Tuesday 29 April 2014

Globacom Premier League and NNL Week 10 and 13 fixtures

Globacom Premier League Week 10 fixtures
Wednesday, April 30

Kano Pillars                vs Heartland
El-Kanemi Warriors     vs Gombe United
Sunshine Stars            vs Bayelsa United
Kaduna United          vs Nasarawa United
Nembe City               vs Sharks
Rangers                  vs Akwa United
Enyimba                 vs Crown FC
Dolphins               vs Abia Warriors
Giwa FC              vs Lobi Stars
Warri Wolves       vs FC Taraba

NNL Week 13 fixtures (April 30)

             Group A
Jigawa Stars            vs FRSC
Niger Tornadoes      vs Nigeria Prisons
Wikki Tourists         vs Mighty Jets
Adamawa Utd         vs DSS, Kaduna
Plateau Utd             vs Kogi Utd
Spotlight                 vs Sokoto Utd
TEAP                     vs Kwara Utd
Ranchers Bees       vs Supreme Court

            Group B
Go-Round                   vs Stationery Stores
Bendel Insurance         vs COD
Prime                         vs Remo Stars
Abia Comets              vs UNICEM Rovers
Gateway Utd             vs Akwa Starlets
Shooting Stars           vs ABS
MFM                       vs Gabros International
Ekiti Utd                  vs First Bank
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 Tables

NNL Group A

P GD PTS

1. Wikki                    12 +13 24
2. Mighty Jets            12 +06 22
3. Kwara Utd           12 +10 20
4. Plateau Utd           12 -00 19
5. Adamawa Utd       12 -01 19
6. Spotlight                12 -02 19
7. Kogi Utd               12 +05 18
8. Tornadoes             12 +01 18
9. Ranchers Bees       12 -03 18
10 FRSC                  12 +03 16
11. Sokoto Utd         12 -00 16
12. Supreme Court    12 -03 16
13. Jigawa Stars        12 -04 15
14. TEAP                  12 -04 15
15. DSS                    12 -09 13
16. Ngr Prisons         12 -12 09


Group B


1. Gabros                        12 -00 20
2. First Bank                  12 +05 19
3. Shooting Stars            12 +03 19
4. Abia Comets              12 +02 19
5. Bendel Insurance        12 +03 18
6. ABS                          12 -00 18
7. Akwa Starlets            12 -00 18
8. Gateway                    12 -02 17
9. MFM                        12 +04 16
10. Ekiti Utd                  12 -00 16
11. Prime                        12 -02 16
12. COD                       12 -02 15
13. Stores                      12 -02 15
14. Go-Round                12 -02 13
15. Remo Stars             12 -03 13
16. UNICEM Rovers    12 -04 13    










Monday 28 April 2014

Nigerian league service: Globacom Premier League and NNL Week 9 and 12 results

Results
Globacom Premier League, Week 9

Akwa Utd          2  Sunshine Stars 2
Heartland           1  Enyimba          0
Gombe Utd        1  Kaduna Utd    0
Nasarawa Utd    2  Dolphins         1
Akwa Utd         2  Sunshine Stars 2
Lobi Stars          2  Kano Pillars   0
Abia Warriors    0  Warri Wolves   1
FC Taraba         2  Rangers            0
Crown               1  Nembe City     1
Sharks              2  El-Kanemi        0
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NNL Week 12 Results

Group A

DSS Kaduna        0 Wikki Tourists    1
Sokoto Utd          1 Plateau Utd        0
Kwara Utd           5 Spotlight            0
Kogi Utd              2 Adamawa Utd   0
Mighty jets           1 Niger Tornadoes 0
Nigeria Prisons     1 Jigawa Stars       1
Ranchers Bees     3 TEAP                 1
Supreme courts    1 FRSC                 1

Group B

Ekiti Utd                    1 MFM Lagos       1
Akwa Starlets            1 Abia Comets      0
UNICEM Rovers     1 Prime FC             0
Remo Stars               2 Bendel Insurance 1
COD Utd                  1 Go-Round          0
Gabros Int'l               1 Shooting Stars     0
ABS                         2 Gateway Utd       1
First Bank                2 Stationery Stores  1
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Wednesday 23 April 2014

