*Enyimba 2 Akwa United 1
Mfon Udoh -Enyimba (9 mins)
Hassan Babangida -Akwa Utd (44 mins)
Ikechukwu Ibenegbu -Enyimba (80 mins)
* Ikorodu United 1 El-Kanemi Warriors 1
*Sunshine Stars 1 Heartland 1
Chidiebere Ajoku-Heartland (84 mins)
Kehinde Adedipe -Sunshine (90 mins)
*Shooting Stars 4 Kano Pillars 0
Ifeanyi Ojukwu (9 mins)
Ajani Ibrahim (33 mins)
Sunday Adetunji (53, 66 mins)
*Rivers United 2 Plateau United 0
Bernard Ovoke (31 mins)
Daniel Israe (84 mins)
*FC IfeanyiUbah 1 Wikki Tourists 0
Jimoh Oni (70 mins)
*MFM, Lagos 0 Abia Warriors 0
*Niger Tornadoes 2 Lobi Stars 0
Kunle Issah
Solomon Owello
*Nasarawa United 1 Rangers 0
*FC Giwa vs Warri Wolves
Saturday, 27 August 2016
Friday, 26 August 2016
2016 NPFL Match Day 33 fixtures
Sunday, August 27, 2016
Ikorodu United vs El-Kanemi Warriors
Sunshine Stars vs Heartland
Shooting Stars vs Kano Pillars
Rivers United vs Plateau United
Nasarawa United vs Rangers
FC Giwa vs Warri Wolves
FC IfeanyiUbah vs Wikki Tourists
MFM, Lagos vs Abia Warriors
Enyimba vs Akwa United
Niger Tornadoes vs Lobi Stars
Ikorodu United vs El-Kanemi Warriors
Sunshine Stars vs Heartland
Shooting Stars vs Kano Pillars
Rivers United vs Plateau United
Nasarawa United vs Rangers
FC Giwa vs Warri Wolves
FC IfeanyiUbah vs Wikki Tourists
MFM, Lagos vs Abia Warriors
Enyimba vs Akwa United
Niger Tornadoes vs Lobi Stars
Monday, 22 August 2016
2016 NFPL Match Day 32 results, scorers
*El-Kanemi Warriors 3 Sunshine Stars 2
Hussain Bata -El-Kanemi (09 mins)
Samad Kadiri -Sunshine (11 mins)
-El-Kanemi (16 mins)
Hussain Bata -El-Kanemi (23 mins)
Alaba Adeniji-Sunshine (37 mins)
*Heartland 1 Shooting Stars 0
Emeka Atuloma (36 mins)
*Kano Pillars 1 Rivers Utd 0
Gambo Mohammed (23 mins)
*Warri Wolves 0 IfeanyiUbah 1
Chijoke Alakwe (36 mins)
*Wikki Tourists 2 MFM, Lagos 1
Godwin Obaje -Wikki (18, 36 mins)
Austine Ogunye -MFM (64 mins)
*Akwa United 1 Lobi Stars 0
Babangida Hussaini (21 min)
*Ikorodu Utd 1 Niger Tornadoes 0
Adeshina Oduntan (90 mins)
Plateau Utd ? Nasarawa Utd ?
Abia Warriors vs Enyimba (pp)
Rangers vs FC Giwa (pp)
Hussain Bata -El-Kanemi (09 mins)
Samad Kadiri -Sunshine (11 mins)
-El-Kanemi (16 mins)
Hussain Bata -El-Kanemi (23 mins)
Alaba Adeniji-Sunshine (37 mins)
*Heartland 1 Shooting Stars 0
Emeka Atuloma (36 mins)
*Kano Pillars 1 Rivers Utd 0
Gambo Mohammed (23 mins)
*Warri Wolves 0 IfeanyiUbah 1
Chijoke Alakwe (36 mins)
*Wikki Tourists 2 MFM, Lagos 1
Godwin Obaje -Wikki (18, 36 mins)
Austine Ogunye -MFM (64 mins)
*Akwa United 1 Lobi Stars 0
Babangida Hussaini (21 min)
*Ikorodu Utd 1 Niger Tornadoes 0
Adeshina Oduntan (90 mins)
Plateau Utd ? Nasarawa Utd ?
