Rivers United celebrated their first topflight league title in Port Harcourt pipping Gombe United 1-0. But it was in Ibadan and other locations where the fans of Shooting Stars were gathered that the celebration was loudest. The Oluyole Warriors survived just marginally. Despite losing away to Kano Pillars 1-2, Shooting Stars had Wikki Tourists thank for handing Katsina United a …

Season ends with one more team to be relegated  Focus will be on six centres as the curtain is drawn on the 2021/22 season of the Nigeria Professional Football League this Sunday. From either of two venues – Owerri and Ikenne-Remo – will emerge one of Nigeria’s two representatives in next season’s CAF Confederation Cup, while one of the other …

Four-time Nigerian premier league champions, Kano Pillars have been relegated. And this happened even before the last matches of the 2021/22 season are played across 10 centres on Sunday. Pillars lost their case at the Appeals Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), which dismissed all grounds of appeal by, meaning that the Court of Arbitration for Sports in Switzerland …

The Super Falcons booked a place in next year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup to be hosted by Australia and New Zealand when they qualified for the CAF Women’s Nations Cup holding in Morocco. All four teams in the last four – the others being Morocco, South Africa and Zambia – will fly the continent’s flag in the World Cup finals, …

The journey that started in December last year terminates on Sunday in 10 different centres where the last matches of the 2021/22 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) will be played. Already, Rivers United have emerged the champions, winning the title for the first time since the fusion of Sharks and Dolphins FC into one. Plateau United, who gave a chase …

By Fisayo Dairo Port Harcourt, the biggest city in South-South Nigeria, has enjoyed its fair share of footballing successes well etched in the annals of history of the country. From the Eagle Cement of the 90s to Dolphins in the 2000s, the famed Garden City has had football glory embedded in its aesthetic and aquatic splendour. As the curtains fall …

The registration of the team that will represent Nigeria in next season’s CAF Confederation through the Nigeria Professional Football League has again been delayed. What changed between the last Matchday and now is that the list of contenders for that slot has now been reduced to just two as the teams go into the last Matchday next Sunday. That candidate …

The last set of group matches of Morocco 2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations come up this evening simultaneously in two Rabat stadia with the Super Falcons needing a point to to reach the last eight. Having lost their first two group games, opponents Burundi have to win this time to avoid going home early. Nigeria suffered defeat in their …

On this penultimate week of the season, more boxes are likely to be ticked regarding significant and exit positions in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL). For instance, the first of two teams to represent the country in the CAF Confederation Cup next season may be decided, while the other will be decided when the Aiteo Cup is concluded. The …

By Damiete Sanipe Plateau United confirmed their season-long status as No 2 in the Nigeria Professional Football League and will join new champions Rivers United to represent the country in the CAF Champions League next season. This is as at least four teams jostle for one continental spot and about seven others battle for survival in the relegation zone, all …