Globacom Premier League Week 8 results

Globacom Premier League Week 8 results:


Sunshine Stars            1 FC Taraba     0
El-Kanemi Warriors   1 Crown FC      0
Enyimba                    3 Lobi Stars       0
Giwa FC                   1 Akwa United   0
Rangers                     2 Abia Warriors 1
Dolphins                   1 Warri Wolves   0
Nembe City             1 Heartland FC   1
Kaduna Utd            1 Sharks FC        2
Nasarawa Utd        1 Gombe Utd       0
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Tuesday 22 April 2014

Why I signed for Enyimba---Sani Kaita

Out-of-favour Nigerian international Sani Kaita has said that he returned to domestic football to join Enyimba because of his commitment to the game.
 Kaita, who won the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) bronze signed a three-month loan stint with the People's Elephant which he believes would give his career a new lease of life.
"I signed for Enyimba because I want to focus only on football. I don't want anything to distract me. Of all of the offers I received, I preferred Enyimba because of their pedigree on the continent having won the Champions League twice. This is the best place for me to come and I believe this will give my career a boost. I want to continue to play football and this is why I opted for home return to join the best team in the country," said Kaita who began his foreign adventure in 2005 with Sparta Rotterdam. 
The former Kano Pillars midfielder who was unceremoniously sent off during the 2010 World Cup group game against Greece also accounted for his exit from his Ukrainian club, Tavriya Simferopol.
"I still had two-and-a-half years left of my contract with Tavriya, but I cancelled the contract
because my leg was worse than I got there. I signed for Enyimba as a free agent and it is not about money but about football. It is like investment, When you make a sacrifice for something today, you never know what will happen tomorrow and I am looking forward to having a fulfilled stay in Enyimba," he said.
Kaita's last appearance for Nigeria was at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa where he bagged a
straight red card for resorting to 'kung-fu' stamp on Greek player in a contest for ball possession, while the Super Eagles despite their early lead eventually lost the match 1-2 to Greece.


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Caption: Sani Kaita

Sunday 20 April 2014

Edo's goal sinks Kano Pillars

Edo's goal sinks Kano Pillars

FANS of Akwa United went on wild celebration on Sunday morning following their hard-fought 1-0 victory over visiting Globacom Premier League title holders, Kano Pillars in a rescheduled week seven clash at the Uyo Township Stadium.
The game was abandoned on Saturday as a result of downpour barely three minutes after kick off.
The hero of the match turned out to be Namso Edo, whose lone strike in the dying minutes gave
Akwa United three maximum points.
It was Edo's fourth goal of the season as the coach Patrick Udoh-piloted side maintain lead on the log with 14 points.
Balotelli of Nigerian football, Gbolahan Salami's 37th minute goal from the spot gave Warri Wolves a 1-0 victory over Rangers at the Warri City Stadium in a game decided last Saturday.
Salami who started the season with a brace is now having four goals in the kitty.
Meanwhile, Kaduna United also on Sunday lost 0-1 at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Ibadan to Crown FC in an exciting game.
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 Caption: Gbolahan Salami, scores fourth goal of the season against Rangers
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Results

Globacom Premier League, Week 7

Sharks            2  Nasarawa Utd   0
Warri wolves  1  Rangers              0
Akwa Utd      1  Kano Pillars        0
FC Taraba     0  Giwa FC             1
Crown FC      1  Kaduna Utd       0
Abia Warriors 1  Sunshine Stars   0

Nigeria National League (NNL) Week 11
Group A

Jigawa Stars          1 Mighty Jets    0
Niger Tornadoes   2 DSS FC         0
Wikki Tourists       2 Kogi United   0
Adamawa United  1 Sokoto Utd    0
Plateau United      1 Kwara Utd     0
TEAP FC             1 S/Court          0
FRSC FC            5 Ngr Prisons     2

Group B

Shooting stars      2   Ekiti Utd               0
Prime FC             1   Akwa Starlets      0
Go Round FC     1   Remo Stars           0
Bendel Insurance 2   UNICEM Rovers 0
Abia Comets       2   ABS FC               1
MFM FC           1   First Bank            1
Gateway United  2 Gabros FC            1
........

