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  Organizers of the nation's prestigious pre-season club football tourney, Ogunjobi Gold Cup has felicitated with Honourable Kunle Soname on his 57th birthday celebration. General Coordinator of the tournament, Tunde Shamsudeen on Thursday poured encomiums on the Ikenne-born businessman. "I join family, the Nigerian football circle and indeed the many lives he has touched to celebrate Soname, a rear gem, perfect gentleman, business mogul, and philanthropist, whose generosity knows no bounds. "A man who has set standards, that only a few who share the same life ideologies with him can match, as he has written his name on marble in many things he has laid his hands on from business, football and human development. "In our sector, football, Soname represents hope for the youths as he is the biggest private investor in the beautiful game, with his multi-million naira investment on Remo Stars and Beyond Limits. "It gives the Ogunjobi Gold Cup brand prestige to be ass

  Ikorodu City FC ended its first ever Federation Cup game with a 3-0 win over Crusaders FC of Bayelsa State, at the Dan Ayam Stadium, Owerri. Coach Dabiri made four changes to the side that started our Lagos FA Cup triumph over Smart City with Hassan, Taheer, Toheeb and Alex and back to the starting XI It was a quiet first ten minutes with no attempt on goal but Ikorodu City stamped their authority in the game and became familiar with the surface. The first goal came in the 41st minute after a great team play saw Hassan go past a defender and sent in low cross to Farouk Salami, who then put the ball beyond Crusader goalkeeper. The second half started with a change as Waliu Ojetoye replaced Gabriel Adewara who was feeling too well after the first 45 minutes. The Oga Boys quickly took command of the game, creating chances despite little scare from the opposition, forcing Victor into brilliant saves. Hassan missed a good chance before the Lagos-based team got the second goal of the game.

The Nigeria Nationwide League One (NLO) held a media briefing at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, Lagos, on Wednesday April 26, 2023, to update sponsors, corporate organisations, and football stakeholders on its activities over the past decade.  The theme of the event was "2013-2022: A Decade of Growth," which celebrated the league's achievements over the past 10 years while highlighting its objectives and future plans. The NLO is Nigeria's third-tier football league and in 2022 (the last year of the decade in question), had 344 clubs spread across the country's six geopolitical zones and the FCT. The league provides young Nigerians with an opportunity to develop their skills and reach their full potential while promoting community, respect, inclusivity, and growth.  With over 20,000 players, coaches, officials, and over 8,000,000 match-day attendance per season, the NLO represents a significant opportunity for businesses to achieve their objectives. The NLO&

It will be a defining months of activities, starting this week for the Nationwide League One (NLO), as its Secretariat has put all in place for the kickoff of the 2023 season. The NLO is the nation's third-tier domestic league with more than 300 teams and academics battling it out. The Secretariat unveiled a two weeks programme that will define the smooth commencement of the season. According to its Media Channel, the NLO will hold a press briefing on Wednesday 26th April, at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere-Lagos where it will address the media of activities lined up for the year and the unveiling of it's new sponsors, the biggest of them a telecommunications giants in May.  A week later, the 2023 Division One season will kick off with the curtain raiser, a Kano Derby between Kano Pillars Jnr and Kwankwasiya FC at the Sani Abacha Stadium on Wednesday, May 3rd. On June 7th, the maiden Youth League season kicks off across venues in Nigeria. The NLO Youth League is a merger o

Youths in Nigeria and the country's sports sector should be bracing up for a new minister, or administrative pointman, when the reign of Chief Sunday Dare comes to a glorious end, on May 29, 2023. Chief Dare made the disclosure on Saturday, while fielding questions on  Sports Salsa, a live radio program, on Kennis FM, anchored by veteran Sports Journalist, Mitchel Obi.  "My job is done as sports minister; I have put in my best and I am ready to move on,” Sunday Dare declared.  He said in over three years and a half of his stewardship as Youth and Sports minister, he worked daily and round the clock, with a view to repositioning the ministry on the path of growth and sustainability. “By the time I'm gone, nobody would say again that the sports ministry is a child’s play. Rather, Sports in Nigeria will from now on, be seen as a big business. One of the highpoints of my tenure was the reclassification of Sports as business and the enactment of the Sports Industry Policy (SIP)

