Category: Football

The Nationwide League One (NLO) secretariat has officially granted pardon to Mallick Olasunkanmi, Sporting Director of La Planet FC following an appeal submitted by the club. In a letter dated May 5, 2025, addressed to the Kwara State Football Association and the club chairman, the NLO confirmed that the suspension previously handed to the club […]

The Head Coach of the Flying Eagles of Nigeria, Coach Aliyu Zubairu, has declared that the team will approach their next group stage game against Kenya with all sense of positivity The gaffer disclosed this while fielding questions from journalists following the goalless draw against Morroco on Sunday. While noting that the main target of […]

Following a report of assault and display of hooliganism leveled against Dohz FA and La Planet FC in their Matchday 5 of the NLO at Ilorin centre, the league organising body has sanctioned and fined the two clubs. The NLO Secretariat has.equally awarded the abandoned match to La Planet FC. In the letters to the […]

Former Kwara United Football Club of Ilorin, General Manager, Alhaji Mohammrd Haruna Maigidansanma has congratulated Coach Tunde Sanni and his boys for reaching the semi-final of the 2025 President Federation Cup. It would be recalled that Kwara United emerged victorious in the quarter-finals of the 2025 President Federation Cup, defeating Akwa United and securing a […]

In a strategic move blending sports development with brand marketing, AmuGold, a leading cosmetics company in Nigeria, has launched the inaugural edition of the AmuGold Football Competition, signaling its intent to make it an annual fixture. The competition, which kicked off today Sunday May 4, 2025 at the Kwara Football Academy (KFA), is more than […]

The Chairman of Kwara State Football Association, Mallam Idris Abdullahi Musa has appealed to the state Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to go extra miles in supporting and motivating the state’s darling team, Kwara United Football Club to win the ongoing President Federation Cup competition. He equally charged all stakeholders in the state and beyond, to […]

Nottingham Forest, currently sitting fourth in the English Premier League table with 60 points, is set to give three Nigerian players from Unicorns Football Club of Ilorin a chance to shine. Left winger Olamide Sunday Olasehinde, central defender Sulyman Kehinde Quadri, and midfielder Sanni Sukanmi Adebayo have arrived in the UK for a two-week trial […]

Matters arising! The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), trying to justify it’s unjust allocation of venues for the quarter-finals of the ongoing 2025 President Federation Cup competition with a release credited to a member of its Executive Committee, Mr. George Aluo, calls for a re-examination of the whole process. Criticisms over some venues for the quarter-final […]

Kwara Football Academy(KFA) has emerged the champions of the maiden edition of Seyi Tinubu Cityzens Cup. The KFA boys defeated La Planet FC 1-0 in the colourful final match played at the Rashidi Yekini Main-Bowl of George Agbazika Innih Stadium Complex, today Saturday April 19, 2025. Fawas Sakariyau’s goal from the spot in the early […]

Head Coach Aliyu Zubairu has selected first-choice goalkeeper Ifeanyi Harcourt, defender and Captain Daniel Bameyi, midfielder Sulaiman Alabi Jojo and forward Kparobo Arierhi among a squad of 24 for this year’s Africa U20 Cup of Nations taking place in Egypt. The tournament gets underway in 10 days. Defenders Adamu Maigari and Emmanuel Chukwu (based in […]