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The first major infraction that the recently inaugurated Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the NPFL may have to deal with may have sprung up last week in Gombe as Doma United reportedly fielded a total of twenty-one players as against the approved number of twenty players in their matchday three …

Barcelona (Spain), Jan. 23, 2023 FC Barcelona extended their lead over Real Madrid in the LaLiga standings after Pedri’s first-half strike earned them a 1-0 win over Getafe on Sunday. Leaders FC Barcelona climbed to 44 points, six ahead of their bitter rivals Real Madrid who have a game in …

Abuja, Jan. 22, 2023 Senegal powered into the quarter-finals of the 2022 African Nations Championship (CHAN) after an emphatic 3-0 victory over DR Congo on Sunday. The Lions of Teranga defeated the two-time winners in their final Group B match played at the 19 May 1956 Stadium in Annaba to …

London, Jan. 23, 2023 Arsenal restored their five-point lead at the top of the 2022/2023 English Premier League (EPL) on Sunday, with Eddie Nketiah scoring twice in a 3-2 defeat of Manchester United. His goals included a 90th-minute winner, in a rip-roaring clash at The Emirates. It had looked as …

Akwa United FC, Lobi Stars and Bendel Insurance FC all secured away wins in week three of the 2022/2023 Nigeria Professional Football League season. Akwa United FC were 0-3 victors over Nassarawa United FC at their adopted home in Jos on Sunday afternoon. A first half goal from James Ajako …

Nigerian forward Victor Osimhen bagged his 13th Italian Serie A goal of the season to help Napoli secure a 0-2 win at Salernitana. Their quest for the Italian Serie A title will get a significant boost with another victory, one that took 45 minutes of toil for the breakthrough to …

Barcelona, Jan. 21, 2023 A Spanish judge has ordered that Brazil football player Dani Alves be jailed on remand without bail following an alleged sexual assault of a woman in a Barcelona nightclub. According to the regional court system on Friday, the 39-year-old who has denied any wrongdoing was taken to …

Abuja, Jan. 21, 2023 Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has extended the tenure of the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) till the end of the 2022/2023 season. Ademola Olajire, NFF’s Director of Communications, disclosed on Friday in a statement that Ibrahim Gusau, the Federation’s President, …

With a Bruno Fernandes strike, Manchester United FC were three minutes away from a 10th consecutive English Premier league win before Michael Olise struck to clip those hopes. The Crystal Palace Midfielder may be undecided over his international future, but his decision for the free-kick was precise and loaded with …

Head Coach of 2021 NPFL Champions Akwa United FC, Ayodeji Ayeni, says his team will hit Aba with a plan to defeat Enyimba International on Matchday 2 of the 2022/2023 NPFL season. Coach Ayeni made this revelation in a chat with the club’s media crew ahead of the clash on …

Daga Daniel scored in second-half stoppage time to secure a point for Dakkada in an NPFL opening day fixture away to Bayelsa United, Sunday. The Flying Eagles midfielder reached at the end of a poor defensive clearance by Moses Awala from a corner-kick to head home beautifully and cancel out …

Brighton, Jan. 14, 2023 Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp blasted his side’s effort in a humiliating 0-3 English Premier League (EPL) defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion which he called the worst ever in his reign. Winger Solly March scored twice and created a third for Brighton as they dominated the …

Liverpool, Jan. 14, 2023 Everton manager Frank Lampard says he expects a reaction from his ailing side when they travel to fellow strugglers West Ham United in the English Premier League (EPL) next weekend. His reaction came after their home defeat by bottom side Southampton on Saturday. The Merseyside club …

Red-hot Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen scored in the 14th and 65th minute as Napoli mauled Juventus 5-1 in the Italian Serie A on Friday night. Juventus arrived at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona as Serie A’s most in form team, following a winning run that has seen them leap to …

Paris, Jan. 12, 2023  Michel Platini, the former president of European football ruling body UEFA, is a possible candidate to become the new president of French Football Federation (FFF) after Noël Le Graët stepped down. French media reports on Thursday indicated that the FFF was working on a plan with …

Berlin, Jan. 10, 2023  Kylian Mbappe will be taking on “a huge responsibility” if he becomes the new France captain now, after Hugo Lloris retired from international football. That is the verdict of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) head coach Christophe Galtier, who steered clear of either recommending the role to Mbappe …

London, Jan. 6, 2023 Second-half substitute Riyad Mahrez earned Manchester City a win at Chelsea on Thursday to move the 2021/2022 champions to within five points of leaders, Arsenal in the English Premier League. Mahrez got on the end of a perfectly placed cross from fellow substitute Jack Grealish in …

Berlin, Jan. 6, 2023 Bayern Munich have signed Dutch defender Daley Blind on a free transfer on a six-month contract, the Bundesliga club said on Thursday. The 32-year-old became a free agent last week after agreeing to terminate his contract with Ajax Amsterdam six months early. “We are really pleased …

Alhaji Nura Kangiwa, Director-General, National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR) and President, Nigeria Polo Federation (NPF) By Taiye Olayemi Lagos, Jan. 1, 2023 Alhaji Nura Kangiwa, Director-General, National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR), has emerged the President of the Nigeria Polo Federation (NPF). Kangiwa, who disclosed this in a …

The Bayelsa State government has felicitated with Dr. Timipre Okou over his recent upgrade to an International Wrestling Referee following his certification by the United World Wrestling body in Alexandria, Egypt. Okou hails from Isampou in Ekeremor local government area of Bayelsa state. In a congratulatory message by Dr. Bertola …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Dec. 30, 2022 The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has mourned the Brazilian football legend, Pele, who died at the age of 82. Pelé, who many regard as the greatest player of all time, died in a hospital in Sao Paulo on …

   By Victor Okoye Abuja, Dec. 28, 2022 Akwa United Football Club of Uyo will lock horns with Bendel Insurance of Edo in the star match of the 2022/2023 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) matchday one fixture. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the draw for the 2022/2023 …

Los Angeles (U.S.), Dec. 26, 2022 A San Bernardino County sheriff’s helicopter crew rescued a Colorado woman after she tumbled 200 feet down a trail in the San Gabriel Mountains early Saturday, authorities said. The woman, identified as 40-year-old Ruth Woroniecki, had left her campground in Lytle Creek to hike …

In a move that confirms news that the 2022/202 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) will adopt an abridged format, the Interim Management Committee (IMC) has announced December 28, 2022, as date for the seasons draw. A letter copied to all clubs, and made available to Global Patriot Newspapers, shows that …

The shenanigans were always there, but until FIFA president, Infantino Giovanni, called them out in his down-to-earth press conference in Qatar, they remained the elephant in the room. The hint of displeasure goes back 12 years ago when Qatar won the bid, defeating Australia, Japan, South Korea and the United …