MatchDay 3 of the 2022/2023 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season promises another round of scintillating football action with South West and North East derbies the pick of the weekend encounters. Ikenne-Remo and Maiduguri are the venue of the explosive games. The all South West clash in Ikenne-Remo will feature hosts Remo Stars, who have successfully carried on from where …

Niger Tornadoes pipped newly promoted Doma FC 1-0 to go joint tops with Abia Warriors in Group B, just as Remo Stars also completed a 100 percent run after beating Gombe United away from home to lead in Group A of the 2022/23 season of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL). In the MatchDay 2 midweek games played on Thursday, …

Abia Warriors maintained their 100 percent record to the start of the 2022/23 season of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) after brushing aside newly promoted Bayelsa United 3-1 in what was a winning return to the Umuahia Township Stadium in almost three years. The Warriors were quick out of the block as Kalu Nweke scored in the second minute, …

Former president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Mr Amaju Pinnick has expressed concern that Morocco were hindered from featuring at the ongoing African Nations Championship holding in Algeria. The competition kicked off in Algiers last Friday with Morocco not granted access to the host nation, which forced the Atlas Lions to return home. Morocco, the defending champions, were to …

Chairman of the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye has assured the clubs in the elite division that the IMC would be neutral but firm in enforcing the rules. In his goodwill message to the 20 clubs in the elite league, Elegbeleye wished them and their players collective and individual success in …

Benjamin Mendy, a defender for Manchester City, has been exonerated of seven of the nine assault allegations that had been brought against him. However, the case is not quite ended because he still faces retrial in two other instances. The France international was detained after being taken into custody in August 2021 as he was not given bail. His contract …

Following their World Cup victory, Argentina were prominently represented on the shortlists for FIFA’s Best awards, with forwards Lionel Messi and Julian Alvarez, goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, and coach Lionel Scaloni all garnering nominations in different categories. The 14 players shortlisted for the Best FIFA Men’s Player award include Messi, French striker Kylian Mbappe of Paris Saint-Germain, and Norwich Erling Haaland …

Manchester City on Wednesday night has been smashed out of English Football League (Carabao) Cup as Southampton shockingly thwarted the Cityzens 2-0 at St. Mary’s Stadium. With 73 percent of the possession and more passes than Southampton, City put up a lackluster effort with no shot on goal. Furthermore, the Pep Guardiola-led team had players of the caliber of Kevin …

Egypt U-20 national team coach, Mahmoud Gaber has called up four foreign-based players to bolster his squad ahead of next month’s Africa U-20 Cup of Nations. The 2023 U-20 AFCON tournament will be played in Egypt between 19th February and 11th March with the top four teams qualifying for the U-20 FIFA World Cup in Indonesia in May. The young …

Nigeria’s Flying Eagles will camp in Morocco instead of Spain ahead of next month’s Africa U-20 Cup of Nations on 7th February. A training camp for the country’s youth team has become paramount because they need to acclimatise to the wintry weather conditions in Egypt. The 2023 U-20 AFCON will be played in Egypt between 19th February and 11th March. …