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NPFL fixtures this week: Round 34 preview

NPFL fixtures this week: Round 34 preview

NPFL fixtures this week promise fans ten cracking matchups for round 34. But before we get to introduce the league fixtures for this weekend, let's first bring you results from round 33. NPFL Fixtures this week:...
Who is the lowest paid player in the NPFL?

Who is the lowest paid player in the NPFL?

Nigerian football fans want to know who the highest and lowest paid player in the NPFL is and how much they earn monthly. It is known across the football world that footballers are wealthy as...
NPFL prediction for Matchday 10 – Enyimba to avoid defeat, Insurance to lose

NPFL prediction for Matchday 10 – Enyimba to avoid defeat, Insurance to lose

We bring you NPFL predictions for the current season as the various teams lock horns for matchday 10 across 10 venues this weekend. Two games are scheduled to take place on Saturday, 25 November while...
Niger Tornadoes vs Enyimba – lineups, H2H, predictions

Niger Tornadoes vs Enyimba – lineups, H2H, predictions

The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) 2023/24 season enters week six with Niger Tornadoes vs Enyimba listed as one of the games to look out for in this midweek action.  Enyimba, defending champions of the...
Enyimba miss AFL trip to Casablanca, new date for Wydad second leg clash announced

Enyimba miss AFL trip to Casablanca, new date for Wydad second leg clash announced

Nigerian representatives in the African Football League (AFL), Enyimba, missed their trip to Casablanca for their second-leg clash with Wydad. Enyimba, like other Nigerian teams, have always struggled when they travel to North Africa -...
Wydad AC vs Enyimba lineups and odds – African Football League 2nd leg

Wydad AC vs Enyimba lineups and odds – African Football League 2nd leg

There will be fireworks at Stade Mohamed V on Wednesday night as Wydad AC vs Enyimba file out to face each other in the quarter-final second-leg of the African Football League. Wydad delivered a clinical...
NPFL week 3: Kano Pillars slip again as Bendel Insurance remain unbeaten

NPFL week 3: Kano Pillars slip again as Bendel Insurance remain unbeaten

The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) is getting into its stride, and week three matches showed the competition is getting keener and more competitive. After two weeks of action, the NPFL table is taking shape,...
Enyimba vs Bendel Insurance lineups and predictions – NPFL

Enyimba vs Bendel Insurance lineups and predictions – NPFL

Enyimba International Stadium will host the Enyimba vs Bendel Insurance NPFL rescheduled week 1 clash on Thursday evening. The game will kick-off at 4 PM, 12 October 2023. The Elephants lost 2-0 away in Gombe...
Enyimba & Sporting Lagos to win – 5 week 1 NPFL predictions

Enyimba & Sporting Lagos to win – 5 week 1 NPFL predictions

NPFL predictions ahead of week 1 actions across 10 centres are bold but fascinating things to do as far as the Nigerian football league is concerned. It is no longer news that the 2023/24 NPFL...
Sundowns, Enyimba, & co. – Meet the African Football League teams

Sundowns, Enyimba, & co. – Meet the African Football League teams

Top African football league teams are ready to battle in the most lucrative club competition on the continent. For a while, CAF had mulled the idea of a Super League but eventually agreed on a...
African Football League draw: Enyimba’s record against EACH team

African Football League draw: Enyimba’s record against EACH team

The African Football League, formerly known as the African Super League, will be holding its maiden tournament from 20 October to 11 November 2023. According to CAF at the announcement of the competition, the new...
NPFL announces opening fixtures for the 2023-24 season

NPFL announces opening fixtures for the 2023-24 season

The Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) has released its schedule for matchday one of the upcoming campaign. The 2023–24 NPFL season was originally meant to get underway on August 27 but has since been postponed...
NPFL welcomes Propel Sports Africa as new broadcasting partner

NPFL welcomes Propel Sports Africa as new broadcasting partner

The Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) 2023/24 season is about to kick off. After a lengthy stay away from TV, there is a broadcast partnership for the popular NPFL. The plan was for the league...
Al-Ahly Benghazi vs Enyimba lineups, 3 predictions – CAF Champions League

