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In compliance with the recent directive by the League Management Company (LMC) on the state of their playing turf, Abia Warriors of Umuahia and Heartland FC of Owerri have elected to play their home games at the Enyimba International Stadium in Aba while they carry out necessary rehabilitation work on at their respective grounds. Five other clubs, Akwa United, FC Taraba, Wikki Tourists, El-Kanemi Warriors and FC IfeanyiUbah have also communicated their alternative venues to the LMC as at close of business on Monday, June 15. For Akwa United, their home games henceforth will be played at the new Akwa Ibom International Stadium christened the Nest of Champions. The club wrote to inform the LMC that they have now secured approval from the state government to use the facility. FC IfeanyiUbah also wrote to request the LMC approval to play their home fixtures for the next three months at the Rojenny Stadium in Oba, near Onitsha while extensive renovation is carried out at their B...

The League Bloggers Awards (LBA) has shortlisted nine actors in the Glo Premier League as nominees for the March Player and Manager awards. There are five shortlisted in the player's category and four in the manager's award. In the running for the LBA Player for March are Ebere Odiche [Heartland], Evans Iyoro [Kwara United], Idris Aloma [Enyimba], Sikiru Adewale [Warri Wolves] and Segun Alebiosu [Kwara United] while the quartet of Erasmus Onuh [Heartland], Tunde Abdulrahman [Kwara United],Tony Ogharanduku [FC Taraba] and Mitko Dobrev [Gabros FC] have been picked for the manager's category. The shortlisted actors in the Glo Premier League for March have put in decent shift for their clubs after three match days this season. Odiche has been solid for Heartland so far scoring twice from free kicks against 3SC and Nasarawa United. He helped mastermind the demolition of Nasarawa United 5-2 on match day three. Kwara United winger, Iyoro, has shown he has a sweet left fo...

Players of Dolphins FC, led by their captain, Sunday Rotimi have tendered an apology to the club management, Nigerians and people of Rivers State.   Dolphins failed to travel on time for a CAF Confederation game last weekend in Tunisia as players refused to get on the bus to the airport because they wanted more than they were offered as out of station allowance, or estacode as it is more popularly called in Nigeria   The team subsequently missed its flight to Lagos, then Tunis and were walked over by the time they got to the stadium.   Captain of the side, Sunday Rotimi has in turn apologised for the role of the players in the saga,   “On behalf of my players, I want to apologise to the club management and also Nigerians concerning the game in Tunis.   “It’s unfortunate that we left Nigeria to Tunis and couldn’t play the game.   “I deeply apologiese to all Nigerians and especially people of Rivers State,” Roti...

Guidelines for the implementation of fan engagement to grow attendance at Glo Premier League matches have been released by the League Management Company (LMC) even as clubs have began to receive their financial rewards instituted to inspire healthy competition and expand the fan base. Chairman of the LMC, Mr. Shehu Dikko, while congratulating the nine clubs that have so far been rewarded through the initiative, also thanked fans, supporters and Club officials for the massive boost to the efforts of the LMC to drive followership of the league. Enyimba and Kano Pillars were rewarded for reaching the minimum spectators’ count of 5,000 upwards while Heartland FC and FC Taraba became the first set of clubs to earn the away win bonus. Over 12,000 fans watched the Match Day 1 game between Enyimba and Akwa United while over 10,000 were recorded at the Sani Abacha Stadium when Kano Pillars hosted Bayelsa United. Five others, Abia Warriors, Kwara United, Sunshine Stars, Akwa United and L...

Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) side Warri Wolves new signing Alimi Sikiru Adewale has dedicated his first topfligh goals to late Father Pa Alimi Rasheed. The new boy in the Seasiders squad was listed in Paul Aigbogun's starting 11 against Giwa Footbal Club of Jos in the rescheduled fixture of matchday two of the NPFL at the Warri City Stadium on Wednesday. and he put a great debut performance with two goals and one assist that saw his team winning their second game of the season comfortably with a three nill victory. Sikiru inspired Warri Wolves to record the highest result so far in the league this term when he set up an easy opener with a square pass that found an unmarked Gbolahan Salami in the 16th minute of play before helping himself to a goal each in the first and second half of the encounter. The former First Bank of Lagos forward found his way into the score sheet few minutes to end the first 45 minutes when he brilliantly beat an offside trap to latch on t...

It was commendation galore in all the centres last weekend in the week one fixture of the Glo Premier League as both home and away teams alongside soccer fans commended the level of officiating put up by the Referees. Available information from most of the centers indicated that officiating were at best in the league first games,kudos to the introduction of Referees assessors by the new leadership of the LMC headed by Mallam Shehu Dikko. From Portharcout to Nnewi through Jalingo to Benin, Aba and kano as well as Bauchi and Jos, the news of excellent officiating by Referees filtered in as fans, home and away teams urged the LMC to ensure that it is sustained all through the season. This formed part of the concerted efforts to raise the standard of the League and build confidence on our fans to return to the stadium, even as efforts are being made to introduce special security for fans and Referees to guarantee a healthy atmosphere in all the league venues. In another efforts to bri...

As the Glo Nigeria Professional Football League concluded it's matches in the week two of the 2014/2015 season, reports from most of the centers indicated an improved turnout of spectators across the venues. This might not be unconnected with the observed free, fair and firm officiating recorded in week one and as consolidated in the week two matches, with corresponding security measures on ground. The introduction of Referees assessors, improved officiating as well as the fans base development strategy of the new LMC board headed by Shehu Dikko may have lifted the standard of the league so far in the early stage. Available reports monitored across the centres in week two showed an appreciable increase in the number of fans that watched the league matches. In the Kano Pillars versus Bayelsa United Match held at the Sanni Abacha stadium in Kano, the Nigeria champions maintained their unprecedented turn out as the stadium was filled to capacity. At the Kwara stadium Ilorin, fan...

2 Goals Victor Yakubu--------Wikki Tourists   Sikiru Adewale-------Warri Wolves 1 Goal  Abraham Audu ------El-Kanemi Warriors Ibrahim Mustapha---El-Kanemi Warriors Bobby Abel------------------ Taraba FC      Abdulmalik Mohammed(pk) Taraba FC                           Nura Ahmed------------------Taraba FC Usman Mohammed----------Taraba FC Peter Coly-------------------Enugu Rangers Samuel Agba ---------------Enugu Rangers Razak Adegbite-------------Enugu Rangers Odah Marshall. O-----------Enugu Rangers Onuoha ----------------------Gabros Int'l Onyekachi N-----------------Gabros Int'l Chukwudi Stephen----------Gabros Int'l. Ebere Odiche----------------Heartland FC Jimoh Oni --------------------Heartland FC                Adamu Muhammed...