2019/20 NPFL to kick-off November 3, 2019 and end May 31, 2020
The League Management Company (LMC) has announced November 3, 2019 as the kick-off date of the 2019/20 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) with match slated at all ten venues. This followed a consultative meeting between the LMC and heads of the 20 participating clubs in Abuja on Monday, October 14, during which the Chairman of the LMC, Shehu Dikko presented...
Omokaro Beats Tunde Sanni, Three Others to Emerge Osun United’s Head Coach
Ex-international Bright Omokaro on Tuesday, 15th October, 2019 emerged as the coach of Osun United after the screening conducted by the management of the club for five shortlisted coaches. Omokaro beat two ex-handlers of the Omoluabi Giants, Bayo Adesina and Sina Afolabi, as well as former Kwara United Gaffer, Tunde Sanni and Agbana Ademola of Ekiti United for the exalted...
LAGOS OPEN TENNIS 2ND LEG: 4 NIGERIANS SET FOR ACTION…TO PLAY MAIN DRAWS FIXTURES
Four Nigerian players have made their ways to play in the Main Draws of the second leg of 2019 Lagos Open Tennis Championship. The second leg of the ITF World Tour, sponsored by Heineken and other co-sponsors, served off Tuesday after the conclusion of matches of the first leg on Monday at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club, Onikan. In the qualifying...
NFF Reforms Committee meeting ends in Abuja
The NFF Reforms Committee on Tuesday evening ended a two-day meeting in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja with focus on how to best re-position Nigerian Football through tinkering with governance structure, women’s football and youth/grassroots development and the various leagues. Monday’s session began with opening remarks by Chairman of the committee, Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi, who is also NFF’s 1st Vice...
Gov. Ganduje tasks club owners on talent discovery
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has charged club owners and players across the country to be cooperative and develop new talents during sport activities. The Governor made the call when he received officials of the ongoing Ahlan pre-season tournament holding in Kano led by the Chairman Club Owners Association of Nigeria, Mr. Isaac Danladi in his office. This is contained...
Jo Bonfrère, International, local scouts converge for Kick to Glory’ tourney, talent hunt
Jo Bonfrere and two Chinese scouts/agents are now in Lagos for a football tournament organised by Kick to glory to select talented young footballers for international signings. The tournament is scheduled to begin on Thursday, Oct. 17, as the agents will also be visiting different academies, clubs during their stay while Jo Bonfrere will be looking forward to pay a...
Making of Champions is truly raising role model and others must emulate, says Dare
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has hailed the effort of the Making of Champions (MOC) Limited in maximising the potential of athletes, describing it as a model for the ministry and others to emulate if sports development was to be achieved in the country. The outfit founded by the Bambo Akani is a sports media and...
Striker Dominic Aliyu completes move to Elite 1 club Feutcheu
By Ademetan Abayomi Cameroonian Elite 1 club Feutcheu have pulled off a transfer coup with the signing of striker Dominic Aliyu. Aliyu has appended his signature to a two-year contract tying him to the Omnisports de Bafoussam until the end of the 2020/21 campaign. The deal that took the striker to Bafoussam was brokered by Cameroon based Nigerian agent Akachukwu Prosper. Dominic Aliyu...
Eaglets lose 1-2 to Sao Paulo in friendly
Five –time world champions, Golden Eaglets of Nigeria lost 1-2 to Sao Paulo U17 side in a friendly game played at the Sorocaba Sports Complex in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil on Monday evening. The Nigerian boys approached the game with confidence and were in control at the opening minutes of the game, with Olakunle Olusegun missing the target...
Rohr: Draw with Brazil is big booster for our AFCON race
Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr, has landed his playing body a huge pat on the back for a gutsy performance in Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Brazil in a friendly match in Singapore. Five –time world champions Brazil to to dig deep into their arsenal before securing the equalizer as the Super Eagles had them on the back foot following...
