Category: Football

*Team departs for Ghana tomorrow All roads will lead to the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday September 21,2025, as Ghanaian giants, Asante Kotoko and Nigeria’s Cup winners, Kwara United clash in the first leg of their CAF Confederation Cup Preliminary Round tie, a fixture already generating continental buzz. For Asante Kotoko, this marks a highly […]

When the final whistle blew in Bloemfontein on September 9th, 2025, and the scoreboard read South Africa 1-1 Nigeria, a familiar mix of frustration and dread rippled through Nigerian football: the Super Eagles’ road to the 2026 World Cup had narrowed almost to a razor’s edge. The draw left Nigeria trailing in Group C and […]

Shogo Shodunnke, the Chief Executive Officer of Phreestyle Sport and brain behind the AMAPRO African Development Project, has joined other football business experts in calling for a radical shift in how African football is managed and commercialised. Shodunnke was one of the panelists at the ongoing SportsBiz African Forum in Kigali, Rwanda, where conversations centred […]

The Chairperson of the Female Football Development Committee of the Kwara State Football Association, Ambassador (Hajia) Rukayat Segilola Alaya (rpa) has called on parents and guardians to support and encourage their wards, especially girls, to take up football as a promising and rewarding career. Speaking at a stakeholders’ forum on grassroots football in Ilorin, she […]

Kwara State Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has reiterated his administration’s commitment to engaging more youths in sporting activities by creating an enabling environment for their development. The Governor, represented by the Executive Chairman of the Kwara State Sports Commission, Mallam Bolakale Magaji, stated this at the closing ceremony of the 16th edition of the Kwara, […]

The final of the 16th edition of the Youth Sports Federation of Nigeria (YSFON) organised Commissioner of Police Cup competition will hold tomorrow, Friday August 29, 2025, at the Kwara Football Academy pitch, beginning from 2.30pm. Three finals are on the card, the U13 and U17 male competitions, and the Police Officers Wives Association (POWA) […]

The management of Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) Ilorin Football Club has announced that the team will officially resume for the new season on Sunday, August 31, 2025, with training and player screening scheduled to commence on Monday, September 1, 2025. In a statement issued after the club’s management meeting today Monday, August 25, 2025, the […]

Players and officibals of Kwara United Football Club have felicitated the club’s General Manager, Mallam Bashir Badawiy, who added another year to his age today Monday, August 25, 2025. The celebration was greeted with ovation and encomiums from players and staff of the club, who described Badawiy as a committed leader and strong pillar of […]

Supporters Club and Fans Club of Kwara United Football Club have pledged their unalloyed and unwavering support for the team as the 2025 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season gets underway. The two supporters’ bodies and Abubakar Bukola Sàràkí Fans Club gave this commitment today Sunday August 24, 2025, during an interaction with the Club […]

When Dako Hamad signed for Al Shabab of Medina, in the Saudi Arabia, he knew it wasn’t just another step in his football career—it was an opportunity to prove himself worthy of wearing his country’s national team jersey. Back home, Ahmed had been a promising youngster who dazzled in the local league with his quick […]