It was an evening of victories for all the home sides as teams in danger of relegation showed the desire to stay afloat. Eight more games featured on Sunday, the second day of the commencement of the season’s second half, resulting in Niger Tornadoes and Lobi Stars climbing out of the drop four, while MFM moved up a step from …

Rivers United’s hold on the top spot in the last six weeks is under threat this Sunday evening at Dipo Dina Stadium in Ijebu-Ode, the temporary home of Sunshine Stars of Akure. Here, Plateau United will go for a win, and if achieved, the result will lift them to the top of the table for the second time this season. …

The League Management Company (LMC) on Wednesday ordered an indefinite closure of the Tafawa Balewa Stadium in Bauchi, the home ground of Wikki Tourists. It also directed the club to play their home fixtures behind closed doors at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium in Kaduna. The orders followed the conclusion of investigations of the aftermath of the Matchday 19 fixture between …

Ghana remains in a celebratory mood over 24 hours after the national football team bundled Nigeria out of the qualifying phase for this year’s FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Many Ghanaians and neutrals doubted the ability of the Black Stars to edge the Super Eagles in the final stage of the qualifiers after playing goalless in the first leg in …

Ghana’s parliament is rallying support for the national football team, the Black Star ahead of Friday’s crucial encounter with Nigeria. Addressing the house on Wednesday, first deputy speaker Joseph Osei-Owusu asked all members to wear Black Stars-branded jerseys to the House on the match day in support of the national team in the 2022 FIFA World Cup playoff against Nigeria. …

Three hundred and sixty-one. Those were the number of goals recorded in the first half of this season’s Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), which resumes the second stanza on 3rd April. The 361 goals in centres across the country average 1.9 goals per game. Rafiu Ishaq of log leaders Rivers United emerged the highest scorer in the period with 11 goals. In …

The second half of the season will start next Sunday with Rivers United at the top of the table after garnering 42 points from 19 matches. Plateau United, who have been chasing the Pride of Rivers for weeks, finished midway through the season at No 2, a point short of the leaders. Rangers remain at third place, while Remo Stars …

Which team will lead the rest of the field into the second half of the season that is due to begin next weekend? The contest of log leadership is between current No 1 Rivers United and Plateau United. Both are separated by just a point, while the latter have a four-point advantage over Rangers in third. The Flying Antelopes have …

Gombe United frustrated Rivers United in Port Harcourt, but the home side stay on top of the table going into the last Matchday of the season’s first half. Goalless the game ended at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium. It was River United’s second barren result at home this term after the same scoreline against Sunshine Stars earlier. The result left Plateau …

Rivers United will be looking to step further in the race for leadership of the Nigerian topflight league. A positive result Sunday evening in Port Harcourt will see the Pride of Rivers to reach halfway in the season as No 1. Both Rivers United and Plateau United have each garnered 38 points, but the latter have a game on hand which …