The Nationwide League One (NLO) has given its high definition live streaming broadcast production capacity a huge boost with the purchase of more equipment ahead of the 2023 season kickoff. Poised to give its fans quality content and showcase the rich grassroot football culture of Nigeria to a larger audience, the NLO bought three each Canon XF 100 Handheld camcorder 2.37 MP CMOS Full HD Black Broadcast quality camera, core i7 HP Laptops, HDMI Video Capture, HDMI Cables, and generating sets, to compliment with the existing ones. The boost of its production capacity entails that the NLO has now expanded its live stream broadcast of matches from the North West, North East, South-South, and South East regions. NLO's Chief Operating Officer (COO) Olushola Ogunnowo in a chat with the Media Department of the nation's third-tier league, gave a detailed insight into the Secretariat plans as regards the boost of its live stream production capacity. "Like I did say when we launched

To hit the ground running, the Nationwide League One (NLO) has listed 33 Stadium League venues for the 2023 Division One season which is scheduled to kick off Wednesday, April 26. The NLO Secretariat via its Media Channel on Thursday informed of the development clubs. According to the nation's third-tier domestic league, the 33 Stadium League venues were strategically drawn each from the five geo-political zones, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. In keeping with commitments made to clubs to ensure a hitch-free season, Chief Operating Officer (COO) Olushola Ogunnowo said: "The 2023 NLO campaign will begin on April 26, with interesting fixtures in the 33 Stadium League venues that have been approved. "The NLO TV app will be very active with much content as matches will be on live streaming from 18 of the Stadium League Venues selected by the NLO. "Interestingly, NLO matches will also be live on blend TV, OTT which is majorly for sports. "The 18

The Secretariat of the Nationwide League One (NLO) has released a strict registration guidelines for clubs in Division One, as it prepares to kick start the 2023 season in April. The development arose after the  Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) directed the NLO Secretariat to commence registration for the 2023 season with amendments to registration charges after seven (7) years of maintenance due to current inflation in the prices of materials used for clubs' registration. Sequel to the above, the NLO has informed all the clubs in the nation's third-tier league that preparation for the 2023 season has commenced, and made the registration procedures and guidelines public on Monday. According to a correspondence issued by the NLO media department, players must be registered on the NLO database at  www.nigerianationwideleague. com .  Clubs must make their registration fee payments to (FCMB Bank, Nationwide League One account number- 3267800014) to enable them to obtain a registra

  Veteran sports journalist and Editor of longstanding Mitchell Obi has thumbed-up the strategic partnership that exists between GTI and Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye-led Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL). Speaking during the well-attended IMC Media Parley held recently at GTI office in Lagos, the highly travelled and legendary sports journalist said the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) is undergoing a revolution that will see our beautiful game rise again in the continent.  He charged the sporting media to support the laudable partnership between GTI and IMC and ensure that NPFL is given media visibility with their reports. Obi further noted that for the league to be accelerated to the next level, the sporting media need to put it on the front burner, insisting that the league is owned by Nigerians and must be well promoted and protected. “The NPFL is owned by Nigerians and we must promote and protect it; therefore in the next few years, i

  Strategic partners of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL),  GTI Group have revealed that their mission is to put in place a structured, reformed and transparent football ecosystem in the country working with the Interim Management Committee (IMC). The Executive Director of GTI Asset Management & Trust Limited, Ine Nelson, gave the assurance while speaking to a section of the media recently in Lagos. He affirmed that it is the vision of the company to also make the league contribute at least 0.5 percent to the nation’s GDP in the next couple of years.   Ine noted that the league is a national asset which belongs to Nigerians and if well nurtured would blossom into big business in the country. Ine further stressed that GTI’s involvement is already yielding dividends given the gains the NPFL has made in just a few months of the IMC coming onboard. “GTI took up the challenge of restructuring the league at a time we felt NPFL deserves better attention from Corporate Nigeria and