Abia Warriors vs Enyimba (pp)
Rangers vs FC Giwa (pp)
Saturday, 20 August 2016
2016 NFPL Match Day 32 fixtures
Sunday, August 21, 2016
El-Kanemi vs Sunshine Stars
Heartland vs Shooting Stars
Kano Pillars vs Rivers Utd
Plateau Utd vs Nasarawa Utd
Rangers vs FC Giwa
Warri Wolves vs IfeanyiUbah
Wikki Tourists vs MFM, Lagos
Abia Warriors vs Enyimba
Akwa United vs Lobi Stars
Ikorodu Utd vs Tornadoes
El-Kanemi vs Sunshine Stars
Heartland vs Shooting Stars
Kano Pillars vs Rivers Utd
Plateau Utd vs Nasarawa Utd
Rangers vs FC Giwa
Warri Wolves vs IfeanyiUbah
Wikki Tourists vs MFM, Lagos
Abia Warriors vs Enyimba
Akwa United vs Lobi Stars
Ikorodu Utd vs Tornadoes
Thursday, 18 August 2016
2016 NPFL match day 31 results, scorers
*Niger Tornadoes 3 Akwa United 0
Lukman Mohammed (33 mins)
Kunle Isa (57 mins)
Solomon Owello (63 mins)
*IfeanyiUbah 2 Rangers 0
Alberico Da Silva (4 mins)
Chijokwe Alakwe (48 mins)
*Rivers Utd 1 Heartland 0
Christian Welli (37 mins)
*Lobi Stars 3 Abia Warriors 2
Kingsley Eduwo -Sunshine (43 and 46 mins)
Sunday Akeleche -Sunshine (80 mins)
Chima Ullocha -Abia (84 mins)
Michael Olaha -Abia (90 mins)
*Sunshine Stars 3 Ikorodu Utd 0
Dayo Ojo (25 mins)
Dele Olorundare (74 mins)
Michael Egbeta (89 mins)
*MFM FC 1 Warri Wolves 0
Obinna Eleje -Wolves (58 mins)
Isah Akor -MFM (80 mins)
*Nasarawa United 1 Kano Pillars 0
Samuel Agba (90 mins)
*Shooting Stars 0 El-Kanemi Warriors 0
Lukman Mohammed (33 mins)
Kunle Isa (57 mins)
Solomon Owello (63 mins)
*IfeanyiUbah 2 Rangers 0
Alberico Da Silva (4 mins)
Chijokwe Alakwe (48 mins)
*Rivers Utd 1 Heartland 0
Christian Welli (37 mins)
*Lobi Stars 3 Abia Warriors 2
Kingsley Eduwo -Sunshine (43 and 46 mins)
Sunday Akeleche -Sunshine (80 mins)
Chima Ullocha -Abia (84 mins)
Michael Olaha -Abia (90 mins)
*Sunshine Stars 3 Ikorodu Utd 0
Dayo Ojo (25 mins)
Dele Olorundare (74 mins)
Michael Egbeta (89 mins)
*MFM FC 1 Warri Wolves 0
Obinna Eleje -Wolves (58 mins)
Isah Akor -MFM (80 mins)
*Nasarawa United 1 Kano Pillars 0
Samuel Agba (90 mins)
*Shooting Stars 0 El-Kanemi Warriors 0
Wednesday, 17 August 2016
2016 NPFL match day 31 fixtures
Tuesday, August 16, 2016
Niger Tornadoes vs Akwa United
Wednesday, August 17
Nasarawa United vs Kano Pillars
Shooting Stars vs El-Kanemi Warriors
Rivers United vs Heartland
IfeanyiUbah vs Rangers
MFM, Lagos vs Warri Wolves
Enyimba vs Wikki Tourists
Lobi Stars vs Abia Warriors
Niger Tornadoes vs Akwa United
Wednesday, August 17
Nasarawa United vs Kano Pillars
Shooting Stars vs El-Kanemi Warriors
Rivers United vs Heartland
IfeanyiUbah vs Rangers
MFM, Lagos vs Warri Wolves
Enyimba vs Wikki Tourists
Lobi Stars vs Abia Warriors
Wednesday, 10 August 2016
Afonja Warrior turns national middleweight boxing champion
*Dethrones King Hammer after 15 yrs reign
Abolaji Rasheed on July 30 ended the 15 years reign of Sunny Iyere 'King Hammer' to become the new national middleweight boxing champion in Nigeria.
