Football leagues all over the world thrive on a lot of travelling by teams, supporters and officials detailed to supervise the games. The bigger the number of teams and the larger the distance between the venues, the more kilometres the participants have to cover. In more advanced countries, moving from one venue to the other…

Coach Fidelis Ilechukwu of Heartland FC of Owerri has said he expects a tough encounter against the host, FC Ifeanyi Ubah, in today’s oriental derby

Coach Usman Abdallah of Enyimba International Football of Aba has said that all the clubs that have qualified for the final stage of the...

Oriental neighbours, Enyimba of Aba and Enugu Rangers will kick off this year’s Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) Super Six Championship in Lagos on June 4, the League Management Company (LMC) has announced. Rangers won Group A of the abridged league, while Enyimba placed third behind Lobi Stars of Makurdi. But this competition is the…

Enyimba of Aba and MFM FC of Lagos yesterday enhanced their chances of playing in the season ending Nigerian Professional Football League Super Six play-off when they beat Enugu Rangers and Rivers United respectively on matchday seven of the competition. Playing in Group A, Enugu Rangers, who were on a long winning streak until they…

The Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) returned after the national elections with pulsating fixtures that produced 16 goals highlighted by Akwa United's stunning 2-1 win away to Heartland, reports www.npfl.ng. The match day 11 games saw MFM of Lagos and FC Ifeanyi Ubah of Nnewi retaining their positions at the top of pool A and…

Hooliganism between supporters of rival football clubs is not unique to Nigeria. But its destructive effect seems to be more visible in the nation’s league...

When Junior Lokosa picked up the first ever Eunisell Boot Award at the Nigerian Professional Football League’s (NPFL) 2017/18 season highest goal scorer with 19 goals, even he did not envisage the career-defining boost it would have on him in the last couple of months For his performance in Nigeria’s top football league, the 25-year-old…

After eliminating some top clubs from this year’s Aiteo Cup competition, including Premiership side, FC Ifeanyi Ubah, J. Atete FC has vowed to continue its dominance in the championship. The teams for the group stage of the competition were made public yesterday, and the Delta State team was pitched in Group A against Enyimba FC,…

FC Ifeanyi Ubah, Lobi Stars and Enyimba all won their matches away from home, but the 3-0 humiliation of 3SC at the Adamasingba Stadium in Ibadan by Nnewi-based FC IfeanyiUbah came as a surprise to many Nigerian football fans.

Nnewi-based FC Ifeanyi Ubah yesterday became the champions of this year’s Federation Cup after defeating Nasarawa United FC on penalties at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos.

Former Flying Eagles’ Coach, John Obuh, has predicted that Nasarawa United and FC Ifeanyi Ubah, who will play in this year’s Federation Cup final, will lead the new era in Nigerian club football.