Friday 18 April 2014

Nigerian League updte: Globacom Premier and NNL Weeks 7 and 11 fixtures

Globacom Premier League, Week 7 fixtures

            Saturday, April 19

Sharks               vs Nasarawa United
Akwa United    vs Kano Pillars
           
          Sunday, April 20

FC Taraba          vs Giwa FC
Crown FC          vs Kaduna United
Gombe United    vs Dolphins
Lobi Stars          vs Nembe City
Heartland           vs El-Kanemi Warriors
Abia Warriors    vs Sunshine Stars
Warri Wolves     vs Rangers
Bayelsa United   vs Enyimba

...
NNL Week 11, Group A

FRSC                    vs Nigeria Prisons
Jigawa Stars          vs Mighty Jets
Niger Tornadoes   vs DSS, Kaduna
Wikki Tourists       vs Kogi United
Adamawa United  vs Sokoto United
Plateau United       vs Kwara United
Spotlight                vs Ranchers Bees
TEAP                   vs Supreme Court


Group B

Stationery Stores  vs COD United
GO-Round           vs Remo Stars
Bendel Insurance  vs UNICEM Rovers
Prime FC              vs Akwa Starlets
Abia Comets         vs ABS FC
Gateway United    vs Gabros
Shooting Stars       vs Ekiti United
MFM, Lagos        vs First Bank
..............
NNL tables

Group A

1. Mighty Jets              10 +06  19
2. Wikkii Tourists         10 +10  18
3. Kwara Utd              10 +06  17
4. Adamawa Utd         10 -00  16
5. Plateau Utd              10 -00  16
6. Spotlight                  10 -00  16
7  Kogi Unted              10 +05  15
8. Tornadoes                10 -00  15
9. Ranchers Bees        10 -02   15
10. Supreme court       10 -02  15
11. Sokoto Uinted       10 -00  13
12. FRSC                    10 -00  12
13. TEAP                    10 -02  12
14. Jigawa Stars           10 -05  11
15. DSS Kaduna          10 -07  10
16. Nigeria Prisons       10 -09  08

Group B

1. Gabros                       10 -00     17
2. Shooting Stars            10 +02    16
3. Abia Comets              10 +02    16
4. First Bank                  10 +04    15
5. Ekiti Utd                    10 +02    15
6. Bendel Insurance        10 +02   15
7. ABS                          10 -00    15
8. Akwa Starlets           10 -00     15
9. MFM, Lagos            10 +04    14
10.Gatway United         10 -02    14
11.Prime                       10 -02    13
12. COD, Lagos            10 -02   12
13. Stores                      10 -02  12
14. Go-Round               10 -02   10
15. Remo Stars             10 -03   10
16. UNICEM Rovers    10 -03   10

Caption: AbdulRahman Bashir of Enyimba

Yobo out of Liverpool game

JOSEPH Yobo will not be on duty on Sunday when his team Norwich City play host to the English Premier League current leaders, Liverpool at Carrow Road.
According to The Canaries’ manager, Neil Adams, Yobo who is struggling to earn a call up back to the Super Eagles ahead of the World Cup in Brazil is nursing a calf injury and thus needs some rest hence; his exclusion from the clash with the Redds.“Joseph (Yobo) will be out for another week at least. He has had a scan on his calf and it will be a week or maybe two weeks, we don’t know.
“The sooner the better he is back, but he had the scan two or three days ago and he’s one we’ve got to manage,” Adams said.
Norwich with 32 points on the table need outright win to stay clear of the relegation zone while a win by Liverpool on Sunday will further brighten their chances of winning the EPL title for the first time.
The Redds last won the league title in 1989-90 season before the advent of the Premier League in 1992.