Afonja Warrior as he is fondly called secured unanimous decision to send 'King Hammer' out the hall empty-handed.
The title fight was the main bout of the GOtv Boxing Night 8 staged at the Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium, Lagos, in honour of the late boxing legend, Muhammad Ali.
All the judges in their scorecards rated the Kwara State-born fighter ahead of his opponent, who exhibited dexterity in a bid to retain his title in the face of waning stamina as he threw everything into the fight.
'Afonja Warrior' who had in March this year stopped Ghanaian Adjei Sowah to win the West
African middleweight belt, after stopping the visitor in the third of their 12-round contest, in what served as his last bout prior to the July 30 showdown with King Hammer, whose last fight was in 2011.
Speaking after the bout, Afonja Warrior said beating King Hammer, did not come on a platter of gold after all.
"He was bigger than me and that made the fight difficult for me but I give God the glory for the victory. I was not disturbed by the cut he game me though through headbutt, because it was not the first time. I thank my fans for their tremendous support at all times. In fact, I had been wanting to face Hammer a long time ago but he was not willing to fight and I became happy when he agreed this challenge.
"This is just the beginning, I have to work extra hard to remain Nigeria's number one middleweight boxer and hope to defend these titles successfully for as long as God permits. In fact, the immediate target is the African title and I am working towards making this happen with God," said Afonja Warrior who defeated Jamiu 'Rotor' Animasahun on September 1, 2013 in his professional debut.
Meanwhile, King Hammer in a post-match interview said he gave a good account of himself
despite losing the title he won in 2001 in Benin Republic at the expense of Suleiman Alani.
"I showed the stuff I am made of as a champion. I had only five defence bouts since I
won this title and the reason I was not accepting bouts is that promoters were offering
us peanuts until GOtv came into boxing promotion.
"They always offer N20,000, N30,000, N40,000 and N50,000 and that was why I refused to box and when GOtv came in, they offered me N200,000 and I was happy and I agreed to fight. They supposed to give me two warm up bouts before this title fight which they did not do but there is no problem, I did my best tonight," he said.
Also on the night, reigning national light welterweight champion, Olaide Fijabi stopped Tombraye Christmas in just 58 seconds of the first round in place of Joseph 'Blacky Joe' Adeniji.
Waidi Usman 'Skoro' beat David Ekpeyong, by unanimous decision in a featherweight challenge and also went home with N1million prize as the best boxer of the night.
Stanley “Edo Boy” Eribo stopped Dele “Lagelu” Adeleke via a fifth round knockout in their national welterweight clash, as Rilwan ‘Baby Face' triumphed over Babatunde Shakiru 'No Shaking' Lateef in a national light welterweight challenge.
However, the super middleweight bout between Matthew “Wizeman” Obinna and Samuel “Lion Heart” Igbokwe was declared a no-contest.
Caption: Abolaji 'Afonja Warrior' Rasheed.
Abolaji Rasheed on July 30 ended the 15 years reign of Sunny Iyere 'King Hammer' to become the new national middleweight boxing champion in Nigeria.
Afonja Warrior as he is fondly called secured unanimous decision to send 'King Hammer' out the hall empty-handed.
The title fight was the main bout of the GOtv Boxing Night 8 staged at the Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium, Lagos, in honour of the late boxing legend, Muhammad Ali.
