Rivers United have announced the appointment of former Super Eagles handler, Finidi George as their new head coach. George, on Wednesday signed a two-year deal, replacing long-serving tactician, Stanley Eguma who was relieved of his duties towards the end of the just concluded season. He will be officially unveiled on Thursday. After putting pen to paper, the 53-year-old expressed readiness to get started and appreciated the...
It was a tale of mixed reactions in matchday 34 of the Nigeria Premier Football League with the demotion of Gombe United to the second division after losing 2-0 at home to Sunshine Stars. The crucial away result was enough for Sunshine Stars to move out of the drop zone after goals from Promise Awosanmi and Lucky Nwafor sealed their maximum points at the Isa Pantami...
Newcomers Inter Lagos are into the quarter-finals of the 2023-24 President Federation Cup after beating cross town rivals Ikorodu City 5-4 on penalties in the round of 16 on Wednesday at the Akure Township stadium. Ayomide Cole put Ikorodu City 1-0 up in the 19th minute, but were pegged back with 20 minutes left to play when Tony Obia equalised for Inter Lagos. Inter Lagos eventually...
The Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) announced on Thursday that all league matches will be postponed for a month after this weekend’s matchday 32 fixtures. The new development was brought in to provide Rivers United with the opportunity to finish all their outstanding games on or before May 18, followed by a week-long break before league action resumes on May 25. Davidson Owumi, the NPFL Chief...
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...
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