The path of Nigeria’s elite league champions Rivers United in the knockout stages of this season’s CAF Confederation Cup has been drawn. They have been drawn to face Young Africans of Tanzania in the quarter-finals, with a potential clash against either Pyramids of Egypt or Marumo Gallants of South Africa in the semi-finals. The Nigeria Professional Football League champions were …

Xavi Hernandez admitted it would be hard to sleep after Real Madrid outclassed his Barcelona side in a 4-0 Copa del Rey at Camp Nou on Wednesday. Los Blancos reached the final 4-1 on aggregate, knocking out the 31-time record Spanish cup winners after Vinicius Junior opened the scoring and Karim Benzema scored a hat-trick in the second half of …

Star forwards Asisat Oshoala and Desire Oparanozie have arrived in the camp of Nigeria’s senior women national team, Super Falcons ahead of two friendly matches in the Turkish city of Antalya. Serial award-winner Oshoala has not played for the nine-time African champions since the Women Africa Cup of Nations finals in Morocco nine months ago, while barnstorming forward Oparanozie is …

Remo Stars have been docked three points and three goals, amongst other sanctions imposed on the club by the Interim Management Committee (IMC). This follows the assault on match referee Ndubuisi Ukah and subsequent disruption of the MatchDay 12 fixture of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) against Gombe United last Sunday. The match had to be concluded the next …

Lionel Messi has been offered Cristiano Ronaldo’s number 7 shirt by Manchester United if he finally joins the Premier League giants. The Argentine star is being targeted by the Red Devils for a blockbuster summer move, according to El Nacional. The report claims that should the 2022 World Cup winner make a move to Old Trafford, the 7-time Ballon d’Or …

Sports editor of longstanding, Mr Mitchell Obi has thumbed-up the strategic partnership that exists between GTI Group and the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL). At a well-attended IMC Media session held recently at GTI office in Lagos, the highly travelled journalist said the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) is undergoing a revolution that would …

Strategic partner of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), GTI Group has revealed that its mission is to put in place a structured, reformed and transparent football ecosystem in the country working with the Interim Management Committee (IMC). The Executive Director of GTI Asset Management and Trust Limited, Mr Nelson Ine recently told the media in Lagos that it is …

Sportswear giant, Nike has unveiled the new Super Falcons jersey for the 2023 FIFA women’s World Cup. The photos of the new kits were shared on Nike’s Instagram page on Monday. The home jersey is styled with fluorescent green similar to that worn by the Super Eagles at the 2002 World Cup, with the typical Nike collar design in white …

Inspectors appointed by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) are checking out the stadia and related facilities that Nigeria has put forward in a joint bid with Benin Republic to host the 35th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations in 2025. On the cards for evaluation are the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja; Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo; Stephen Keshi …

Bayelsa United stole the bright lights on a day leaders in both groups failed to win but retained their places atop their respective groups on MatchDay 12 of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL). The weekend saw drama aplenty with goals and surprise results. In Group A, Bendel Insurance’s stretched their unbeaten run to 12 after drawing 1-1 with Plateau …