Al-Ahly Benghazi vs Enyimba lineups, 3 predictions – CAF Champions League

Benina Martyrs Stadium will host Al-Ahly Benghazi vs Enyimba first leg preliminary match of the 2023/24 CAF Champions League. This match kicks off at 18:00 Nigerian time on 20 August. Which team will reign...
Enyimba signs shirt sponsorship deal with Stake

Enyimba signs shirt sponsorship deal with Stake

Enyimba of Aba has joined the league of clubs that have shirt sponsorship deals. Enyimba is taking the necessary steps to ensure the team performs well this season. The People's Elephants have their eyes on...
Watch the CAF Champions League live in Nigeria – Live football on TV

Watch the CAF Champions League live in Nigeria – Live football on TV

You can catch live football actions from the CAF Champions League as Enyimba FC and Remo Stars begin their bid to return Nigeria back to the apex of African football. Rivers United and Bendel Insurance...
CAF Champions League – Remo Stars, Enyimba fixtures

CAF Champions League – Remo Stars, Enyimba fixtures

Nigerian representatives in the CAF Champions League are gearing up for this weekend's preliminary rounds kick-off as hostilities take centre-stage across the various centres on the continent. NPFL champions Enyimba and the league's runners-up Remo...
Which Nigerian sides have won the CAF Champions League?

Which Nigerian sides have won the CAF Champions League?

Continental football returns this weekend to commence the start of the 2023/24 CAF Champions League and two Nigerian clubs, Enyimba and Remo Stars, will be representing the country in the continental event. Nigeria is considered...
Best signings in the NPFL transfer window so far

Best signings in the NPFL transfer window so far

The Nigeria Professional League (NPFL) is full of intrigue and drama. There is no certainty in the league, and if you’re following it all, you can be sure it is edge-of-the-seat drama. Why is the...
Enyimba: Stadium, players salary, news, and fixtures

Enyimba: Stadium, players salary, news, and fixtures

Enyimba Football Club are the defending champions of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) going into the 2023/24 season. They are commonly referred to as Enyimba, which means 'The People's Elephants' in Igbo language (one...
Nigeria Professional League (NPFL) 2023/24 – Full list of completed transfers

Nigeria Professional League (NPFL) 2023/24 – Full list of completed transfers

The Nigeria Professional League (NPFL) is the league that pays Africa's third highest winners fee. It has produced great players that have gone on to shine in Europe and other world leagues. Despite the plethora of...
₦150 million vs ₦43.9 billion – The reward for NPFL vs Premier League winners

₦150 million vs ₦43.9 billion – The reward for NPFL vs Premier League winners

The Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) has announced that the winners of the 2023/24 league season will pocket the huge prize money of N150 million. https://twitter.com/LeaguesReporter/status/1684448122951303168?t=mlZTq-JGdvPfucT99mFKsw&s=19 NPFL prize money for last season was N100 million which...
NPFL teams await their fate in CAF Champions League, Confederation Cup draw

NPFL teams await their fate in CAF Champions League, Confederation Cup draw

The NPFL teams participating in African continental football competitions for the coming season have been drawn to the news of the official draws which are to take place on Tuesday in a press release...
Enyimba’s NPFL Golden Boot winner Obioma joins Tunisia’s Esperance

Enyimba’s NPFL Golden Boot winner Obioma joins Tunisia’s Esperance

The 2022/23 Nigeria Professional Football League top scorer, Chukwuemeka Obioma, has agreed to a transfer move to Tunisian side Esperance, according to 'Nigeria Report Football'. Enyimba FC offered a N12 million annual salary deal (minus...
The best NPFL clubs to participate in ValueJet Cup 2023

The best NPFL clubs to participate in ValueJet Cup 2023

In an official communication through the ValueJet Twitter handle on Tuesday, 18 July 2023, the best NPFL clubs will participate in the second edition of the ValueJet Cup pre-season competition. The 2023 ValueJet Cup is...
Enyimba players on cloud nine after N20m cash reward for NPL win