All the judges in their scorecards rated the Kwara State-born fighter ahead of his opponent, who exhibited dexterity in a bid to retain his title in the face of waning stamina as he threw everything into the fight.
'Afonja Warrior' who had in March this year stopped Ghanaian Adjei Sowah to win the West
African middleweight belt, after stopping the visitor in the third of their 12-round contest, in what served as his last bout prior to the July 30 showdown with King Hammer, whose last fight was in 2011.
Speaking after the bout, Afonja Warrior said beating King Hammer, did not come on a platter of gold after all.
"He was bigger than me and that made the fight difficult for me but I give God the glory for the victory. I was not disturbed by the cut he game me though through headbutt, because it was not the first time. I thank my fans for their tremendous support at all times. In fact, I had been wanting to face Hammer a long time ago but he was not willing to fight and I became happy when he agreed this challenge.
"This is just the beginning, I have to work extra hard to remain Nigeria's number one middleweight boxer and hope to defend these titles successfully for as long as God permits. In fact, the immediate target is the African title and I am working towards making this happen with God," said Afonja Warrior who defeated Jamiu 'Rotor' Animasahun on September 1, 2013 in his professional debut.
Meanwhile, King Hammer in a post-match interview said he gave a good account of himself
despite losing the title he won in 2001 in Benin Republic at the expense of Suleiman Alani.
"I showed the stuff I am made of as a champion. I had only five defence bouts since I
won this title and the reason I was not accepting bouts is that promoters were offering
us peanuts until GOtv came into boxing promotion.
"They always offer N20,000, N30,000, N40,000 and N50,000 and that was why I refused to box and when GOtv came in, they offered me N200,000 and I was happy and I agreed to fight. They supposed to give me two warm up bouts before this title fight which they did not do but there is no problem, I did my best tonight," he said.
Also on the night, reigning national light welterweight champion, Olaide Fijabi stopped Tombraye Christmas in just 58 seconds of the first round in place of Joseph 'Blacky Joe' Adeniji.
Waidi Usman 'Skoro' beat David Ekpeyong, by unanimous decision in a featherweight challenge and also went home with N1million prize as the best boxer of the night.
Stanley “Edo Boy” Eribo stopped Dele “Lagelu” Adeleke via a fifth round knockout in their national welterweight clash, as Rilwan ‘Baby Face' triumphed over Babatunde Shakiru 'No Shaking' Lateef in a national light welterweight challenge.
However, the super middleweight bout between Matthew “Wizeman” Obinna and Samuel “Lion Heart” Igbokwe was declared a no-contest.
Caption: Abolaji 'Afonja Warrior' Rasheed.
Monday, 8 August 2016
2016 NPFL match day 30 results, scorers
*Ikorodu United 1 Shooting Stars 1 (abandoned)
Chinedu Onyelonu-Ikorodu (25 mins)
Ajani Ibrahim -Shooting Stars (86 mins)
*Plateau United 2 IfeanyiUbah 0
Kabiru Umar (13 mins)
Anayo Ogbonaya (40 mins)
*El-Kanemi Warriors 1 Rivers United 0
Michael Ohanachom (61 mins)
*Sunshine Stars 2 Niger Tornadoes 0
Michael Egbeta (46 mins)
Kadiri Samad (50 mins)
*Heartland 1 Nasarawa United 0
Chidiebere Ajoku (35 mins)
*Abia Warriors 0 Akwa United 0
*Rangers 1 MFM, Lagos 0
Tope Olusesi (75 mins)
*Wikki Tourists 1 Lobi Stars 1
Godwin Obaje -Wikki (65 mins)
Alimi Sunday -Lobi (72 mins)
*Warri Wolves 0 Enyimba 0
Chinedu Onyelonu-Ikorodu (25 mins)
Ajani Ibrahim -Shooting Stars (86 mins)
