katsina United, Aliko Mustapha stated this during a chat with our reporter, Abdul Momoh, recently in Ilorin. According to former Niger Tornadoes captain, the […]

Super Eagles midfielder reveals how to manage fame, riches

By Wale Mustapha on April 12, 2020 News, Sports

IK Start and Super Eagles’ midfielder, Afeez Aremu has hinted that he would end his contract with his current team by December ahead of moves to bigger clubs to Aremu who won the 2017 Aiteo Cup with Akwa United joined IK Start two seasons ago and has formed a strong member of the team spoke […]