The grand finale of this year’s NFF-TINGO Federation Cup men and women competitions will take place at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba today, and the Delta State capital is already on tenterhooks for the two big encounters. The last time they were here for the Federation Cup finale, Rivers Angels emerged victorious. That was in 2018. The girls from Port …

This year’s final of the Federation Cup is a repeat of that played 45 and 42 years ago. While none of the players of Bendel Insurance and Rangers were born then, they and their fans will be familiar with the finals of the Challenge Cup (as the Federation Cup was then known). Insurance thrashed Rangers 3-0 to lift the title …

Rangers manager, Abdul Maikaba has said that football made him distance himself from his family. The vastly travelled tactician disclosed to Elegbete TV that his family sees him as a hero whenever he returns home. Maikaba added that seeing him on television gives them joy. “Watching me on television makes them happy. “So my family misses me a lot. When …

Log leaders Rivers United are back to having a 10-point advantage over their closest rivals Plateau United, and there are now have 15 more points to contest for. With two more wins out of five remaining matches, the Pride of Rivers will touch their hands of the Nigeria Professional Football League title for the first time. On Matchday 33, Rivers …

By George Akpayen and Andrew Randa, LMC The Nigeria Professional Football League 2021/22 season enters its deep end with the title race looking almost sewn up by Rivers United, while the battle for survival is very much alive. This weekend, Matchday 33 offers tantalizing fixtures with Rivers United looking to re-open a possible 10-point lead at the summit when they …

Despite the setback this evening, the destination of this season’s Nigeria Professional Football League title is all but certain. Playing in front of their fans at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium in Bauchi, Wikki Tourists got their revenge over Rivers United having lost the first leg 0-3 in Port Harcourt. Manu Garba’s 14th minute goal was all that mattered in that …

By Fisayo Dairo and LMC reporters Seven more matches to wrap up the 2021/22 Nigeria Professional Football League season, and Rivers United are closer to breaking the jinx of claiming Nigeria’s topflight league title. By winning the clash of the top two this evening in Port Harcourt, the Pride of Rivers have gone 10 points clear of Plateau United, who …

By Rabark Bakare, LMC Media  Rivers United continued to exert their superiority over other teams with their fifth away win of the season through a 3-2 outcome in Uyo over Dakkada in Matchday 30 of this season’s Nigeria Professional Football League. In the absence of the season’s top scorer, Ishaq Rafiu (14 goals), Chijioke Akuneto held forth scoring once for …

In their quest to lay their hands on the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) trophy for the first time, Rivers United travelled to Uyo to face Dakkada FC, who are battling to save themselves from relegation. With nine matches to end the 2021/22 season, the Pride of Rivers are seven points clear at the top of the table. Rivers last …

Kazie Enyinnaya’s  76th minute goal was the only one in the top clash in Port Harcourt where leaders Rivers United prevailed and extended the gap at the top of the table to seven points as Week 29 of this season’s Nigeria Professional Football League ended this evening. United’s victims – Remo Stars – were denied the opportunity to topple Rangers …