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Ikorodu City, Beyond Limits secure maiden NPFL promotion

Ikorodu City, Beyond Limits secure maiden NPFL promotion

Ikorodu City FC and Beyond Limits Football Academy have secured promotion to the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) for the very first time after their final day wins in the Nigeria National League (NNL) Super Eight playoffs in Enugu on Wednesday. Needing a win to gain promotion to the country's elite football division, Ikorodu City defeated Madiba FC 2-0 courtesy a brace from Toheeb Ajeyigbe at...

NNL adjust Super 8 kick-off date

NNL adjust Super 8 kick-off date

The board of the Nigeria National League, the country’s second-tier league, has moved the kick-off date of the Super 8 playoffs to June 7. The playoff was initially scheduled to take place from May 23-30 in Enugu State but has been adjusted due to a clash with the President’s Federation Cup round of 32 games. The Super 8 that determines NNL champion and the three promoted...

Federation Cup: Rivers United vs Enyimba headline Round of 64 draw

Federation Cup: Rivers United vs Enyimba headline Round of 64 draw

Reigning Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) champions Rivers United have been paired with eight-time league champions Enyimba in what is the headline fixture of the 2023 Federation Cup round of 64. The draws were held at the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday, with a gruelling 128 matches to be played across the country next Wednesday to determine the 64 sides that will...

NPFL: Imade’s strike fires Bendel Insurance past Enyimba

NPFL: Imade’s strike fires Bendel Insurance past Enyimba

In the top-of-the table clash between Bendel Insurance and Enyimba at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium on Sunday, Osarenkhoe Imade's first-half strike sealed all three points for the home side. The in-form striker's effort in the 23rd minute was the difference as the Benin Arsenals won their seventh game of the season to remain unbeaten in Group A of the ongoing abridged league format. The 22-year-old continued...