Ubakanma: Rivers United have the best in the NPFL
Rivers United youngster Peter Ubakanma believes simply playing with the club’s stars will help him improve as a player. Ubakanma, a 20-year-old signing from MFM FC, was with the Pride of Rivers team during the pre-season and is said to have caught the eye of coach Stanley Eguma. Normally considered a defender, Sports247.ng reports Ubakanma has done well at defensive midfield...
LAGOS STATE FOOTBALL REFEREE’S COUNCIL (LSFRC) TRAINING DEPARTMENT ROLL OUT ACTION PLAN FOR 2019 WITH A PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST FOR NON-LEAGUE REFEREES
With Nigeria (Football) Referees Association (NRA) Societies and Councils elections concluded across all the states of the federation, Lagos State Football Referee’s Council experienced a change of leadership with Engr. Adams Salauddin emerging as the chairman defeating the incumbent chairman Mr. Moses Adebanjo on the December 18th, 2018 election. The training wing of the Council also experienced changes as Abdjelil...
Warri Wolves Set for Second Phase of Preparation for 2018/2019 NNL Campaign
Warri Wolves FC will resume training on Monday, 7 January, for the second phase of preparation for the 2018/2019 Nigeria National League (NNL) campaign. In a statement released by the club's media unit, the closed door training exercise will take place at the Warri City Stadium by 7am daily. Players and officials of the Seasiders have been on holiday, because of...
FC IFEANYI UBAH RESUMES TRAINING THIS FRIDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS BREAK
Nigerian Professional Football League club FC Ifeanyi Ubah will this Friday resume the final phase of their pre-season modalities in anticipation of the commencement of the 2019 NPFL season after returning from Christmas and New year break. Players and club officials had earlier embarked on a 12-day Christmas and New year break on the 22nd of December 2018 and where...
Bukayo Saka Gains Commendation From Ian Wright
Arsenal of England fast-rising Nigerian-born winger, Bukayo saka has gained commendation from a legend of The Gunners, Ian Wright, who is raining superlatives on the kid for his English Premier League debut. Sports247.ng can report that Wright is so excited that Saka is on his path to greatness so early in his career, and congratulated the England U19 star on...
Ola Aina Inspires Torino For Chelsea Again
AS Torino of Italy defender, Ola Aina has been cited as the reference point for another swoop on Chelsea by the Serie A side, as they aim to get another player on loan from The Blues. With Aina doing so well in his first season outside England, after a loan deal from Chelsea took him to Turin in the summer,...
Ideye Eyes January Deal In German Bundesliga
Former Super Eagles striker, Aide Brown Ideye has set his sight on a deal in the German Bunndesliga, as he aims to end his career on a high, after a torrid end to his days at Tianjin Teda of China. Although Ideye has been out of the spotlight since falling out with the Chinese Super League club, sports247.ng can report...
Two Kano Pillars Players escaped death, Car Burnt To Ashes
Kano Pillars FC duo of Bature Yaro and Kamal Sikiru were involved in a terrible car fire incident yesterday afternoon as they were returning to base. The two players who drove in Kamal 's personal car returning to Kano from festive holidays that was given to prepare for the 2018/2019 season when their vehicle busted into flame. No death was recorded...
NNL Super 8 postponed till January 5th
The proposed NNL Super 8 which was supposed to kick off tomorrow has being shifted to 5th of January in order to allow all the teams involved to be in attendance in Aba. This will be the third time , the date has be shifted, with a high sense of doubt regarding the standardization of NNL for not putting their...
Four Lobi stars players sets to leave for Europe amidst CAF Champions League
Lobi Stars performance in the CAF champions league might be counter productive as four key players of the team is at the verge of seeking greener pastures outside the shores of Nigeria. The attacking duo of Samad Khadiri and Sikiru Alimi is close to agreed a deal with a foreign club with Samad Khadiri and Captain Anthony Agbaji heading to...