Enyimba players on cloud nine after N20m cash reward for NPL win

Enyimba football club of Aba players have been handsomely rewarded by the Abia State governor, Alex Otti, for emerging champions of the 2022/23 Nigeria Premier League season. The governor had pledged to honour the players...
Nigeria Premier League 2023/24 season to begin in August

Nigeria Premier League 2023/24 season to begin in August

The Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the league has scheduled the weekend of August 26-27 as the kick-off date of the Nigeria Premier League (NPL) for the 2023/24 football season. https://twitter.com/NPFL_News/status/1674414662119718913?t=cD6sAy04-kjNvh50G0jfoQ&s=19 The 2022/23 Nigeria Premier League...
Enyimba Star Clinches Prestigious Eunisell Boot Award

Enyimba Star Clinches Prestigious Eunisell Boot Award

Eunisell Limited, organisers of the prestigious annual Eunisell Boot award, in the early hours of Wednesday, June 28, 2023 announced Enyimba star, Chukwuemeka Obioma, as winner of the top goalscorer award for the just...
Who is Fatai Osho? Your Guide to the New Akwa United Coach

Who is Fatai Osho? Your Guide to the New Akwa United Coach

Fatai Osho, one of the best coaches in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), has been appointed to take over the helm at Akwa United. Family sources revealed that he signed the contract for...
Six Games that Turned Enyimba into NPFL Champions

Six Games that Turned Enyimba into NPFL Champions

Enyimba FC played a total of 23 matches in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) 2022/2023 season. 18 matches in the abridged regular season, and 5 more matches in the championship round. For one, all...
Top Scorers of the NPFL 2022-2023 Season

Top Scorers of the NPFL 2022-2023 Season

The 2022/2023 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) regular season and the Championship playoffs ended with these players as top scorers. Player                             ...
NPFL Rising Stars in the Super Eagles Squad for Sierra Leone Clash

NPFL Rising Stars in the Super Eagles Squad for Sierra Leone Clash

In an exciting development for Nigerian football, four players from the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) have been selected to represent the Super Eagles in their upcoming African Nations Cup qualifier against Sierra Leone. Coach...
AFCON Qualifiers 2023: Aribo, Awoniyi Report for Camp

AFCON Qualifiers 2023: Aribo, Awoniyi Report for Camp

With the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023 Qualifiers on the horizon, the Super Eagles players who have been called up for the game against Sierra Leone on Sunday, June 18th. Nottingham Forest’s Taiwo...
Enyimba Win Record 9th Nigerian League Title on Goal Difference

Enyimba Win Record 9th Nigerian League Title on Goal Difference

Enyimba FC have been crowned Champions of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) for the 2022/23 season after finishing top of the Championship playoffs standings in Matchday 5. Finidi George's side were presented with the...
NPFL Title on the Line in Enyimba vs Rivers United Clash

NPFL Title on the Line in Enyimba vs Rivers United Clash

Sparks will fly in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) Super Six Championship final round on Sunday at Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos. https://twitter.com/NigeriaPFL/status/1667533281393254401?t=ebwMELs4DHzMSp8zMx3NHQ&s=19 With CAF qualification spots decided; Enyimba, Rivers United and Remo Stars—who all...
Bendel Suffer First Defeat in 22 Games in the NPFL Super Six Matchday 4

Bendel Suffer First Defeat in 22 Games in the NPFL Super Six Matchday 4

Matchday 4 in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) Super Six Championship round took place on Friday at Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos. Since the Championship round began, followers of the NPFL have not...
AFCON Qualifiers 2023: UCL Winner Clarifies Position Within Super Eagles Managerial Set Up

AFCON Qualifiers 2023: UCL Winner Clarifies Position Within Super Eagles Managerial Set Up

Former Ajax Amsterdam and Super Eagles winger Finidi George, has cleared the air on his role within the Nigeria national football team. Finidi, who played for the Super Eagles of Nigeria between 1991 and 2002,...
Rivers United or Bendel Insurance? Our Predictions for the NPFL Super Six Matchday 4

Rivers United or Bendel Insurance? Our Predictions for the NPFL Super Six Matchday 4

