YSFON Postpones Ramat Cup
Youth Sports Federation of Nigeria (YSFON) has announced the postponement of this year's edition of the annual Ramat Cup. The tournament which is the most popular, most glamorous, and oldest grassroots football competition in the country was earlier scheduled to hold at the Kano Pillars Stadium from February 5~13, 2021. Announcing the postponement, National Secretary of the Federation, Patrick...
NPFL 2020/21: A Win Will Send Rivers United To The Top
Rivers United will secure the first position in the Nigeria Professional Football League table with a win over Adamawa United on Sunday afternoon. The Pride of Rivers are currently two points behind Nasarawa United and will need all three points to overtake table toppers Nasarawa United. Technical adviser Stanley Eguma is likely to make changes to the side that lost to...
NPFL 2020/21: More Super Eagles Stars Join NPFL Actions
With the 2020/21 NPFL season live on television via the NPFL.tv app and on the network service of the nation's national television, the fan base of the league has grown rapidly. Fans are not allowed into the stadia due to covid-19 protocols but then they have been able to watch games live on television. Football fans are also joined by Super...
Ramat Cup 2021: YSFON Anambra Set To Begin State Playoff/Screening Ahead Of Main Tournament
The Anambra state Youth Sports Federation of Nigeria (YSFON) will on Saturday 30th January 2021 starts its two-day screening exercise to select U16 players that will represent the state at the 2021 Ramat Cup Championship. The tournament is billed for Kano from February 5 to February 13, 2021, is aimed at discovering young talented footballers at the grassroots across the...
Covid 19: Gateway United Given Clean Bill Of Health Ahead Of NNL 2020/21 Campaign
All players and officials of Gateway United FC have tested negative for Covid-19 after the results of the tests conducted at the Club Secretariat, MKO Abiola Int'l Stadium, Abeokuta on Monday January 25th, 2021 were released. Speaking on the clean health bill, Acting General Manager, Niyi Soleye, who received the result described it as a morale booster ahead of the...
NPFL 2020/21: Bragging Rights Ends As Plateau Break Solid Miners’ Wings
After a sailing start to the NPFL season, Nasarawa United final hits head on the rock as they suffered their first loss of the season in the 1-0 loss to Plateau United in Jos. The Solid Miners had been unbeaten since the start of the season going on a 6 match unbeaten streak. Plateau United's Mohammed Zulkifilu scored the match-winner in...
Nigerian Prospect Talks About His Experience With The National U17 And Career Aspirations
Boluwatife Linus is a promising young Nigerian football prospect currently honing his skills with Lagos based football academy Broad City FC. If not for a failed MRI scan test, Linus would well have turned out for the Golden Eaglets of Nigeria in the just concluded 2021 WAFU B U17 tournament held in Togo. In an exclusive interview with Sports247,...
Suru-Lere League: “My Boys are Improving and I Can See It In Their Performance,” says Coach of Broad City FC
By Samuel Bamisebi Despite their 1-0 loss in the hands of team Lagos, coach of Broad City FC, James Bayan, a former player of Warri wolves and Bayelsa United, has admitted that his lads are getting better in their game. "I like the game. I see that my boys are improving. What we teach them in training, we're seeing it in...
EDO 2021: Team Lagos 1-0 Broad City; ‘They are a very good side’ says Director of Broad City about their opponents.
By Samuel Bamisebi After the disappointing defeat to new Lagos based team, Vandrezzer FC, Team Lagos have gone back to winning ways after defeating Broad City FC 1-0 in a friendly game to aid their preparations for the National Sports Festival. The director of Broad City, Mr Bamidele, was quick to affirm that their opponents were the better side after calling...
IFFHS: Nigeria’s Goalkeeper Named Among The Best African Players Of The Decade
By Samuel Bamisebi The International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS), have released the names of the players who they believe shone the most in the last decade from 2011-2020 to constitute the African Decade XI. The list comprises one player each from Nigeria, Morocco, Ghana, Algeria and Gabon with two players each from Ivory coast, Egypt, and Senegal. According to...
