Rivers United Stopper Douhadji Poised To Make International Debut After Teaming Up With Togo
Published: March 22, 2016
Yaovi Douhadji has teamed up with Togo’s national side ahead of 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifying fixtures against Tunisia this month.The Rivers United man was named in the 25-man squad made public by the head coach of the Hawks, Tom Saintfiet earlier this month.He has now joined up with his internati...
Rivers United Defender Ofem Inah Gets Three-Match Ban
Published: March 21, 2016
Rivers United defender, Ofem Inah has been suspended for three matches after he picked up a red card in the club’s Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) match against Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) in Ibadan on Saturday.The left-back was shown a straight red card for barging into 3SC’s Nojeem Olukok...
Heartland Edge Mountain of Fire and Miracles FC in Owerri
Published: March 21, 2016
Heartland Football Club of Owerri edged Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries Football Club of Lagos 1-0 at the Dan Anyiam Stadium in Match Day 7 of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) tie on Sunday evening.It wasn’t the result the Olukoya Boys wanted, but they will take it in good faith after suff...
Mountain of Fire and Miracles Fans To Storm Dan Anyiam Stadium
Published: March 20, 2016
The South East 3 Regional Headquarters of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries Football of Lagos has said not fewer than 5 other regions will be present at the Dan Anyiam Stadium on Sunday for the match against Heartland Football Club of Owerri.Pastor Ibe Uchenna revealed the motive behind the mobilisation of fans ...
Rivers United Coach Picks Positives From Loss To Shooting Stars
Published: March 19, 2016
Rivers United gaffer Stanley Eguma has attempted to pick positives from his side’s 1-0 loss to Shooting Stars, singling out the penalty conceded just before half time as the only blot on his report sheet.“If you exclude the infringement that led to the penalty to 3SC, I think my players lived up to expecta...
Wasiu Jimoh Puts Rivers United To The Sword
Published: March 19, 2016
Wasiu Jimoh converted a penalty five minutes before half time to condemn 10-man Rivers United to a 0-1 defeat to Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) in a closely-fought Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) contest in Ibadan on Saturday.United were reduced to ten men after Ofem Inah, who was making his season’...
Team News : Inah To Earn United Debut Versus Shooting Stars
Published: March 19, 2016
Former Sharks FC defender, Ofem Inah will earn his first Rivers United appearance, barring any late developments, on Saturday against Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) on match day seven of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL).3SC and United and go toe to toe in the first live offering of match day seven at t...
Shooting Stars Coach Highlights Qualities Of Wasiu Jimoh
Published: March 19, 2016
Assistant coach of 3SC, Friday Christopher has now dispelled notions that there is an over reliance on Jimoh for goals with the attacker having already notched up four strikes this season.“Wasiu Jimoh is a powerful striker who could go all the way to emerge as top scorer in the NPFL; at the end of the season but ...
Rivers United Manager Eyes First Road Win Of The Season
Published: March 19, 2016
The Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasingba is the action spot this afternoon when Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) take on Rivers United in this first live offering of match day seven of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL).United come into the game on the back of three straight losses on the road following defea...
Azubuike Egwuekwe Scores On Competitive Debut For KuPS
Published: March 18, 2016
Super Eagles stopper Azubuike Egwuekwe scored on his competitive debut for Finnish club KuPS in their 3-0 win over MP in the League Cup on Friday.The 26-year-old was able to make his debut for KuPS after the Nigeria Football Federation sent his International Transfer Certificate to Finland few days ago.After a goalless...
Okonkwo Wary Of Kadiri Ikhana Influence
Published: March 18, 2016
Rivers United attacker, Chukwunonso Okonkwo says his side will “have no chance of escaping defeat” unless they play the game of their lives against Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) on Saturday.The two sides go toe to toe in a match day seven Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) fixture at the Lekan S...
2016 Kogi FA Cup: Lokoja FC Edge Black Stars To Semi-final
Published: March 17, 2016
Lokoja FC progressed to the semi final of the 2016 Kogi State Football Association (FA) Cup after a 3-2 victory via penalty shoot out against Black Stars in Lokoja on Wednesday.The Nigeria National-wide League played out a 1-1 draw with non-league side at the end of regulation time at the Kogi Confluence Stadium.The 20...
Eguma Faces Goalkeeping Headache
Published: March 17, 2016
Technical manager of Rivers United, Stanley Eguma must make a decision about his choice of goalkeeping personnel ahead of Saturday’s Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) clash with Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) in Ibadan.Sunday Rotimi started United’s first five games this season but was overlooke...
Mountain of Fire and Miracles Coach Alli Sure Of Heartland Upset
Published: March 17, 2016
Assistant head coach of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries Football of Lagos, Alli Suleman Obinna has said his team will upset Heartland Football Club this weekend in Owerri.The Olukoya Boys will be the guest of the Naze Millionaires in Sunday’s Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) matchday 7 clash a...
LMC Announces new Dates for Fixtures Displaced By Continental Engagements
Published: March 16, 2016
Fixtures involving the three Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) clubs with continental engagements have been rescheduled to accommodate the return leg of the second round of the two Confederation of African Football (CAF) Club competitions which takes place this weekend. The fixtures didn’t follow the tw...