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Rivers United players must share blame for side’s slump
Sunday Rotimi urges Emeka Ogbuh to get upBy Ekine MosephDespite playing so well against Plateau United, Rivers United failed to find the back of the net for only the second time at home this season.As...
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Five things we learned from Nigerian League Match Day 17
Hattrick Boy, Alhassan IbrahimBy Ekine MosephElKanemi Warriors continued their winning streak at home with yet another win; Enyimba grab bragging rights in the Oriental Derby handing Imama Amapakabo's...
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Aristide Bance close to Rivers United move
Burkina Faso striker, Aristide Bance is inching close to a move to Port Harcourt based Rivers United as discussions continue between both parties.A Rivers United source told Naijafootball247.com that...
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Rivers United get slim win over Rayon Sport
A goal in each half from Emeka Atuoloma and Guy Kuerman gave Rivers United a 2-0 win over Rwanda’s Rayon Sport in the CAF Confederation Cup.In front of a poor crown estimated at 2000, a far cry from...
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RANGERS COACH: HUNGER AND FATIGUE COST US ZESCO GAME
Chukwuma AgboBy Carl OrakwueInterim Coach Enugu Rangers , Chukwuma Agbo has attributed his sides loss to Zesco United in the CAF Confederation Cup 2nd leg playoff match at the weekend to fatigue and...
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Kabiru Dogo, Stephen Odey get monthly awards nominations
Stephen OdeyNasarawa United’s coach, Kabiru Dogo and MFM FC’s Stephen Udoh have been nominated for Manager and Player of the month awards for March 2017.The League Bloggers Awards (LBA) organisers of...
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Ohale dumps Rivers Angels for Swedish side, Vittsjo GIK
Osinachi OhaleTowering Rivers Angels center back, Osinachi Ohale has dumped the club for a plum deal in Europe with Swedish side, Vittsjo GIK.Ohale as been with the Port Harcourt based club for two...
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Why Gernot Rohr should get Enyeama back into the Super Eagles
By Ekine MosephWith less than 60 days before Nigeria’s Super Eagles file out against South Africa in its quest to qualify for the 2019 African Nations Cup the goalkeeping position Eagles has been...
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Udechukwu brace lifts Katsina United over Rivers United
By Zazi BarizaKatsina United have beaten Rivers United 2-0 in a rescheduled match day 13 Nigeria Professional Football League match played this evening at the Muhammadu Dikko Stadium in Katsina.The...
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Go Round FC will be envy of Premier League sides, says Manager
Soni UbohBy Zazi BarizaGeneral manager of Nigerian National League side, Sonni Uboh, says the new camp facility built for players of the club is one that will be ‘an envy to NPFL sides.’The state of...
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Eguavoen wins on Sunshine Stars debut
Austin EguavoenBy Zazi BarizaFormer Super Eagles coach, Austine Eguavoen, began his reign as Sunshine Stars gaffer with a 2-0 win over champions, Rangers International, in a rescheduled match played at...
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Twenty five Eagles get call ups for Corsica test game
Twenty five players have been called up by Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr for this month’s friendly match against Corsica.Notable absentees are the Chinese trio of John Mikel Obi, Brown Ideye and...
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Tiki Taka does not work in Nigerian League and other trending stories
By China AcheruI had often wondered why Nigerian clubs do not play with any unique style and this is since the last 20 years.I started watching the Nigerian League in 1981 and I saw a couple of styles....
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Welcome back, Supersport, but...
The past month or so had been dark for the Nigerian League and lovers of the game due to uncertainty over the live coverage of games.I can not claim to know all the details because there was no...
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Referee receives phone call and other trending Nigerian football stories
Two weeks ago, Nigerian football twitter almost crashed when someone came up with a story that was as bizarre as it got.After the rescheduled league game between Gombe United and Enugu Rangers, the...
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Rivers United’s Ayo Saka wins maiden VAT Wonder Goal Award
Ayo Saka’s 39th minute goal for Rivers United has been voted the VAT Wonder Goal in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) Match Day 20.Saka beat off a still challenge from Enyimba’s Ugochukwu...
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What is the point of the Nigerian League wonder goal?
A few days ago I received a press statement from the media department of the League Management Company, LMC who run the Nigerian League and it got me wondering.The statement told that three players,...
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Toe injury knocks Victor Moses out of Super Eagles
Chelsea FC wing back,. Victor Moses was left out of Nigeria’s team to play against South Africa next week because of a toe injury.Other notable players that did not make the cut are Brown Ideye, Odion...
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Real Madrid FC defeats UNILAG FC To emerge champions of Akoka 5- a side tourney
Real Madrid FC of UniLagReal Madrid FC overcame a dogged UNILAG Football Club by two goals to nothing in the final of the 4th edition of Akoka 5-Aside Football Competition on Monday, May 29, 2017 at...
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Obaje, Ammeh and Ubong chase VAT wonder goal Prize
Godwin ObajeLast season’s top scorer, Godwin Obaje made it to the list for the VAT Wonder Goal Award and will be contending with Akwa United’s Friday Ubong and Wilfred Ammeh of Niger Tornadoes in the...
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