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Nationwide League One Super eight competition has kicked off with interesting fixtures to be decided in the cracker billed for the Agege Stadium, Lagos. Enyimba Feeders FC of Aba, will go up against Federal Road Safety Corps Football Club of Abuja, on Tuesday by 12noon, while Bida Lions FC of Niger State will tackle Papilo Football Club of Owerri, by2.pm, likewise My People FC of Lagos will face FC Abuja by 4.pm.AS Racine FC of Lagos, were drawn bye as Yobe Desert Stars of Damaturu, withdrew from the tournament due to unwarranted circumstances.The teams have all set their sights in booking a place in the semi-finals due for Thursday October 27. The Super 8 is the last agenda on the calendar of the NLO for the season and will determine the winner of the league among the eight promoted teams to the Nigeria National League.Six out of the eight clubs are privately owned except for Yobe Desert Stars sponsored by Yobe State Government and Enyimba Feeders being sponsored by Abia State Gover

Femodino Football Club of Ilesha, on Sunday won the maiden edition of Chief Taiwo Ogunjobi Cup played at Methodist High School, Ilesha.  The tournament which took place among grassroots teams in Ilesha was hailed by many as one of the best so far in Ijeshaland. A lot of emphasis were on the quality of football played by the teams and the level of competitiveness that came along with it.  Femodino beat Ijesha Golden Warriors FC 2-0 to win the trophy and silenced Warriors in a pulsating finals to emerge winners.  Migty Jet defeated Lekan Salam Eagle 5-3 on penalties after the regulation time ended goalless. Among the dignitaries that graced the finals includes; the President General of Nigeria Football Supporters Club, Dr. Rafiu Ladipo, Leader Osun House of Assembly, Honourable Timothy Owoeye, Acting General Manager Osun Sports Council, Mrs. Oluokun, former chairman Lagos State House Committee on Sports, Honourable Lawrence Babatunde Ayeni, Alhaji Issah Azeez, former GM Osun Sports

The journey of Nigeria's Flamingoes at the ongoing FIFA U17 Women's World Cup Jordan 2016 was on Saturday cut short by their counterparts from North Korea, who beat them 3-0 at the Amman International Stadium to affirm top spot in Group C and move on to the knockout round. With only one point and a minus one goal difference, Nigeria just needed to defeat North Korea by a two-goal margin to secure a place in the quarter-final. But in spite of a promising start to the game which would ultimately decide their fate, Bala Nikyu's girls rather conceded two more goals than they had in their previous two games. They had lost 1-0 to Brazil in their first game before playing out a goalless draw against England in their second group game. "In football you must have a winner and a loser and, in the spirit of the game, if you lose, you take it," an obviously upset, Coach Bala Nikyu stated at the post match press conference.  "Football is like that. In this same World

Sunday Rotimi and Bernard Ovoke were among the five Rivers United players honoured by the Rivers State Government on Saturday for spectacular displays in the just concluded season. Rotimi was voted as the club’s best player as he won the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award. Ovoke who sparkled for long stretches won the award set aside for the club’s top scorer after following the 11 goals he scored in all competitions (nine in the Nigeria Professional Football League and two in the Federation) last season. Club captain, Festus Austin was also not left out as his teammates voted for him as the most dedicated/disciplined member of the club. Christian Weli, who played in all of the club’s games last term won the ‘Most Consistent Player’ award while the best home grown player award was scooped by midfielder, Obomate Frederick.

Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) club, Rivers United will prepare for the 2017 Caf Champions League in Madrid, Spain. The announcement was made on Saturday by the Executive Governor of Rivers State, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike (CON). Governor Wike, a Real Madrid CF fan, explained that the move was geared towards exposing the team to state-of-the-art facilities and international exposure ahead of their maiden expedition in Africa’s premier club competition. “I want Rivers United to win the 2017 Caf Champions League title and to facilitate this, I want to see that our boys are exposed by going for their training outside the country. “The team will go to Madrid because Real Madrid has a culture of winning titles on a consistent basis. “We are proud of you and will do everything to equip you for the Caf Champions League,” Governor Wike said at a grand reception/dinner in honour of the team at the Rivers State Government House, Port Harcourt. Rivers United finished in second place

Nigeria's Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr has congratulated 2015/16 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) highest goal scorer,  Godwin Obaje on receiving the maiden edition of SupportTheNPFL Goal King award in Abuja on Friday. The SupportTheNPFL Group who are the flagship promoter of the fastest growing football league in the world, NPFL were on hand to present Wikki Tourist goal poacher, Obaje for scoring eighteen goals being the highest in the Nigerian league in 2015/16 season. Currently preparing the Super Eagles for a FIFA 2018 World Cup qualifier away to Zambia on Sunday, Gernot Rohr was on hand to present the award to the Goal King who is also in the Super Eagles camp The delighted German tactician, Rohr was full of smiles when he met with the SupportTheNPFL crew as he charged Obaje to surpass his personal goals record. "I am proud of your achievement this season, you have been challenged to surpass your personal goals record. Congratulations," Gernot Rohr

President of Go Round FC, Felix Obuah has said he is happy the club remained in the Nigeria National League, NNL, after their inability to gain promotion. Go Round FC chased promotion to the Nigeria Professional Football League, NPFL until two consecutive losses in the 2nd round of the league, away to Unicem Rovers and then home to Remo Stars. Obuah said on Sunday that he wanted the club to qualify to play in the top tier NPFL but failure to achieve that does not change the fact that they had a good season. "At the start of the year, our target as usual was to qualify for the NPFL and we really put our hearts out to achieve that. " But you know that in football, it’s not every time you get what you want but we can't complain because we also had a record breaking year," Obuah said. He spoke of winning the Rivers State FA Cup, the first for any club outside Sharks or Dolphins in more than twenty years. "When we started the Rivers State FA Cup race, we didn&

Nigeria are currently one of the six teams at the ongoing FIFA U17 Women's World Cup Jordan 2016, in dire need of points, having started off their campaign on a losing note. Brazil had, on Saturday, inflicted a first ever opening match defeat on the Flamingoes with an audacious long range shot from their skilful No 10, Micaelly, and have remained atop Group C following the intriguing 3-3 draw between England and North Korea. Coach Bala Nikyu, however, would rather remain unperturbed in spite of the fact that his side are rocking the bottom of the Group. "One thing with a competition is, you cannot lose your first match and rule yourself out," Nikyu stated while speaking with AIPSMEDIA at the Al Jazeera training site on Sunday. He continued: "Because if you remember very well, in this U17 (Women's World Cup) Ghana, after losing their first match, won the last two matches and played up to the semi finals and won third place. That was in Azerbaijan. "So l

Nigeria’s Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr has reacted swiftly to letters from English Premiership clubs Chelsea and Watford that forwards Victor Moses and Isaac Success are injured and therefore unavailable for the Super Eagles’ crunch encounter with Zambia in Ndola on Sunday. Chelsea’s Moses and Watford’s former junior international Success had been called up as part of Nigeria’s squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Matchday Day 1 tie against the Chipolopolo, but the Nigeria Football Federation received letters over the weekend saying Moses has hamstring trouble (adduced as reason for his being substituted in Chelsea’s match against Hull City) and that Success, who scored for Watford in their 2-2 draw at home to Bournemouth on Saturday, has a knock and finding it difficult to walk. Rohr has now called up NPFL stars Godwin Obaje and Chisom Egbuchulam to take the places of the two injured players. Obaje, on the books of Wikki Tourists of Bauchi, finished the just –ended Nigeri