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NPFL: Enyimba begin title defense against Bendel Insurance

NPFL: Enyimba edge past Akwa United in Aba

Nine-time Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) winners Enyimba secured a slim 1-0 victory over Akwa United in a rescheduled game in Aba on Wednesday, Afrosport reports. The cagey affair produced no goal in the first-half with both sides failing to convert in the final third. Austin Onyemaechi gave coach Yemi Olanrewaju and the home crowd something to cheer about on his debut when he headed in...

NPFL: Boboye drags Heartland to court over ₦19 million unpaid wages

NPFL: Boboye drags Heartland to court over ₦19 million unpaid wages

Head coach of Sunshine Stars Kennedy Boboye has initiated a legal action against his former club Heartland FC for overdue payables totalling ₦19 million, Afrosport reports. He was appointed coach of Heartland in November 2023, taking over from coach Christian Obi who was dismissed due to poor run of results. However, just seven matches into his reign in charge of the Naze millionaires, Boboye, who won...

UCL: Senegal’s Abdallah Sima scores twice as Brest thrash Salzburg

UCL: Senegal’s Abdallah Sima scores twice as Brest thrash Salzburg

Senegal forward Abdallah Sima scored twice as debutants Brest maintained their perfect Champions League start by thrashing Salzburg 4-0 on Tuesday , Afrosport reports. The French side kicked off their first-ever European campaign with a 2-1 home win over Sturm Graz two weeks ago, and they consolidated on that victory with another clinical performance in Salzburg. Brest went ahead in the 24th minute through a terrific counter-attacking...

AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Ilechukwu, Ogunmodede to assist Eguavoen against Benin, Rwanda

NPFL: Remo Stars boss Daniel Ogunmodede downplays Rangers’ Ilechukwu outburst

Head Coach of Remo Stars, Daniel Ogunmodede, says he's not surprised with the outburst of Enugu Rangers handler Fidelis Ilechukwu following their recent meeting in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Afrosport reports. Ilechukwu had accused the Remo Stars coach of deploying inhuman tactics just to "win at all cost" after the Flying Antelopes fell 2-1 to the Sky Blue Stars in Ikenne on Sunday. Alex...

Abeokuta 10km Race: Organisers target World Athletics’ Bronze label for fifth edition

Abeokuta 10km Race: Organisers target World Athletics’ Bronze label for fifth edition

Organisers of the Abeokuta 10-kilometre race, Nilayo Sports Management Limited (NSML) says they are targeting a bronze label for the fifth edition of the event. Mr. Bukola Olopade, NSML Managing Director, made this known at the end of the 2024 edition of the race in Abeokuta, where he revealed that their target is to get better in all spheres having expressed confidence in attaining the Bronze...