Enyimba will begin the defense of their Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) title against Bendel Insurance in Aba on September 9. The People's Elephant secured their record-extending ninth league title after finishing above Remo Stars via goal difference during the playoffs of the abridged format last season. Insurance also reached the playoffs but finished bottom of the six-team log. They were however victorious in the Federation...
Remo Stars and Enyimba started their 2023-24 CAF Champions League campaign on a losing note after falling to Medeama and Al Ahly Benghazi 1-0 and 4-3 respectively away from home in the first round of the qualifiers on Sunday. The Sky Blues and People's Elephant made it into the premier African club football competition by finishing in the top two in the Nigeria Premier Football League...
Enyimba striker Chukwuemeka Obioma has been rewarded with the sum of ₦500,000 for emerging highest goalscorer in the 2022-23 Nigeria Premier Football League season. The 24-year-old ended the campaign with 16 goals to his name, 14 goals in the regular season and he added two more goals in Enyimba's successful outing at Super 6 play-offs in Lagos. In the Super 6, Obioma scored the People's Elephants'...
Super Eagles coach Jose Peseiro rested Rivers United defender Ebube Duru and Bendel Insurance midfielder Divine Nwachukwu in his first training session for Sunday's 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Sierra Leone. The two players were dropped to recover on Monday after participating in the just-concluded NPFL Super 6 play-offs in Lagos with Peseiro running the rule over 19 players in training at the...
Enyimba were crowned Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) champions for the ninth time after recording a 1-1 draw with Rivers United in the final round of the playoffs at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena on Sunday. Both sides came into the game level on points but the People's Elephant had with the advantage via goal difference. They took the lead in the 39th minute through Ekene Awazie...
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