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Caption:

Tuesday 15 April 2014

Mighty Jets displace Wikki Tourists

Wikki Tourists of Bauchi for the first time this season lost their first position to Mighty Jets after 10 matches in group A of the Nigeria National League (NNL).
This followed the 1-2 loss they suffered last weekend to Sokoto United in an away fixture leaving the Bauchi State-owned side in the second position with 18 points.
Jets climbed to the top of the NNL table in group A with 19 points after their 1-0 victory over FRSC of Abuja.
Kwara United moved to the third position on the table with 17 points following their 5-1 demolition of visiting Adamawa United.
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NNL tables

Group A

Mighty Jets          10  19
Wikkii Tourists    10   18
Kwara Utd         10   17
Adamawa Utd    10   16
Spotlight             10   16
Plateau Utd        10  16
Tornadoes         10   15
Ranchers Bees  10   15

Group B

Gabros               10     17
Shooting Stars    10     16
Abia Comets      10     16
First Bank          10     15
Ekiti Utd            10     16
Insurance           10     15
ABS                  10     15
Akwa Starlets   10      15
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Sunday 13 April 2014

Nigerian league service: NPFL and NNL week 6 and 10 results

Globacom Premier League, Week 6 results

Sunshine             3  Warri Wolves  2
Nasarawa Utd    1  Crown         0
Nembe City        0  Bayelsa Utd   2
Giwa FC            0  Abia Warriors 0
Kano Pillars       2   FC Taraba     0
Gombe Utd        1  Sharks        0
El-Kanemi         2  Lobi Stars    0
Enyimba            1  Akwa United   0
Kaduna Utd      1  Heartland     1
Dolphins            0  Rangers       0


Nigeria National League Week 10 results

Group A

Sokoto United     2   Wikki Tourists    1
DSS, Kaduna       0   Jigawa Stars      0
Supreme Court     3   Nigeria Prisons   1
Kwara United      5   Adamawa United 1
Kogi United         2   Niger Tornadoes   0
TEAP FC           2    Spotlight FC      0
Ranchers Bees    1  Plateau United    0
Mighty Jets       ?     FRSC              ?

Group B

ABS                    0     Prime FC          0
First Bank            1    COD Utd           0
Remo stars          0    Stationery Stores 0
Ekiti Utd              2    Gateway Utd       0
Gabros                0    Abia Comets       0
Akwa Starlets      0    Bendel Insurance  0
UNICEM Rovers 2    Go-Round FC    0
MFM, Lagos        2    Shooting Stars    1

Friday 11 April 2014

Nigerian league service: NPFL and NNL week 6 and 10 fixtures

Globacom Premier League, Week 6 fixtures

Saturday, April 12, 2014

Kaduna United vs Heartland FC

Dolphins FC   vs Enugu Rangers

Sunday, April 13, 2014

El-Kanemi Warriors vs Lobi Stars

Kano Pillars vs FC Taraba

Nembe City vs Bayelsa United

Sunshine Stars vs Warri Wolves

Giwa FC vs Abia Warriors

Enyimba FC vs Akwa United

Nasarawa United vs Crown FC

Gombe United vs Sharks
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Nigeria National League Week 10 fixtures

Group A

Kwara United   vs Adamawa United
Sokoto United  vs Wikki Tourits
Kogi United    vs Niger Tornadoes
DSS FC, Kaduna vs Jigawa Stars
Mighty Jets    vs FRSC FC
TEAP FC        vs Spotlight
Ranchers Bees  vs Plateau United
Supreme Court  vs Ngr Prisons

Group B

Gabros FC      vs Abia Comets
ABS FC         vs Prime Fc, Osogbo
Akwa Starlets  vs Bendel Insurance
UNICEM Rovers  vs Go-Round FC
Remo Stars     vs Stationery Stores
MFM, Lagos     vs Shooting Stars
Ekiti United   vs Gateway United
First Bank     vs COD Utd, Lagos
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Nigeria Premier League table at Week 5
P GD PTS

