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 …

By winning the topmost clash of Matchday 23 on Easter Monday, Rivers United maintained their four-point advantage at the summit of the 2021/22 Nigeria Professional League (NPFL). Two goals by Ishaq Rafiu and Chiamaka Madu delivered the result against Enyimba at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Port Harcourt; a seeming response to the same scoreline achieved by Plateau United against …

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 …

The two frontrunners in the topflight of Nigeria’s domestic league – Rivers United and Plateau United – are on the road this Matchday. Plateau United will file out at the Kwara Sports Complex in Ilorin on Monday, while the Pride of Rivers are guests of Katsina United the day after. Leaders Rivers United, the best attacking team this season with …

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 …