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NPFL: Shooting Stars upset Pillars in Kano, edge closer to continental spot

NPFL: Uche Onwuasoanya targets league title with Shooting Stars

Shooting Stars midfielder Uche Onwuasoanya is confident that the club can win the 2024-25 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) title despite their slow start to the season. The Oluyole Warriors recorded a 1-1 draw away at Nasarawa United in their league opener, before they were forced to another 1-1 draw in Ibadan on Sunday by Plateau United. Onwuasoanya, who scored the team's equaliser against his former...

NPFL: Enyimba begin title defense against Bendel Insurance

CAFCC: Nigeria’s Enyimba set for clash with Etoile Filante; Zamalek head to Kenya

Two-time African Champions Enyimba will begin their journey in the 2024-25 CAF Confederation Cup with a visit to Burkina Faso's Etoile Filante in a second preliminary round clash scheduled for Friday, September 13, at 5pm Nigerian time. The People's Elephants got a bye in the first preliminary round, and have their eyes on a favourable result at the Mamadou Konate stadium in Bamako. The Nine-time Nigeria...

NPFL: Title contenders & flops of the 2023-24 season

CAFCL: Nigerian champions Enugu Rangers face Angola’s Sagrada Esperanca

Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) champions, Enugu Rangers, will kick off this weekend’s action in the second preliminary round matches in the CAF Champions League. The Flying Antelopes will play host to Sagrada Esperanca of Angola in their first leg clash on Friday, September 13, at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo, with the game slated to commence at 3 p.m. Nigerian time. Rangers accounted for...

AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Salah scores on 100th cap as Egypt trounce Botswana

AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Salah scores on 100th cap as Egypt trounce Botswana

Mohamed Salah marked his 100th appearance for the Egypt national team with a goal as the Pharaohs trounced Botswana 4-0 on Tuesday in a 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixture, Afrosport reports. The Liverpool forward, who began his international career against Sierra Leone in September 2011, scored Egypt's third goal in the 56th minute on his milestone day to take his international goal tally to...