1. Akwa Utd           05 05 11
2. FC Taraba          04 01 09
3. Lobi Stars          05 01 09
4. Crown FC         05 -1 09
5. Bayelsa Utd       04 03 08
6. Sharks               05 03 08
7. Abia Warriors    04 01 07
8. Warri Wolves     03 01 06
9. Kano Pillars       04 01 05
10. Dolphin FC      04 00 05
11. El-Kanemi        05 00 05
12. Nasarawa Utd    05 -1 05
13. Rangers            04 -1 04
14. Enyimba            04 -1 04
15. Gombe Utd       05 -3 04
16. Sunshine Stars   04 -1 03
17. Giwa FC           02 -1 03
18. Heartland FC    05 -2 03
19. Kaduna Utd      04 -3 03
20. Nembe City      01 -2 00

Tuesday 8 April 2014

Enyimba suspend Baraje

VETERAN coach Zachary Baraje has been suspended by Enyimba FC alongside his assistant, Monday Odigie.
The decision came on the heels of the two consecutive defeats the People's Elephant suffered in the Globacom Premier League in one week.
Enyimba first lost 0-1 lto city rivals, Abia Warriors at home and also lost by the same margin to FC Taraba last Sunday in Jalingo in a week five game.
Baraje who once handled Shooting Stars Sports club, Niger Tornadoes, Gombe United took over the Aba side as head coach last December from El-Kanemi Warriors.
His woes began with  the exit of Enyimba from this year's CAF Champions League. Enyimba lost 1-2 in Aba to As Real Bamako of Mali while they won the return leg tie 1-0 but the scoreline was not good enough to see the Nigerian side through as they crashed out on away goal rule.
Though, no official statement from Enyimba yet on the suspension of the duo, a source said the decision is as good as sealed.
"Coaches Baraje and Monday Odigie won't be part of the technical crew in our next match. They have been suspended indefinitely. Before the game against Taraba, the management had issued them an ultimatum to win or face the consequence and that is just it," owned up the source.
Already, one of the assistant coaches, Imama Amapakabo has taken over the People's Elephant and
will be fully in charge in Wednesday's rescheduled league game in Warri against Warri Wolves,
Enyimba occupy the 14th position on the table with four points from four games.
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Caption: Zachary Baraje.


AFN invites Odiong, Adewale, others for African Youth Games

Athletes selected to represent Nigeria at the second edition  of the African Youth Games scheduled to hold in Botswana from May 22 to 31 have been invited to commence camping in Sapele, Delta State in due course.Some of the athletes listed for the tournament include include African Youth Athletics Championships (AYAC) double sprint champion, Deborah Adewale (100m), Amusan Oluwatobiloba Ayomide (100mH), Etim Aniekeme Alphonsus (100m), Imogu Joy  (triple jump) and Junaid Abimbola Afolakewho won silver in the AYAC women’s 400m.
Others are Ntia-Obong Mercy (100m), AYAC 400m champion Odiong Edidiong Ofonime, Okolosi
Ogenekome  (long jump) and Omizi Sophiat Tolani (hammer).
Their male colleagues are Abdullahi Bashiru (110m hurdles), Adeyemi Sikiru Adewale (400m), Akinkuowo Ayodeji Oluwatokimi (400m), Edoki Fabian Ime (triple jump), Ejumeta David Oke (long jump), Iloakagbune Kenechukwu Kenneth (100m) and Nathaniel Samson Oghenewegba (400m).
They will be joined by Nwokocha Tochukwu Emmanuel (100m, long jump), Olisakwe Chukwudi (100m)    and Yusuf Muhammed Kabir (400m hurdles).
The officials include Abadoni George Abraham (jumps), Bamidele Moses Anthony (400m), Nnakwe Tommie (hurdles) and Omizi Enahoro Dauda (throws).
Both Ogogo Godwin Inenemo and Vincent Chiedu Chukwudi will supervise the sprints while Usifo Maria Okanbhamanmh will be in charge of the hurdles.
Eakyns Jamse Udoh will serve as the Camp Secretary.
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Caption: Odiong Edidiong Ofonime (left) and Junaid Abimbola set for the AYC camping in Sapele.


