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…
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…
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…
Following his comprehensive defeat at the hands of two time heavy weight boxing champion, Francis Ngannou says he has no plans to walk away from the sport The MMA fighter was stopped in two rounds in a one-sided fight by Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia. Ngannou has two losses in two boxing matches, but dismissed…
Barcelona moved up to second in La Liga thanks to Lamine Yamal’s superb late winner against Real Mallorca. The visitors looked set to frustrate Barca, for whom Ilkay Gundogan had a 24th-minute penalty saved. Yamal, 16, then struck the crossbar early in the second half but curled in a fine effort from just inside the…
Anthony Joshua needed only two rounds to knockout Francis Ngannou and deliver the most powerful statement to the heavyweight division. Joshua floored the UFC champion in the first round and early in the second. Still dazed, Ngannou rose to his feet in Riyadh but was stunned by an explosive right moments prompting the referee to…
Nigeria Football Federation has declared the position of the Super Eagles head coach vacant. This follows the expiration of Jose Peseiro’s contract in February With the departure of the Portuguese who led the Eagles to second place at the 2023 African Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast, the Glass House is out shopping for a…
