Academy Lauds Oyo Government Over Principal Cup Revival
Published: October 10, 2013
An Ibadan based soccer school, FRENAGE Soccer Academy has described the renewal of the prestigious secondary schools’ soccer tourney tagged ‘Principal Cup’ by the present administration in Oyo State as a commendable gesture and good omen for the development of the game.The popular football tournament ...
Uneasy Calm In Ibadan Over Bribery Scandal
Published: October 07, 2013
There has been an unusual calmness noticed in the football folks in Ibadan since the news of bribery scandal rocking the State’s own team, 3SC and the Chairman of Nigeria football Federations (NFF)’s Organisation and Disciplinary O & D committee Leye Adepoju who doubles as the Football Association boss ...
Kano Pillars Fans Almost Killed Me - NTA Cameraman
Published: October 04, 2013
The NTA reporter who alongside his cameraman were attacked by irate fans of Kano Pillars during a week 34 Nigeria Professional Football league game against Kaduna United at the Kaduna Township Stadium has revealed the ordeal he suffered in the hands of the away team management and fans.Ameen Yahaya who was on assignmen...
Ajibade Babalade Incurs Ibadan Fans Wrath, As 3SC Draw With Enyimba
Published: October 03, 2013
3SC, the Ibadan darling team hinged closer to relegation from the elite cadre of Nigerian football after recording another home draw against the table topper, Enyimba of Aba in a week 35 game of Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) match played on Wednesday at Lekan Salami Sports Complex Ibadan where its Team M...
Former Commissioner Was Behind 3SC Woes - Kelani, 3SC Board Member
Published: October 01, 2013
Tunde Anifowose Kelani, a board member of Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) gave account of what transpired between the club’s management board and the former commissioner for Youths and Sports, Dapo Lam-Adesina in Nasarawa where the club lost scandalously by 3 goals to nothing to  Olanrewaju Agiri and also a...
Referee Chrisantus Okoro Blows The Whistle On Insecurity At Match Venues
Published: September 28, 2013
Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) referee Chrisantus Okoro has declared that the football authorities should take drastic action against home teams whose supporters run foul of the rules.Recall that the Week 29 Premier League game between Kwara United and Warri Wolves could not be concluded after the assistan...
Nigeria Referees Association Stops Referees From NPFL Matches
Published: September 27, 2013
The national executive council of Nigeria Referees Association (NRA) rising from an emergency meeting called to review activities of members in the on-going Nigeria Professional Football League and directed that no referee should honour any NPFL matches again until further notice.The sanction according to a release iss...
NSC Clears Bushy Awolowo Stadium
Published: September 27, 2013
Luck has smiled on the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium Ibadan as contractor engaged by National Sports Commission (NSC) on Thursday morning commenced clearance of the bushy environment of former Liberty Stadium. The development which was greeted with jubilation by sportsmen and women who train in various sports everyday and ot...
Elegbeleye Is An Illiterate - Nigerian Referees Association
Published: September 23, 2013
The executive of Nigerian Referees Association (NRA) has taken the Director General of National Sports Commission (NSC), Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye to the cleaners over his comment against Nigerian Referees which was recently published in some sports’ dailies.The Public Relation Officer of NRA, Sareh Jumoke Adebisi w...
EXCLUSIVE: Rolo Zapata Hints At Return To Sunshine Stars
Published: September 15, 2013
Former Sunshine Stars coach Rodolfo Zapata says he is in contact with Chairman Mike Idoko over handling the Akure based side.Rolo Zapata, 47, had a highly successful spell at Sunshine Stars back in the 2010 - 2011 season. But the American, who has Argentina blood flowing in his veins, later parted company with the club...
Working Professionals Pledge Special Package For 3SC To Beat Sharks
Published: September 10, 2013
Shooting Stars players and management have been urged to put behind their awful experience last Sunday in the ill-fated week 30 Sunshine Stars/Shooting Stars league match that ended halfway and focus on how to come out victorious in their home match against Sharks of Port-Harcourt.Revealing this to newsmen in Ibadan wa...
500 Ibadan Fans For Akure To Cheer Shooting Stars
Published: September 08, 2013
In an effort to salvage the precarious position of 3SC in Nigeria Premier League log and rally support for its week 30 match against Sunshine Stars billed for Akure Township stadium, 500 fans would be sponsored to the venue of the match to cheer Ibadan darling team to victory.   This was made possible by Caretaker...
Problem Facing 3SC Is Multi - Facet - Jubril, Counsel To Yekini
Published: September 06, 2013
People have beginning to bear their minds in the lingering problems rocking the traditional clubside, Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC). A strong backer of the club who doubled as legal counsel to the late Super Eagles Striker Rasheed Yekini, Bar. Jubril Olanrewaju Mohammed in this interview with allnigeriasoccer.com&nb...
Augustine Eguavoen In Contact With Premier League Clubs
Published: September 04, 2013
Former National Team coach Augustine Eguavoen, who now oversees Nigerian National Football League outfit COD United, claims he has received some offers from some topflight teams that he is mulling over.Eguavoen guided The White Lions to a 3 - 1 victory over Remo Stars last weekend to narrowly escape relegation from Nig...
Tijani Babangida Wants State Government To Reward Taraba FC Players Over Promotion
Published: August 31, 2013
Taraba FC have clinched promotion to the Nigeria Premier League with a hard fought 1 - 0 victory over already promoted Giwa FC on the final day of the National League.Former Ajax Amsterdam wing wizard Tijani Babangida was appointed chairman of Taraba FC by the State Governor Danbaba Suntai in November 2011, and given a...