Sunday 6 April 2014

Globacom Premier League: Gbolahan Salami's brace sinks Giwa

BALOTELLI of Nigerian football, Gbolahan Salami  on Sunday scored twice at the Warri City Stadium to give Warri Wolves a 2-0 win over Giwa FC of Jos in a week five Globacom Premier League game.
It was Salami's first game of the season with the Seasiders after he crossed over from the relegated premier league side, Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan.
Salami, a member of the Super Eagles who won the bronze at the third African Nations Championship (CHAN 2014) in South Africa, had his movement to Wolves delayed for reasons not yet ascertained before his debut today which he marked with a brace.
The former Enyimba striker scored in the 43rd minute to put the Seasiders ahead while he was also on song barely two minutes into the second half to hand the visitors their first away defeat of the season.
Goalkeeper Terkaa Melai was the hero of the game at the Emmanuel Akume Atongo Stadium, Katsina-
Ala when he converted an 89th minute penalty kick to give Lobi Stars a 1-0 victory over Kaduna United.
It was Melai's second goal of the season.
League leaders, Akwa United maintained their position on the table following their 2-0 win over Nembe City in another week five fixture at the Uyo Township Stadium.
Ukeme Davies put the homers ahead in the 12th while Ubong Ekpai who assisted in the curtain raiser put his name on the scorer's sheet in the 20th minute.
FC Taraba compounded the woes of Enyimba who last lost 0-1 at home to Abia Warriors in a derby as they
handed down a 1-0 defeat to the Aba side at the Jalingo City Stadium.
The coach Zachary Baraje-piloted side succumbed to a 19th minute goal from Bobby Abel leaving
the veteran soccer tactician in a sorrow after the final whistle.
Bayelsa United were forced to share points with El-Kanemi Warriors as the game decided at the Sapele Township Stadium, Delta State ended in a 1-1 draw.
Ebitimi Agogo put the Yenagoa-based side ahead in the 36th minute before Ndubuisi Ekwurube later
got an equaliser for the Warriors.
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Resu;ts:
Globacom Premier League, week 5


Rangers   0               Sunshine Stars  0
Crown     1               Gombe United  0
Sharks        0            Dolphins       0
Akwa Utd   2           Nembe City  0
Taraba        1            Enyimba     0
Bayelsa Utd   1        El-Kanemi   1
Warri Wolves  2      Giwa FC     0
Abia Warriors 0      Kano Pillars     0
Lobi Stars    1         Kaduna Utd  0
Heartland     0        Nasarawa Utd 0
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Caption: Gbolahan Salami, marks his debut with Warri Wolves with a brace.

Saturday 5 April 2014

NNL Week 9 results and tables

 Nigeria National League  results, Week 9
          Group A
Nigeria  Prisons      0  Mighty Jets   1
FRSC                     1  DSS            0
Jigawa Stars           2  Kogi Utd      1
Niger Tornadoes     1  Sokoto Utd   0
Wikki Tourists        1  Kwara Utd     0
Adamawa Utd       2  Ranchers Bees 0
Plateau Utd            1  TEAP             0
Spotlight                1 Supreme Court 0
       Group B
Go Round              0 Akwa Starlets 1
COD, Lagos          1 Remo Stars    0
Bendel Insurance    2 ABS              0
Prime                     0 Gabros          0
Abia Comets          1 Ekiti Utd        0
Gateway                2 MFM, Lagos  0
Shooting Stars       2 First Bank       1

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NNL tables at Week 9

Group A:
P GD Pts


1. Wikki Tourists                    9 +11 18
2. Mighty Jets                        9 +05 16
3. Adamawa Utd                   9 +04 16
4. Spotlight                            9 +02 16
5. Plateau Utd                       9 +01 16
6. Niger Tornadoes               9 +02 15
7. Kwara Utd                       9 +02 14
8. Kogi Utd                          9 +03 12
9. Ranchers Bees                 9 -04 12
10. Supreme Court              9 -04 12
11. FRSC                            9 +01 11
12. Jigawa Stars                  9 -03 10
13. TEAP FC                     9 -06 09
14. DSS Kaduna                 9 -10 09
15. Sokoto Utd                   9  01 07
16. Nigeria  Prisons             9 -06 07
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     Group B:
 1. Shooting Stars                9 +03 16
 2. Gabros FC                     9  00 16
3. Abia Comets                  9 +02 15
4. Bendel  Insurance           9 +02 14
5. ABS FC                        9  00 14
6. Gateway Utd                  9 -00 14
7. Akwa Starlets                9 -00 14
8. First Bank                     9 +01 12
9. Ekiti Utd                       9 +00 12
10. Prime FC                    9 -02 12
11. COD Utd                   9 -01 12
12. MFM FC                   9 +03 11
13. Go Round                  9 -04 10
14. Remo stars                 9 -03 09
15. Stores                        8 -03 08
16. UNICEM Rovers       8 -03 07
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Friday 4 April 2014

