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Barau Football Club, held Bendel Insurance to a goalless draw in a Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Matchday 23 encounter played at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin Edo state. The match, which took place on Thursday, saw the visitors, Barau FC, put up a resilient performance to earn a valuable point after 90 minutes of action ended 0–0. With the result, the Maliya Boys have now extended their unbeaten run to four matches in the 2025/2026 NPFL second-round stanza. Barau FC had earlier recorded a victory against Niger Tornadoes earlier this month in the second round, before securing three consecutive draws against Enyimba in Aba, Bayelsa United in Kano, and Bendel Insurance in Benin. Speaking in a post-match interview, Barau FC head coach, Eugene Agagbe, commended his players for their discipline and determination. “Actually, I want to commend my players. It isn’t easy to pick up points away from home, but surely the players obeyed my tactics, and that’s why we got s...

Written by- Adewale Ajayi (OjaLion) I think it's high time the Nigeria Media applies caution with what we send out to the public. It is always very important that we dig deep, ask questions from all parties involved and try as much as possible not to always paint our dear country black before the international community.  I am a proud Canadian but the Nigerian blood still flows in me and because of that, I try as much as possible to seek first the truth and nothing but the truth on all matters relating to Nigeria football.   As much as anyone tries to paint this NFF and NSC black for content or for cheap popularity, it is always important as journalists, to always give these administrators the benefit of the doubt in such matters that could tarnish reputation and destroy integrity.  Just when we thought the players altercation in the aftermath of the match between Nigeria and Mozambique has been nipped in the bud and that sanity has returned to the Super ...