The 2024/25 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season delivered another weekend of high drama, heart-stopping action, and history-making moments, headlined by Abia Warriors’ stunning comeback victory to secure their first-ever continental ticket. The Umu Chineke Boys from Umuahia had their backs against the wall after Mukhtar Ismail’s 45th minute strike put El Kanemi Warriors ahead just before halftime. But with …

Owerri-based Heartland and Abia Warriors of Umuahia will now play the rest of their home fixtures in the 2023/24 season of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) at the Enyimba International Stadium. This follows NPFL’s acceptance of the nomination of the ground by the clubs. This is a sequel to the withdrawal of the provisional approval for their home grounds …

Matchday 3 of this season’s Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) ended on Sunday with seven matches, and Bendel Insurance remaining on top of the table. The Benin Arsenals have recorded six points, just as four other teams but have the edge on goal advantage. Insurance have a plus three goal advantage, and are the only side among the quartet on …

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, …

Second from bottom, Dakkada brightened their chances of staying in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) next season after a hard fought 2-1 win at home to Abia Warriors in a rescheduled MatchDay 28 fixture played at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium on Wednesday. Without suspended coach, Umar Danlami, the home side struck in the 11th minute through Aniekan Ekpe’s penalty. …

Rangers are back in the continental cup competition range after beating Heartland 3-1 in the oriental derby of Matchday 27 of the 2021/22 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL). Their main challengers for that third spot on the table – Remo Stars – found themselves on the losing end at the Okigwe Township Stadium where Abia Warriors scored two goals and …

By Tony Ademodi, League Management Company Abia Warriors kept alive their  hopes of surviving relegation from the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) with a  2-1 win against MFM in Okigwe on Wednesday. Abia Warriors started the game with intent and scored very early in the third minute through Ikennna Stephen. It was a solo run from his defence line that took him …

Enyimba achieve the double over rivals Rangers as top striker Victor Mbaoma struck twice for the visitors in between Ossy Martins’ equaliser. The result opens the door for Remo Stars who travel to Okigwe to face Heartland on Tuesday. Victory against the bottom placed side will enable the Sky Blue Stars usurp Rangers’ position at No 3. Rangers drew the …