NNL All Stars Are Amapro Football Championship Champions
NNL All Stars were crowned champions of the 6th edition of Amapro Football Championship after they defeated Abraysports 4-2 on penalties. The full time score stood at 1-1 even as both teams tried to outwit themselves while trying to take their chances during the game. Abraysports had the better of the match as they dominated play creating several scoring chances...
Bendel Insurance FC Confirm Super 8 Place After Goalless Draw At Joy Cometh
Bendel Insurance Football Club of Benin on Sunday,August 29,2021 confirmed a place in the Nigeria National League (NNL)Super 8 tournament after playing to a goalless draw at Joy Cometh FC in Lagos. The Benin Arsenal approached the game with the confidence to get away win in Lagos against relegation threatened Joy Cometh they defeated 3-1 in their first encounter...
Just-In: Nnamdi AZIKIWE Stadium To Host NNL Super Eight
The season-ending Super Eight (8) of the Nigeria National League (NNL), will be staged at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu, Enugu State, Southeastern Nigeria. The State government under the watch of HIS Excellency, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi “Gburugburu” endorsed the hosting of the play-offs at the multi-purpose 22,000.00 capacity Stadium, named after the first President of the Republic of...
Fusion Football Championship: ‘We Were The Better Team’ – Starbase FC’s Ibrahim Agoro Says After Netting Brace In Win Over GSC FC
In the MD 6 of the 2021 Fusion Football Championship, Starbase FC secured a 2-1 win over GSC FC on Sunday to move to the 5th position in the league standings on 11 points. A brace on either side of halftime from midfielder Ibrahim Agoro gave Starbase FC a 2-0 lead before Aminu Musa pulled one back for GSC...
Morocco Star Thunders: ‘Our Ambition Is To Win Aisha Buhari Cup’
Morocco defender Hanane Ait El Haj has backed her side to emerge victorious at the upcoming Aisha Buhari Invitational Tournament taking place in Lagos, Nigeria next month. The Atlas Lionesses are drawn against Mali and Nigeria in Group A of the six-nation competition and the former Zaragoza star is excited about her team's chance to test themselves against women's football...
Ghana Calls 30 Players To Camp For Aisha Buhari Cup
Head Coach Mercy Tagoe-Quarcoo has invited 30 players to the camp of the Black Queens in preparation for the maiden edition of the Aisha Buhari Invitational Tournament taking place in the City of Lagos, Nigeria 13th – 21st September 2021. Ghana play in Group B of the tournament against Cameroon and South Africa. In the roster, there are 22...
Tokyo 2020 Paralympics: Bose Omolayo Wins Gold For Nigeria, Sets New World Record In Powerlifting
Team Nigeria's Bose Omolayo displayed high-level resilience and dexterity on Sunday to clinch the country's second gold medal of the ongoing Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. Omolayo came out tops in the women's Powerlifting 79kg category and capped her remarkable showing with a World Record when she lifted 141kg, earning her a standing ovation from the spectators in the...
D’Tigers Lose To Côte d’Ivoire ……Search For Quarter Final Ticket Continues
The D’Tigers will be heading for the drawing board after losing 68-77pts to Côte d’Ivoire in their last group C game and failing to pick an automatic FIBA Afrobasket quarter final ticket. The game which was the group’s decider saw Nigeria struggling for the better part of the game. They struggled with their shooting averaging 41.8% field goal conversion with...
Aisha Buhari’s Future Assured, A Game-Changer For The Girl-Child – Akaraonye
Former Nigerian international, Regina Akaraonye has posited that the Aisha Buhari Invitational Women’s Football Tournament is a game-changer that will guarantee a future assured for the girl-child in Africa. Akaraonye, who is an assistant coach of NWFL Premiership side, Rivers Angels, said the six-nation football showpiece with its theme Playing For Good under the Aisha Buhari Foundation’s Future Assured Programme,...
EJ Boys Wins Niger Delta Coaches Championship
EJ Boys FC of Ughelli emerged champions of the inaugural edition of the Niger Delta Coaches Football Championship after defeating Determined Shooters 5-4 on penalty. Full Time ended 1-1. EJ Boys took the lead inside 15 minutes of play before Determined Shooters leveled up 1-1 in the 25th minute. Both sides missed near chances to take the lead but went into...
