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El-Kanemi Warriors beat Abia Warriors to President Federation Cup title

El-Kanemi Warriors beat Abia Warriors to President Federation Cup title

Nasiru Salisu scored a brace as El-Kanemi Warriors defeated Abia Warriors 2-0 to lift the 2023-24 President Federation Cup at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena in in Lagos on Saturday. It was El-Kanemi Warriors' third title in the history of the competition, after previous triumphs in 1991 and 1992. El-Kanemi will join Enyimba to represent Nigeria in the CAF Confederation Cup next season, as part of their...

CAF adopts Nigerian name ‘Ola’ for new match ball

CAF adopts Nigerian name ‘Ola’ for new match ball

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has given the new match ball for the 2024-25 CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup a Nigerian name, Ola. OLA is a name in the Southwestern part of Nigeria popular to the Yoruba ethnic group which means either wealth, respect or honour. The word also has an Arabic meaning of 'rise' and 'success'. CAF disclosed that the new match...

CAFCC: Dreams FC march into semis, Rivers United crash out

CAFCC: Dreams FC march into semis, Rivers United crash out

Dreams FC kept their dreams alive in the CAF Confederation Cup after edging past Stade Malien 3-2 on aggregate in Sunday's quarter-final second leg. The Ghanaian outfit had claimed a 2-1 win in the first leg on home soil and Sunday's 1-1 draw in Bamako was more than enough to see their impressive run in the competition continue into the semi-finals. Rivers United however could not...