Nembe City return to Globacom Premier League with Akwa Utd

PROVISIONALLY-Cleared Nembe City will on Sunday play their first game of the season in the 2013/14
Globacom Premier League with an away fixture against Akwa United at the Uyo Township Stadium.
The Bayelsa State side will now have their previous four games rescheduled by the League Management Company (LMC) in due course.
Coach of Nembe City Gabriel Samuel Umunna is confident that his wards are psychologically ready for
the week five clash with current league leaders, Akwa United coached by ex-international goalkeeper Patrick Udoh.
"We are mentally, physically and psychologically ready for Akwa United. This is a trying period for us but we have what it takes to weather the storm. Everybody knows what our players are passing through but we are prepared for the challenges ahead. Thank god that we have been cleared to play at last by LMC.
"Akwa United are doing well at the moment but we are going to Uyo to grab the three points at stake. We have to start on a good note in order to appreciate our fans who are solidly behind us. We are going to make a statement this season despite the situation we have passed through," Umunna opined.
It will be recalled that LMC had initially exiled both Nembe City and Giwa Fc for their failure to meet minimum registration requirements before they eventually got reprieve.
Giwa FC first pardoned by LMC defeated Rangers Fc on Wednesday in Jos in their first game of the
season at the time Nembe City were yet to meet the conditions spelt out by the Nduka Irabor-led LMC.
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Caption: Coach of Akwa United, Pat Udoh.


F/Eagles: Garba names Awoniyi, 19 others for Morocco friendly

NIGERIA'S national U-20, the Flying Eagles coach, Garba Manu has announced a list of 20-man squad that will face the Junior Atlas Lions of  Morocco in a two-legged friendly billed for April 9 and 11 in Casablanca.
The 20 players drawn from 35 lads who were invited to the camp a week ago are expected to leave for Morocco on Sunday ahead of the tune up games.
FIFA U-17 World cup, UAE 2013 hero, Taiwo Awoniyi and Alhassan Ibrahim who got hat-tricks each in the 12-0 drubbing of Lugbe United in Abuja on Thursday topped the list of players in the squad.
Other UAE 2013 heroes listed for the trip include Akinjide Idowu, Musa Yahaya, Abdullahi Alfa. 
The friendly is part of preparations for the 2015 African Youth Championship (AYC) qualifiers where Nigeria will face either Kenya or Tanzania next month.
Morocco will face the winner between Togo and Equatorial Guinea in their bid to seek a place in the AYC scheduled  for next year in Senegal.

The Full Squad:
Goalkeepers: Adamu Abubakar, Abdulazeez Abubakar, Emeka Nwabulu.
Defenders: Aliyu Abubakar, Wilfred Ndidi, Prince Izu Omego, Ifeanyi Nweke, Mustapha Abdullahi,
Zaharaddeen Bello.
Midfielders: Abdullahi Alfa, Akinjide Idowu, Ifeanyi Matthew, Samuel Mathias, Musa Yahaya,
Anthony Omaka, Bernard Bulbwa.
Strikers: Taiwo Awoniyi, Alhassan Ibrahim, Suleiman Abdullahi, Abubakar Lawal.

Caption: Taiwo Awoniyi.

