Category: Football

The 2025 Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) U-14 Boys and Naval Officers’ Wives Association (NOWA) U-17 Girls Football Championships continued with full momentum today Tuesday, May 20th, as group stage matches entered Day Two at the Police College Kaduna. A total of eight matches have been scheduled for the day, with young talents from […]

*Abakaliki FC and Ikorodu City at each other’s jugular in Abuja The semi-final matches of this year’s President Federation Cupcompetition (Men’s version) will take place on Wednesday May 21, 2015, in Lagos and Abuja, with former champions Enugu Rangers up against Kwara United of Ilorin, while emerging power Ikorodu City take on surprise packets Abakaliki […]

The Vice Chairman of Kwara State Football Association, Bashorun Kayode Bankole has shouldered the financial burden of transporting Kwara United Football Club from Ilorin to Lagos, for the semi-final of the President Federation Cup competition. Bashorun Bankole equally seeks early movement of the team to Lagos, for the match scheduled for Mobolaji Johnson Arena on […]

…As Kwara FA Chairman charges team to go for glory The U14 Boys from Kwara Football Academy have landed in Kaduna as they gear up to compete in the 21st edition of the YSFON/Chief Of Naval Staff U14 Boys Championship. The team, consisting of 20 players and four officials, arrived in the ancient city of […]

Kwara South’s football enthusiasts are in for a treat as Rt. Hon. Tunji Olawuyi Ajuloopin, member representing Ekiti, Isin, Irepodun, and Oke-Ero Federal Constituency of Kwara State, has announced the 2nd edition of the Asoju Oba Football Competition. The Chief of Staff (CoS) to the Federal Lawmaker, Jide Adekeye, announced this in a statement on […]

The leadership of the National Sports Commission (NSC) has expressed heartfelt sympathy with Super Eagles forward Taiwo Awoniyi, who is currently receiving intensive medical care following surgery for a serious abdominal injury sustained during Nottingham Forest’s Premier League match against Leicester City on Sunday. Awoniyi, a shining example of patriotism and dedication, was placed in […]

The 21st edition of Chief of the Naval Staff U-14 Boys and 13th edition Naval Officers’ Wives Association (NOWA) U-17 Girls Soccer Tournament kicks off in Kaduna, at the Main-Bowl of Ahmadu Bello Stadium on Sunday 18 May 2025. Youth teams from all the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory will participate in the […]

Kwara United Football Club on Sunday May 11, 2025, defeated Rivers United to ease relegation worries, irrespective of what the result of their last match of the season against Katsina United in Katsina will be. No matter what anybody will proffer, it’s another season of sustainability of its Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) status. With […]

*Sets sight on AFCON trophy The Head Coach of Nigeria’s Flying Eagles, Aliyu Zubairu has once again demonstrated his tactical brilliance by leading the team to securing the U20 World cup ticket in Chile later in the year. The Flying Eagles of Nigeria defeated the defending champions of the U20 AFCON, Senegal today Monday May […]

The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Kwara State Chapter has extended heartfelt congratulations to Coach Aliyu Zubair and his assistant, Coach Lukman Ijaya, for leading Nigeria’s Flying Eagles to a thrilling semi-final qualification at the ongoing U20 AFCON, a feat that also secured a spot at the upcoming FIFA U20 World Cup in Chile […]