Nigerian Football

SHOCKS AS ORUMA’S EMOTIONAL DISORDER RELAPSES

Published

6 years ago

January 11, 2018

BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA.

Former Nigerian football stars are dismayed following reports of relapse of emotional disorder suffered by former Golden Eaglets’ captain, Wilson Oruma.

Completesportsnigeria.com had reported that Oruma who later featured for the gold medal-winning Nigerian squad at the Atlanta ’96 Olympics as well as the France ’98 Super Eagles was reportedly duped of N1.2b investment six years ago.

He subsequently became emotionally unstable and had to seek various forms of treatments. However, Completesportsnigeria.com reports that the emotional disorder has relapsed.

The publication quoted Emakpor Dibofun, a close friend of the player who led Nigeria to win the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 1993 as saying that Oruma’s condition had gone from bad to worst.

“Wilson Oruma hasn’t really recovered from the emotional disorder which he suffered after he was duped.

“He has been to several places in search of lasting solution, but it gets worse after a bit of improvement”.

He played alongside Nwankwo Kanu, Celestine Babayaro at the Japan’ 93 when Nigeria won the world u-17 title of the second time.

He also played with Austin Okocha, Victor Ikpeba, Sunday Oliseh and Taribo West among other in the record-setting Nigeria’s feat at the Atlanta ’96 Olympics. He also played for Nigeria at the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.

Oruma, a midfielder, last played for Nigeria in the away 1-0 defeat of Lesotho in Maseru in a qualifying match for Ghana 2008 Africa Cup of Nations.

Dosu Joseph, the goalkeeper when Nigeria won the Atlanta ’96 Olympics told www.sportsvillagesquare.com that he had not been able to ascertain the situation regarding Oruma but

“It will be sad seeing him suffering in such way. I just hope he got helping hands from soccer loving Nigerians” Dosu remarked. Some other notable Nigerian football icons www.sportsvillagesquare contacted expressed similar feelings. They are Teslim Fatusi, Victor Ikpeba and Mutiu Adepoju.

Nigerian Football

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

Published

15 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.