Thursday 3 April 2014

Globacom Premier League and NNL Week 5 and 9 fixtures

Globacom Premier League fixtures, Week 5

Sharks        vs       Dolphins
Abia Warriors vs  Kano Pillars
Crown Fc      vs  Gombe United
Warri Wolves  vs  Giwa FC
Taraba Utd    vs  Enyimba
Akwa Utd      vs  Nemebe City
Lobi Stars    vs    Kaduna Utd
Heartland     vs    Nasarawa Utd
Rangers FC    vs  Sunshine Stars
Bayelsa Utd   vs  El-Kanemi Warriors
........
NNL, Week 9, Group A

Nigeria Prisons  vs Mighty Jets
FRSC FC              vs DSS FC, Kaduna
Jigawa Stars          vs Kogi United
Niger Tornadoes  vs Sokoto United
Wikki Tourists       vs Kwara United
Adamawa United   vs Ranchers Bees
Plateau United        vs TEAP FC
Spotlight               vs Supreme court

     Group B

Shooting Stars   vs First Bank
COD United       vs Remo Stars
Union Bank       vs UNICEM Rovers
GO-Round         vs Akwa Sratlets
Bendel Insurance vs ABS FC
Prime Fc         vs Gabros FC
Abia Warriors    vs Ekiti United
Gateway FC       vs MFM FC, Lagos
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NNL tables at Week 8

Group A:
P GD Pts


1. Wikki Tourists                  8 +10   15
2. Kwara Utd                      8 +03   14
3. Mighty Jets                      8 +04   13
4. Adamawa Utd                 8 +02   13
5. Spotlight                          8 +01   13
6. Plateau Utd                     8  00    13
7. Kogi Utd                        8 +04   12
8. Niger Tornadoes             8 +01   12
9. Ranchers Bees               8 -02    12
10. Supreme Court           8 -03     12
11. TEAP FC                   8 -05    09
12. DSS Kaduna              8 -09    09
13. FRSC                        8  00     08
14. Sokoto Utd               8  00     07
15. Jigawa Stars               8 -04    07
16. Ngr Prisons               8 -05     07
........
     Group B:

1. Gabros FC                   8    00     15
2. ABS FC                      8   +02     14
3. Shooting Stars             8   +02     13
4. First Bank                   8   +02     12
5. Abia Comets               8    +01    12
6. Ekiti Utd                     8   +01     12
7. MFM FC                   8   +05     11
8. Bendel Insurance        8     00      11
9. Prime FC                   8 -   02       11
10. Gateway Utd           8 -   02      11
11. Akwa Starlets         8 -    01       11
12. Go Round               8     03       10
13. COD Utd               8 -   02       09
14. Remo stars             8 -   02       09
15. Stores                     8 -  03      08
16. Unicem Rovers       8 - 03      07
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Wednesday 2 April 2014

Giwa open Glo Premier League campaign with victory over Rangers

NEWLY-Promoted Giwa FC of Jos today eventually made their debut in the Globacom Premier League with a 1-0 victory over Rangers of Enugu in a rescheduled Week Four game played at Rwang Pam Stadium, Jos
Giwa FC had initially been exiled by the League Management Company (LMC) alongside Nembe City for failure to meet the minimum registration requirements before it got conditional clearance from the body headed by Honourable Nduka Irabor.
However, as of the time of filing this report, it is not certain whether Nembe City met the 5pm deadline given to them by LMC that will enable the team from Bayelsa State to make their debut too this week in a week five game against Akwa United billed for the Uyo Township Stadium.
The match hero in Jos turned out to be Edoh Ocheme who scored in the 35th minute of the game to give GIwa three maximum points.
Meanwhile, Globacom Premier League defending Champions, Kano Pillars also today recorded their first win of the season after they hammered Warri Wolves 2-0 at the Kano Pillars Stadium.
Wolves who last Sunday crashed out of the CAF Confederation Cup after losing 1-2 to CA Bizertin of Tunisia on return to the country flew straight to Kano for the rescheduled week four game which however, failed to yield any point for them.
Pillars captain and goalkeeper, Theophilus Afelokhai converted the penalty kick awarded to his team in the 36th minute while third African Nations Championship (CHAN 2014) hero. Rabiu Alli in the second half made it two also through the spot.
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Caption: Afelokhai scores first goal for Pillars through a spot kick.