*Plateau United 2 IfeanyiUbah 0
Kabiru Umar (13 mins)
Anayo Ogbonaya (40 mins)
*El-Kanemi Warriors 1 Rivers United 0
Michael Ohanachom (61 mins)
*Sunshine Stars 2 Niger Tornadoes 0
Michael Egbeta (46 mins)
Kadiri Samad (50 mins)
*Heartland 1 Nasarawa United 0
Chidiebere Ajoku (35 mins)
*Abia Warriors 0 Akwa United 0
*Rangers 1 MFM, Lagos 0
Tope Olusesi (75 mins)
*Wikki Tourists 1 Lobi Stars 1
Godwin Obaje -Wikki (65 mins)
Alimi Sunday -Lobi (72 mins)
*Warri Wolves 0 Enyimba 0
Friday, 5 August 2016
2016 NPFL Match day 30 fixtures
Sunday, August 7, 2016
Ikorodu Utd vs Shooting Stars
El-Kanemi vs Rivers United
Heartland vs Nasarawa United
Plateau Utd vs IfeanyiUbah
Rangers vs MFM, Lagos (pp)
Warri Wolves vs Enyimba (pp)
Wikki Tourists vs Lobi Stars (pp)
Abia Warriors vs Akwa United
Sunshine Stars vs Niger Tornadoes
Ikorodu Utd vs Shooting Stars
El-Kanemi vs Rivers United
Heartland vs Nasarawa United
Plateau Utd vs IfeanyiUbah
Rangers vs MFM, Lagos (pp)
Warri Wolves vs Enyimba (pp)
Wikki Tourists vs Lobi Stars (pp)
Abia Warriors vs Akwa United
Sunshine Stars vs Niger Tornadoes
Thursday, 4 August 2016
Kwara Stadium Veteran Badminton Club storms Lagos for friendly
The Kwara Stadium Veteran Badminton Club will storm Lagos on Friday to confront the Police College 2008, Ikeja, in a friendly badminton game billed for
Saturday, August 6.
The Kwara team is made up of 20 players led by the Club Captain, Alhaji Sambo Magaji who is the Registrar of Kwara State College of Education Technical, Lafiagi, with the likes of highly experienced players Yinka Abolarin, Abdul, Mutiu Jimoh, Dr Abdulfatai Olokoba (CMD) Kwara State General Hospital, Ilorin. Others include Alhaji AbdulWahab Oba, (CPS to Governor AbdulFatah Ahmed of Kwara State). Pharmacist Lanre Alege of University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Bunmi Adedoyin, Coach Bola Mogaji and Yomi Bakare (P.A to Zonal Chairman IPMAN Western Zone).
Others include Prince Femi Adeleke, Emeka and Sunday Oderinde.
Three categories of games will be played-Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles.
Speaking with sportswriters after their training in Ilorin, the Captain of the Club, Sambo Mogaji said all the necessary arrangements have been concluded to ensure a successful trip and outing in Lagos.
Sambo promised that the Club would make the state proud in the Centre of Excellence.
The Kwara Badminton Veteran Club had earlier in the year hosted Bida Veteran Club in a friendly in Ilorin.
The Kwara team is made up of 20 players led by the Club Captain, Alhaji Sambo Magaji who is the Registrar of Kwara State College of Education Technical, Lafiagi, with the likes of highly experienced players Yinka Abolarin, Abdul, Mutiu Jimoh, Dr Abdulfatai Olokoba (CMD) Kwara State General Hospital, Ilorin. Others include Alhaji AbdulWahab Oba, (CPS to Governor AbdulFatah Ahmed of Kwara State). Pharmacist Lanre Alege of University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Bunmi Adedoyin, Coach Bola Mogaji and Yomi Bakare (P.A to Zonal Chairman IPMAN Western Zone).
Others include Prince Femi Adeleke, Emeka and Sunday Oderinde.
Three categories of games will be played-Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles.
Speaking with sportswriters after their training in Ilorin, the Captain of the Club, Sambo Mogaji said all the necessary arrangements have been concluded to ensure a successful trip and outing in Lagos.
Sambo promised that the Club would make the state proud in the Centre of Excellence.
The Kwara Badminton Veteran Club had earlier in the year hosted Bida Veteran Club in a friendly in Ilorin.