Sharks FC have cried out ahead of their Week 14 Nigeria Professional Football League, NPFL, match against El Kanemi Warriors in Maiduguri tomorrow following the state of emergency imposed on the state by the Federal Government. Soldiers and other security forces are fighting to dislodge the extremist Boko Haram sect that has almost taken over [...]
As the DStv-sponsored Nigeria men’s basketball league enters Week 4 in both the Atlantic and Savannah Conferences this weekend, all eyes will be on Oluyole Warriors of Ibadan. The Oyo State owned club, who only this season regained their top flight league status after playing in the lower league for over 14 years, have began [...]
Latter Rain Stars Football Club of Ogba, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria maintained their unbeaten run when they defeated Zion Football Club also of Ogba by 4-3 via penalty shootout. The club had just won a giant trophy in the recently organised Easter tourney among churches in Agege. The match was played at the Nigeria Institute of [...]
There is no doubt that this year’s Lagos State Challenge Cup, popularly known as Lagos FA Cup, lived up to expectations, but one thing football fans will remember the tournament for was the performance of grassroots clubs who took part in the annual competition. City of David football team, COD defeated Mountain of Fire football [...]
A former Benfica FC Coach, Mr Sergio Daniel, has said that Nigeria is a rich country with many talents in sports, especially in football, which could be invested in. Daniel told the News Agency of Nigeria NAN in Abuja that a lot of grassroots players needed to be given opportunity to play for the national [...]
Within five days Wusu Football Academy have won two trophies in a row. After beating all comers to the maiden Ogunnusi Cup at the Agege Stadium on Wednesday, 1 May, the team, tutored by Tunde Oyebande, were at Dele Arojo Memorial Cup where they also won the grassroots football championship tagged Ipokia L.G.A. Cup. Wusu [...]
Nigerian professional side, City of David football team COD yesterday defeated Mountain of Fire football team 3-1 via penalty shootout after a barren draw at regulation time to win their first ever Lagos State Challenge Cup. Football fans who came to the Agege Stadium yesterday were impressed with the performance of both teams. MFM team [...]
