Nigerian Football

It’s Redemption Battle in Ibadan

Published

7 years ago

July 16, 2017

BY JUBRIL AROWOLO.

It is another battle for survival as Shooting Stars host Katsina United in one of the week 29 fixtures of the Nigerian Professional Football League, this Sunday.

The first leg of this tie ended 1-1 in Katsina with a late minute goal by Rasheed Olaniran to give the Oluyole Warriors a vital away point. That’s was in week nine.

At present, things are not rosy for the hosts and being neck deep in relegation waters, they need every point they could muster to survive and this tie provides an opportunity.

Although, Shooting Stars got a promising away point against arch rivals Enugu Rangers last week, still 33 points from 28 games and in the 19th position is a scary story to tell, hence all the remaining 10 games are crucial.

This position is echoed by the team’s technical adviser Fatai Amoo.

“Our result against Rangers was worth more than millions, and I give it to my players for their fighting spirit, we should keep our heads up and focus on the next home game against Katsina. The position we are is scary and we must start winning games to survive”, Amoo remarked.

Right now, the team is motivated. Apart from the Rangers result, the players on injuries are back and better which give the coaches enough options to choose from.

Also, with the team’s vociferous home fans in the stands, the end result should be positive for the Shooting Stars.

For Katsina United, Ibadan has not been a fertile ground in recent times. Their last visit was negative with a 2-1 loss but a check on them on Saturday evening revealed a team with positive vibes.

Their mind set is to reclaim at least a point they lost to the Oluyole Warriors on their home ground in Katsina and boost their 12th position with 38 points from 28 games.

By and large, it is going to be an interesting game as the stage is set at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasingba for an epic game to determine another survival battle.

Nigerian Football

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

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11 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

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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

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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.