Category Archives: Nigeria Premier League

Akwa Utd Beat Nasarawa To Ease Relegation Worries

September 26 Football, Nigeria Premier League 3 comments

Two superb goals, one in each half reinforced Akwa United’s survival bid as they dispelled visiting Nasarawa United 2-0 at the Nest of Champions, Uyo, in the Glo Premier League’s first Friday Night game, npfl...

LMC Tasks Sunshine, Rangers, FC Ubah On Unruly Fans

September 22 Football, Nigeria Premier League 41 comments

Citing a recent successful prosecution of a Kano Pillars official Supporters Club member temporary jailed for attempted disruptive behaviour during match day, the League Management Company (LMC) has issued a strongly wor...

Glo NPL: Wasteful Abia Lose To Kwara United

September 7 Football, Nigeria Premier League 3 comments

Abia Warriors were left to rue their failure to make their play count for victory after they lost by a lone goal to Kwara United in Ilorin in a game they dominated from start to finish. The visitors started like a house ...

Glo NPL Derbies: Heartland Battle Rangers As 3SC Engage Sunshine

September 6 Football, Nigeria Premier League 9 comments

By Bidemi Olubunmi – Heartland FC of Owerri and Rangers International of Enugu do battle on Sunday, 6 September, 2015, in one of the two local derbies in this weekend’s Glo Nigeria Premier League, NPL, Matchd...

Glo Premier League: Giwa Hold Bayelsa In Muddy Oghara Stadium

September 3 Football, Nigeria Premier League 35 comments

It was an energetic display on Wednesday as visiting Giwa FC capitalized on an error by Bayelsa United to carve out a 1-1 draw on Match Day 27 of the Glo Premier League in front of a loud Oghara Township Stadium crowd. K...

Bayelsa United, Pillars Share Points In Oghara

August 11 Football, Nigeria Premier League 16 comments

Bayelsa United and Glo Premier League champions, Kano Pillars, played out a 1-1 draw at the Oghara Township Stadium on Sunday. John Paul gave the hosts, Bayelsa United, something to cheer on 26 minutes with his perfect s...

Dolphins Fail To Swallow Abia Warriors

August 10 Football, Nigeria Premier League 8 comments

Dolphins failed to swim over Abia Warriors on Sunday at the Liberation Stadium in spite of five new additions to the team. Stanley Eguma gave three players debuts in the game- Godwin Obinze from Joseph Yobo Academy, Ogho...

Emeka ‘Ayaya’ Nwanna Joins Abia Warriors

August 4 Football, Nigeria Premier League 22 comments

Reports say the first player to be bought at one million naira in the Nigerian League, Emeka Nwanna, popularly called ‘Ayaya’ has joined Abia Warriors Football Club of Umuahia on loan until end of the current...

Enyimba Hold Rangers To Top Glo Premier League

August 3 Football, Nigeria Premier League 10 comments

Former CAF Champions League winners, Enyimba, moved into the summit of the Glo Premier League, NPL, for the first time this season after forcing southeast neighbours, Rangers, to a 1-1 draw on Sunday. Pre-match analysis ...

Rangers Host Enyimba In Oriental Battle

July 17 Football, Nigeria Premier League 4 comments

By Bidemi Olubunmi – Rangers International of Enugu will host Enyimba International of Aba in an end of the first round clash of this year’s Glo Nigeria Premier League at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium On Sunday,...

Dolphins’ll Bounce Back, Assures Eguma

July 17 Football, Nigeria Premier League 35 comments

Dolphins FC coach, Stanley Eguma, has described his team as still work in progress and promised to re-enforce the team during the mid-season transfer window coming up after week 19, npfl.ng reports. Speaking after his si...

LMC Charges Three Refs For 3SC/Wolves Brouhaha

July 11 Football, Nigeria Premier League 26 comments

Match referees in the rescheduled Match Day 7 fixture between Shooting Stars and Warri Wolves have been charged before the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Referees’ Committee for their role in the conduct of the match ...

Sunshine, Enyimba Maintain Spots On Glo Premier League Log

July 6 Football, Nigeria Premier League 29 comments

Six times champions, Enyimba International failed to ascend to the top of the Glo Premier League after state rivals, Abia Warriors forced a 2-2 draw at the fast emerging Abia Classico on a day leaders, Sunshine Stars als...

Sharks Urged To Swim Out Of Relegation Waters

July 4 Football, Nigeria Premier League 5 comments

The Management of Sharks FC has told players and technical crew to get out of relegation waters by the end of the first stanza of the league or face severe sanctions. General Manager of the team, Okey Kpaluku, handed dow...

Glo League: Wikki Claim Away Victory At FC Ubah

June 29 Football, Nigeria Premier League 40 comments

Wikki Tourists continued their fine run of form stunning fellow top four sides, FC Ifeanyi Ubah 1-0 on their home ground at Rojenny Stadium in Oba to go top of the log on 27 points from 14 matches, and easily claim the h...

22 Goals Light Up Glo NPL Match Day 14

June 28 Football, Nigeria Premier League 6 comments

.See Details Of Results And Names Of Scorers – The Glo Nigeria Premier League, NPL, Match Day 14 played on Saturday 27 and Sunday, 28 June, 2015, produced 22 goals with interesting results. Below are the results in...

Kwara United Crew In Auto Crash

June 27 Nigeria Premier League 1 comment

Kwara United head coach Tunde Abdulrahman and his assistant Tunde Sanni on their way to Bayelsa escaped death in a road accident that happened on Friday morning in Elegbeka. The Harmony Warriors were on their way to hono...

Sharks, Eunisell Shirt Deal Gets LMC Approval

June 26 Football, Nigeria Premier League 6 comments

The League Management Company, LMC, has approved a shirt sponsorship deal between Sharks FC of Port Harcourt and Eunisell Limited in line with provisions of the Nigeria Professional Football League, NPFL, Rules and Frame...

LMC Fines Bosso, Others, Set To Drop 8 Refs

June 24 Football, Nigeria Premier League 4 comments

Two senior club officials, a coach and 12 match officials including four Referees and eight Assistant Referees have been charged under the NPFL Rule-book by the League Management Company (LMC) for various acts considered...

Emordi Tongue-Tied Over Pillars’ 3-0 Crash To Sunshine

June 22 Football, Nigeria Premier League 53 comments

Just like Kano Pillars array of stars failed to respond adequately to the fire power of hosts, Sunshine Stars, their coach, Okey Emordi could also not summon sufficient courage to explain why his team lost in humiliating...

3SC Hold Bayelsa In Glo Premier League Match

June 18 Football, Nigeria Premier League 47 comments

Shooting Stars Sports Club continued their resurgence under newly hired coach Gbenga Ogunbote with a well-earned point after a goalless draw at Bayelsa United, npfl.ng reports. 3SC now have four points out of six with th...

Sunshine Stars Win LBA First Quarter Award

May 28 Nigeria Premier League 3 comments

Sunshine Stars have been named the winners of the League Bloggers Awards (LBA) Q1 after finishing the top of the Glo Premier League in the first quarter of this season. The Owena Waves, after match day 10 in the Nigerian...

Fever Knocks Udoh Out Of Eagles’ Camp

May 23 Football, Nigeria Premier League 10 comments

Nigeria’s Glo Premier League record goalscorer Mfon Udoh has been released from the camp of the Super Eagles due to illness. The Eagles are preparing for next month’s 2017 AFCON qualifiers against Chad. The E...