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

NPFL: Shooting Stars up to fourth after beating Kano Pillars

Shooting Stars moved to fourth on the log in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), after a 2-0 win against Kano Pillars in Ibadan on Saturday, Afrosport reports. Joshua Akpan and Adam Mustapha scored in the 44th and 78th minute to ensure the Oluyole Warriors maintained their recent winning streak. Shooting Stars have now won three games on a bounce, and moved to fourth on the...

NPFL: Lobi Stars edge Kwara United, Rivers United battle Kano Pillars

NPFL: Lobi Stars edge Kwara United, Rivers United battle Kano Pillars

Lobi Stars returned to winning ways after defeating Kwara United 1-0 on Saturday at the Lafia City stadium in a matchday 15 encounter in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Afrosport reports. Peter Onah netted the only goal of the game in the 26th minute when he collected a well-crafted pass from Ifeanyi Assurance, before firing past Kwara United's goalkeeper. The goal sealed victory and maximum...

NPFL reschedules Bendel Insurance and Shooting Stars match

NPFL reschedules Bendel Insurance and Shooting Stars match

The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has rescheduled the matchday three fixture between Bendel Insurance and Shooting Stars, Afrosport reports.  to Sunday, 2nd October 2024. Insurance were earlier scheduled to host the Oluyole Warriors on Sunday, September 22, at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin. However, the match will now be played on Sunday, October 2, at the same venue, as the decision to move the...

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: Who are the leading scorers for ongoing 2023-24 season?

NPFL: Who are the leading scorers for ongoing 2023-24 season?

The 2023-34 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) is 32 matchdays old (as at the time of writing) with a lot of drama, thrills and shocking moments. Goalscoring is very peculiar in the NPFL owing to the nature of how teams tend to focus their energy and getting more points at home while doing the minimum away from home more often than not. Afrosport takes a look...