Author: Adebanjo Ogunseye

Shehu Abdullahi scored his fourth league goal of the campaign as Bursaspor picked up a road win against Balikesirspor on Tuesday in the Turkish first division.

Nigerian duo William Troost-Ekong and Ola Aina could avoid been sucked into the relegation battle in Serie A as the Italian FA, FIGC, is considering halting the current season due to the rising spate of Coronavirus cases.

The Premier League has postponed Wednesday’s match between Manchester City and Arsenal “as a precaution” after it emerged that several “personnel from Arsenal FC have come into contact with the Olympiacos owner, Evangelos Marinakis, who has been named as a positive case of COVID-19”.

The League Management Company insists NPFL matches, this season, will go on in spite of a directive from the NFF declaring “no further match be played except there is full compliment of the medical equipment and personnel as provided in the NFF Club Licensing Regulations.”

Chineme Martins died on the pitch in a top flight league match in Nigeria and several hours after the footballer’s death neither the club nor the football authorities have dared to give a clear report as to what happened inside the Lafia Township Stadium on Sunday, March 8, 2020.

In it’s response to the death of Nasarawa United footballer Chineme Martins, the Nigeria Football Federation has instructed that no NPFL match will go ahead until certain statutory measures are adhered to by the LMC and the 20 clubs operating in the league.

Odion Ighalo played just over six minutes in his first ever Manchester Derby and the Nigerian Forward was on the winning side, as United stunned the EPL Champions Manchester City 2-0 at Old Trafford on Sunday.

Goals from Bolaji Sakin and Boubacar Samassekou ended the run of Nigerian champions, Enyimba in the CAF Confederation Cup by Horoya AC.

In-form Auwalu Ali Malam struck a brace to cancel out Lobi Stars’ lead against Kano Pillars and help his side earn a point in an entertaining NPFL match at the Aper Aku Stadium on Sunday.

Plateau United still hold a narrow lead atop the NPFL table following their 1-0 away victory over the inconsistent Wikki Tourist in Bauchi.