Nigerian Football

Efosa, Rotimi Call for Calm

Published

7 years ago

April 1, 2017

BY SAMMY WEJINYA.

Two of the most experienced stalwarts of Rivers United FC, Efosa Eguakun and Sunday Rotimi have reached a consensus that everyone involved with the football club must pull in the same direction if the present slide is to be halted.

United have been poor in recent weeks with underwhelming results characterizing their matches in the past month.

The club was kicked out of the CAF Champions League by Sudanese outfit, Al Merreikh despite taking a seemingly commanding 3-0 lead to Omdurman from the first leg in Port Harcourt.

Eguakun says defeat cannot be contemplated and also took the time to appeal to fans of the football club to rally round the players.

“I have been in a similar situation before and understand what is going on.

“I want to appeal to the fans to be patient as football is full of ups and downs.

“When I was playing for Dolphins FC, the club experienced a similar situation but everyone rallied round each other and things turned around for the better.

“It’s is not all about good times. You know your friends when you face bad times so we want the fans to stand by us at this time.

“The players are not happy with the position we find ourselves on the table.

“Against Gombe United on Sunday, we will try to get a point or all three,” Eguakun who made his home debut in Rivers United’s 0-0 draw at home to the NPFL leaders, Plateau United in midweek told the club’s official website, www.riversunitedfc.com.ng.

Rotimi, the vice-captain of the football club, also spoke to us and echoed the sentiments of Eguakun.

“This is not the first time I am passing through something like this in my career so I know we will overcome this period.

“I have spoken to the younger players and we know that the game against Gombe United will be the turning point for us this season,” he said.

Nigerian Football

GTI enlarges coast…spreads from League fund-raising to Federation Cup

Published

19 hours ago

April 19, 2024

Kunle Solaja

BY KUNLE SOLAJA.

Strategic partners of the Nigeria Football Federation, GTI Asset Management and Trust Ltd has expanded their scope of operations from fund sourcing for the Nigeria Premier League to adding the responsibility of getting the national cup competition back into its glamorous days.

The MD of the company, Abubakar Lawal at the unveiling a revamped Federation Cup which has been renamed President Federation Cup remarked that his company decided to take a bold step to support the national cup.

“I am the happiest man today, he said in the opening remark of the rebranding of the national cup through signing of Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Sports and the NFF.

“Our company is also strategically involved in ensuring that the President Federation Cup is given necessary attention to thrive using The Nigeria Football Fund (TNFF) as our vehicle to actualise this dream.

“Therefore, it is our vision that the oldest domestic football event becomes one of the best organised football events in the world in no distant future.”

Nigerian Football

Ikenne’s Beyond Limit Football Academy top goal chart as NNL releases vital statistics

Published

2 days ago

April 18, 2024

Kunle Solaja

The secretariat of the Nigeria National League has released the match statistics of the four conferences of the 2024 season.

With 198 matches so far played in Conferences A and B, 426 goals were scored, with 125 home wins and 26 away wins, representing 63.1%, & 26% respectively. There were 47 draw matches, representing 23.7% of matches. 299 home goals were scored, and 127 home goals.

Beyond Limit FC scored the highest goals of 33 goals, with Stormers FC and Ekiti United conceeding the least goals of 28 goals. Tradesafe and Solution FC scored the least numbers of goals of 11 goals and Osun conceded the least numbers of goals of 8.

In group C & D, 209 goals have been scored in the 106 so far played, with 70 home wins and 14 won away representing 66. 3% and 13.1% respectively.

Teams drew 31 matches representing 29.2% of the matches played. Wikki Tourists scored the highest numbers of goals, with 23 goals, while EFCC FC conceded the least numbers of goals. They conceded 18 goals. Nasarawa United’s 8 goals conceded made them the team that conceded the lowest numbers of goals, while ABS scored the least number of goals of 5 goals.

Nigerian Football

Heartland back to their homeland as they host Shooting Stars

Published

2 days ago

April 18, 2024

Kunle Solaja

BY TOSIN OMOJOLA, OWERRI

The uncertainty surrounding our Matchday 31 encounter against Heartland FC of Owerri, has been cleared with the game eventually slated to hold at the Dan Anyiam Stadium, Owerri, the home ground of the host team

The Nigeria Premier League has given the approval to the stadium after an inspection was carried out on Wednesday afternoon.

The Oluyole Warriors have since arrived the Imo State capital and have settled down ahead of Friday’s clash which will be be shown live on cable television.

Meanwhile, the Technical Adviser of the Ibadan soccer lords, Gbenga Ogunbote, while addressing the players on arrival at their hotel, urged them not to be distracted by the development.

“I want to apologise to you on the change of venue. We got to know about it some hours ago, but be that as it may, I want us to remain focused as and get the desired results we needed”.

In the same vein, the players of the Ibadan soccer lords, said they are not in any way moved by the change of venue, expressing their readiness to get the maximum points, not minding the venue.