By Mohammed Yusuf Suleiman, LMC Media Matchday 26 of the Nigeria Professional Football League (Season 2021/22) was concluded on Sunday with seven matches, as against three the day before. As Plateau United did 24 hours earlier, Rivers United also lost on their trip to Ilorin where Kwara United won 2-1 to keep the gap between the Pride of Rivers at …

By Tony Ademodi and Alhassan Mohammed Kutigi Plateau United again failed to rattle Rivers United at the top of the 2021/22 Nigeria Premier Football League, which entered Week 26 on Saturday with three games in as many centres. Desperate to survive the drop, Dakkada United improved their survival chances by handling their title-chasing visitors from Jos a lone goal defeat …

One more match remains as Matchday 25 of the Nigeria Professional Football League season 2021/22 on Wednesday. Katsina United, who lost away to Gombe United on Sunday, triumph this evening at the Muhammadu Dikko Stadium in Katsina in a rescheduled Matchday 20 fixture to move out of the relegation zone. Mustapha Salisu accounted for Katsina’s goals, first in the 42nd …

Going into Matchday 26 which holds at the weekend, Rivers United maintain their four-point advantage over Plateau United in the Nigeria Professional Football League. Both sides delivered the desired results on Monday with the Pride of Rivers hammering Niger Tornadoes 3-0 in Port Harcourt, while Plateau United managed just one strike over visiting Remo Stars to peg the latter back …

Novak Djokovic has again been denied his first title this year. The world No 1 was beaten 2-6 7-6 (7-4) 0-6 by Andrey Rublev in the final of his home ATP tournament in Belgrade on Sunday. Serbian Djokovic has played relatively little this season. This is due to his refusal to be vaccinated against the Coronavirus, preventing his participation in …

In another 13 weeks, the 2021/22 Nigeria Premier Football League season will be done and dusted. As it stands, the champions will emerge from among two of the seven “Uniteds” in the 20-team league. Stand up Rivers and Plateau Uniteds! Both teams have established a gulf between themselves and the other title chasing sides. While Rivers United, at 52 points, …

Fearless energy drink brand from Rite Foods, a world-class company in Nigeria’s food and beverage industry, has donated gymnastics equipment to Lagos State Weightlifting Association (LSWA) as part of its resolve to promote sports development and physical fitness among youths. The market leader donated branded gym equipment to the weightlifting association last Wednesday at Rowe Park Sports Centre, Yaba, Lagos. …

MTN Nigeria, the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) and LaLiga, the men’s top professional football division of the Spanish football league system, have announced a partnership to support the development of grassroots football in Nigeria. The partnership, which will boost the NPFL/La Liga U-15 Youth League, was announced on Thursday at Ikenne-Remo, Ogun State, with representatives of MTN, NPFL, LaLiga …

The top two teams on the 2021/2022 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) table Rivers United and Plateau United suffered defeat on the same day for the first time this season as Matchday 24 reached an enthralling climax on Thursday. With 17 goals scored in five matches on Wednesday, 15 more were banged in in the other five decided on Thursday …

Attention will be focused on Akure and Owerri centres as Week 24 fixtures of this season’s Nigeria Professional Football League are concluded this Thursday. The outcomes will not affect the standings of table-topping Rivers United or No 2 Plateau United, but they may witness the widening or closing of gaps between both frontrunners. Rivers United take a four-point advantage at …