Author: Seyi Alao
It will be a Southwestern Derby Clash of the Stars as Remo Stars Football Club (RSFC) Technical Adviser, Kennedy Boboye will be looking to get an immediate response on Sunday when his side take on his former employer, Sunshine Stars FC at the Akure Township Stadium. The Sky Blue Stars suffered a shocking last minute loss to Rivers United FC in Port Harcourt in midweek to slip off from the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) group A second spot to fifth on the log. The 1-0 loss at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium was the first defeat for the Sky Blue…
President of Go Round FC, Charity Obuah has offered her players the chance to earn three naira if they secure another away win when they visit struggling Akwa United who are still without a win so far in the league after match day five. Go Round FC has already secure away win this season at Abia Warriors but they have struggled to dominate teams at home with just a win and two draws in the process. Charity Obuah, a business woman became the only female club president Nigeria back in January 2019 after her husband Felix stepped down as club…
Rangers International Chief Coach Gbenga Ogunbote has revealed the reason behind his decision to start Kelvin Itoya from the bench in most matches and believes the player is the best joker in his team. Itoya had come off the bench to make impact for the Flying Antelopes countless times, including the 2018 Aiteo Cup final where he sparked the famous come back with his long range drive after being introduced in the second half. While many believes the former Warri Wolves man deserves a starting spot in the team, Coach Ogunbote says all players has different attributes and believes Itoya…
Enugu Rangers Winger Kelvin Itoya insists that the Club will have to win their matches if they are to make it to the make it out of Group stage of the CAF Confederations Cup, starting with Sunday’s game against Salitas of Burkina Faso. Itoya speaking ahead of crunch tie said the Flying Antelopes can’t afford to drop points at home and the team needs the supportersbehind them to get the job done. “We are well prepared for the game (against Salitas). It is a home game and we have to make it count,” “In this competition if you are…
Technical Adviser of Remo Stars Football Club Kennedy Boboye says his side has all it takes to leave Akure unhurt but admits his side must be wary of the Akure Gunners attacking threats. The Akure Landlord hosts the Sky Blue Stars in one of Matchday Six fixtures scheduled to hold at the Ondo State Sports Complex by 4pm on Sunday afternoon. Boboye says he told his to play the match with the mentality of playing at home which he believes is one of the ways they can get result against his former side. “It’s a derby, it is going to…
Lobi Stars’s quest to reach the knock out stage of the 2019 CAF Champions League suffered a big blow to following their 1-0 home defeat to 2017 champions Wydad Casablanca of Morocco in Enugu on Saturday. Mohamed Nahiri’s 20th minutes penalty made the difference as Lobi Stars struggled to recover from the set back for the entire duration. The first half ended with the Wydad Casablanca goalkeeper on holiday as Lobi Stars struggled to create a meaningful chances going forward , no thanks to the Moroccans resolute defending. The second half Lobi Stars had goalkeeper Olufemi Kayode to thank as he…
Barrister Solomon Dalung has commended sportswear manufacturing giants NIKE for including women in the bonuses scheme in their newly extended 4-year contract signed with the NFF in November 2018. The Minister of Youth and Sports gave the commendation at the NIKE UK office in London where he, alongside the NFF President Mr Amaju Pinnick and 2nd Vice President Shehu Dikko attended a pre-viewing and development strategy meeting with the sportswear manufacturers to take a final decision on the proposed National Teams’ new kits and apparel design due to be unveiled by summer 2020 for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.…
The fourth edition of the annual Lagos City marathon has been won by Ethiopia’s Sintayehu Lesesse as he bags the $50,000 prize money. The race, which took place on Saturday, kicked off in the early hours of the day from the National Stadium in Surulere and the finish line at Eko Atlantic City. Lesesse won the competition with a time of 2:17.26. Meanwhile, Gideon Goied was the first Nigerian to cross the finish line… Mizreet is also the winner of the women’s event…
Abia Warriors midfielder, Arinze Nwangwu says he’s happy to be back in the team and ready for action after he recovered to full fitness from the groin injury that long kept him out of action for Umuahia based team. The former Heartland central midfielder who is known for hiscombative style of play and long range passes has not kicked a ball this season as a result of the injury he sustained from pre season. While speaking on the team performance so far, Nwagwu believed said that the football has been under the new coach but team hasn’t had luck with…
Ahead of the U-20 African Cup of Nations which kicks off in Niger Republic on Saturday, ex-internationals Garba Lawal and Mutiu Adepoju has warned Paul Aigbogun’s Flying Eagles of Nigeria against underrating any team. The Flying Eagles will begin their quest for the 8th African crownagainst Burundi later today , before they play South Africa and Niger Republic in other Group A games of the eight-nation tournament. However former Nigeria international, Garba Lawal has charged the team to go all out and make the country proud but reminds them of how difficult it will be because other nations are well…