It's Matchday 4 in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL)! The Super Six Championship round gears towards its final phases at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos. All three games of Matchday 3 ended...
CAFCC: Finidi expresses optimism ahead of clash with Diambars FC

CAFCC: Finidi expresses optimism ahead of clash with Diambars FC

Enyimba's new boss, Finidi George, has expressed optimism on the preparedness of his team ahead of their first leg, second round CAF Confederation Cup tie with Diambars of Senegal. The former Super Eagles midfielder for...
Three Hurdles Finidi George Must Jump To succeed as Enyimba New Head coach

Three Hurdles Finidi George Must Jump To succeed as Enyimba New Head coach

Nigeria legend Finidi George has been appointed as the head coach of Enyimba international. And expectations already lie in wait of what the renowned ex-international could do/achieve at the club. Despite reports, linking him with...
Exclusive: Unuanel Lauds Finidi’s Appointment As Enyimba coach

Exclusive: Unuanel Lauds Finidi’s Appointment As Enyimba coach

Former Kwara United coach, Samson Unuanel has lauded the appointment of former Super Eagles midfielder, Finidi George as Enyimba coach.Recall that on Wednesday, unveiled Finidi after agreeing a two-year contract with the Aba side.He...
Enyimba Appoints Ex-Eagles Star, Finidi George As Head Coach

Enyimba Appoints Ex-Eagles Star, Finidi George As Head Coach

Enyimba has appointed former Ajax and Super Eagles winger, Finidi George as its new head coach ahead of the 2021/2022 NPFL season. According to a statement from the club, Findi George replaces Fatai Osho whose...

Top 10 Clubs With Most Trophies In Africa

If you've been wondering which are the top 10 clubs with the most trophies in Africa, I have detailed them all in this article. The competition in Africa is quite different from Europe's, South...

Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals 2020/21 CAF Confederation Cup Draw Released: See Full Fixture

Draws for the 2020/21 CAF Confederation Cup quarter-finals and semi-finals have been released. The draw was conducted on Friday at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. CAF’s Director of Competitions, Samson Adamu, assisted by the Ivorian...

2020/21 CAF Confederation Cup Quarter-Finals: List Of All Qualified Teams

The Group matches (Day 6 fixtures) in the group stage of the CAF Confederation Cup have been concluded on Wednesday and here is a list of qualifiers for the knockout stage/quarter-finals. Enyimba FC defeated Orlando...

Ahmed Musa Select Away Games He Will Feature For Kano Pillars

Ahmed Musa is set to miss over 80 per cent of Kano Pillars’ away matches as the second stanza of the Nigeria Professional Football League begins April 28. The former Leicester City forward told the...
Nigeria Professional Football League Champions Listed Since Inception

Nigeria Professional Football League Champions Listed Since Inception

The Nigeria Professional Football League Champions have varied from one club to another over the years. It was in 1972 that the NPFL began but was then known as Nigerian Premier League. Nigeria’s top flight domestic...
Post Covid-19 FIFA Fund Raising Tournament: Enyimba, Rangers, 14 Others listed

Post Covid-19 FIFA Fund Raising Tournament: Enyimba, Rangers, 14 Others listed

Nigeria Premier League sides, Enyimba and Rangers have been listed by FIFA amongst 16 top African clubs that will take part in a post-COVID-19 fundraising tournament. GoalBall gathered that popularity in the African continent is...
Christian Chukwu Scores NPFL Low As League Celebrates 30 Years Of Existence

Christian Chukwu Scores NPFL Low As League Celebrates 30 Years Of Existence

Former Super Eagles coach Christian Chukwu is not too excited about how the Nigerian league has fared and can’t be said to be a success after 30 years. Without any fanfare, owing to the coronavirus...

Enyimba, Families Reveal How They Paid N2.5m For The Release Of Ojo And Iluyomade

Sunshine Stars Captain, Abe Sunday, has announced paying a sum of N2.5m was to kidnappers before the duo Dayo Ojo of Enyimba FC and Benjamin Iluyomade of Abia Comets were released. Dayo Ojo and Benjamin...