Plateau United, Bayelsa United and Sporting Lagos have a player each, and their head coaches nominated for the 2023/24 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) February awards. The monthly awards, organised by the League Bloggers Awards, have since 2009, been a platform where the efforts of top performers in Nigeria top flight are recognised. A total…
Four top managers have been shortlisted for the Nigeria Premier Football League Coach of the month award for February. The coaches are Fidelis Ilechukwu (Rangers), Mangut Mbwas (Plateau United), Meremu Okara (Bayelsa United) and Paul Offor (Sporting Lagos). Offor’s Sporting Lagos recorded three wins and one defeat in the month. The young tactician guided the…
Manchester City defender, Kyle Walker, has named Arsenal as the club he would not like to see crowned Premier League champions due to his relationship with Tottenham Hotspur. Walker spent eight years at Spurs who are based in North London where Arsenal are also based He has now said that if City do not win…
Hundreds of children in Katsina State, North West took to the streets, to protest the rampant kidnappings and killings in the state by bandits without intervention from security agents. The children’s actions have been generating reactions from well-meaning Nigerians, who saw the development as a slight on the country’s entire security architecture. They blamed the…
Labour Party presidential candidate for the 2023 general election, Peter Obi and FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, were among top dignitaries who attended the Christian wake of the late Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings, Herbert Wigwe, his wife, and son. Governor of Rivers State, Siminalyi Fubara, and the man he defeated at the last election…
Female Referee Rebecca Welch is to be inducted into the National Football Museum’s Hall of Fame. The 40-year-old became the first woman to referee a Premier League fixture when she took charge of Burnley’s 2-0 victory over Fulham in December. Welch, who became a referee in 2010, was also the first woman to referee a…
It’s the top of the table clash this weekend in the English Premier League as first meets second Leaders Liverpool host champions Manchester City on Sunday with both sides chasing history in a huge clash at the top of the table. With the Carabao Cup already secured, Liverpool are seeking an unprecedented quadruple, while City…
A joint task force to be headed by Lord Sebastian Coe has been unveiled to examine the options for redeveloping the Old Trafford area of Manchester and a new “national stadium for the north”. Coe who masterminded the London Olympics, metro mayor Andy Burnham and ex-Manchester United captain Gary Neville are members of the team…
Canadian International rapper, Drake, has lost a massive $615,000 bet after Anthony Joshua knocked out Francis Ngannou in their much-hyped heavyweight showdown in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The artiste, known for placing massive bets on sporting events, posted earlier on Instagram that he was betting $615,000 on Ngannou to beat Joshua outright. Drake joined several fans…
Defending Champions England will begin their Euro 2025 title defence against Sweden at Wembley. Sarina Wiegman’s side face Sweden in their opening qualifier on 5 April, the scene of their famous Euro 2022 final victory. With France and the Republic of Ireland to come later in the group, England must finish in the top two…
