Author: Seyi Alao
Following his side’s semi-final lost to Wikki Tourists of Bauchi atthe 2018 Ahlan pre-season tour, Niger Tornadoes head coach, Bernard Ogbe feels his side was hard done by poor decisions from the match officials. Unbeaten Niger Tornadoes was was on their way to another victory after Otuke Michael gave them early lead, before Aliyu Zubairu led Wikki Tourists of Bauchi fired back with two goals from Mohammed Mohammed and Idris Guda to dump the Ikon Allah boys out of the tournament. Ogbeide who took over the weeks back was angry with the manner of which his side suffered their first defeat…
Samson Siasia has urged the League Management Company (LMC) and Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to sort out the best way to end the crisis rocking the Nigeria professional football league and the Nigeria National League ( NNL). The 2017/ 2018 Nigeria professional football league season was stopped halfway with fourteen matches remaining due to the leadership crisis that rocked the country’s football governing body for several months after the 2018 World. However, another crisis erupted after the NNL teams that was directed by Nigeria Football Federation to play in the super eight to determine the teams that will be joining…
The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has confirmed that South Africa and Egypt have submitted their bids to replace Cameroon as the host of 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. It would be recalled that the African football governing body stripped Cameroon off the hosting right due to slow progress ininfrastructures and security reasons. The body has now confirmed one of the two Africa’s giants will behosting the tournament from 15 June – 13 July 2019. CAF confirmed the bid of the two Nations with the followingstatement published on its website : Following the statement issued on 6 December 2018…
Federal Capital Territory defeated Bayelsa State 1-0 in the final of the football event of the 19th National Sports Festival in Abuja on Friday.
Lobi Stars attacker, Sikiru Alimi says Lobi Stars CAF champions league opponents Gor Mahia are not a pushover but insists his side want to make it into the group stage of the competition. Gor Mahia will welcome the Nigerian champions to Moi international Sports Center in Nairobi for the Sunday clash with both side setting their sight on the money spinning group stage of the competition. Lobi lost their last away game 1-0 to USM De Loum of Cameroon but bounced back to to win the return leg 2-0 at Nnamdi Azikwe stadium, while Gor Mahia eliminated Big Bullets of…
Super Eagles skipper Ahmed Musa goal drought continues as he fired blank in Al Nasr Riyadh 4-0 win over Al Raed in Saudi top flight League played on Friday. Musa who is looking for his goal for the club since scoring the only goal of the game in the defeat of AL Shabab last month was replaced in the 88th minute by Feras Albrikan. Abderazak Hamed-Allah was the star of the game as he scored all of Nasr’s four goals on the night in the 8th, 45th, 45th and 47th minutes to hand his side a comprehensive victory. The win took…
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles fought back from a goal down to beat Mali 5-4 on penalties in the semi-final of the WAFU U-20 football competition in Lone, Togo on Friday. The game ended 1-1 after regulation time, the Malians took the leadin the 12th minute through Sissoko Sambou before Valentine Uzornwafor restored parity for Nigeria a minute after the break. The game went into penalties as there nothing to separate both side, Nigeria scored all five penalty kicks, while Olawale Oremade in goal for Nigeria saved the last kick of the Malians to send the Elying Eagles into the final. The Paul…
Victor Osimhen gets his name on scoresheet as Charleroi secured a hard fought victory over Gent in Belgian Professional Football League game played at the Stade du Pays Charleroi on Friday. Osimhen has been in superb form for the belgian side since he arrived on loan from German club VFL Wolfsburg in the summer. Gent thought they have secured a point with game still goalless until Osimhen broke their heart with the first goal of the game in the 84th minutes as his brilliant shot beats Lovre Kalinic in goal for Gent. Substitute Massimo Bruno made the three points safe with…
Nigeria’s Sand Eagles bowed 6-1 to Senegal in the final game of the 2018 CAF Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt on Friday, December 14.
Liverpool superstar Mohamed Salah has become the fourth player to be named the BBC African Footballer of the Year a second time, making history for club and country in doing so.
