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Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries Football Club teenage sensation, Adebayo Waheed has said he is excited with his first Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) goal and promised to do more for his team,  mountaintopfc.com  can report. MFM FC defeated Kano Pillars 1-0 in Sunday’s NPFL Matchday 5 clash at the Soccer Temple, Agege Stadium courtesy of a 65th minute brilliant header from the young striker who came in as a substitute for Adegboyega Adekunle in the 60th minute of the entertaining match. The excited 18-year-old forward who made his first appearance in the Nigerian top flight appreciated God, MFM FC coaching crew led by Fidelis Ilechukwu and his teammates while reacting to questions from the club's media team. "I want to thank God for giving me this opportunity and secondly I want to thank the coaches and my teammates for giving me the opportunity to be in the team and to play for the team. "I'm so excited to score the goal, I want to do more and

By:- OLADIMEJI OSHODE The Technical Adviser of Remo Stars Football Club, Nduka Ugbade says he is happy that his boys are improving by game in the Nigeria Professional Football League. The Sky Blue Stars defeated El-Kanemi Warriors in Match Day 5 of the Nigeria Professional Football League at the Gateway International Stadium, Sagamu. Ugbade said "We are improving little by little and I hope it continues in progression because we are an inexperienced side coming into the NPFL for the first time, we will continue to fight to see how to better ourselves and perform very well to stay in the league." The Technical Adviser also praised his strikers and the team as a whole for performing so well even without the club's highest goalscorer in the game against El-Kanemi Warriors. "We created chances even without our top scorer, it shows we are good because the team performed well. I had a report that our team is the only team that have created so many chances in th

The Nigeria Professional Football League continue across the ten venues in the country today Sunday 29th January , 2017. In Lagos, MFM FC will play host to former champion Kano Pillars at the Soccer Temple, Agege Stadium. The game will air live on cable TV by 4pm. ABS FC welcome Ibadan darling team 3SC to Kwara Stadium Complex in Ilorin. Enyimba International of Abia will slug it out with 2016 Federation Cup finalist Nasarawa United at their adopted home ground UJ Esuene stadium, Calabar. Defending Champion Rangers International host Niger Tornadoes of Minna at Cathedral , Nnamdi Azikwe Stadium, Enugu. Others fixtures and venues are, Gombe United Vs Sunshine Stars Pantami Stadium, Gombe Katsina United Vs Akwa United Mohammoudou Dikko Stadium, Katsina Plateau United Vs Abia Warriors Rwang Pam Stadium, Jos Remo Stars Vs Elkanemi Warriors Gateway Stadium, Sagamu Rivers United Vs Lobi Stars Yakubu Gowon Stadium, Port Harcourt Wikki Tourists Vs FC Ifeanyi Ubah

By:- Oladimeji Oshode Despite the disappointing loss to Nasarawa United on Wednesday, the Chief coach of Remo Stars Football Club, Daniel Ogunmodede Precious has said the club has returned home to re-strategise ahead of upcoming games in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL). The Coach says his side was unlucky not to get at least a point in Lafia but insist the result won't affect the team from gaining maximum points in the next game. "We were unlucky against Nasarawa United, they scored us first and we equalised in the 62nd minute but so painful we couldn't get at least a point away from home." "We are back home to re-strategise and see what the problem is, rectify it immediately so that it won't repeat itself is subsequent matches." "Technically, we have tried to work on our team's finishing and we hope the lads put it to play against El-Kanemi Warriors on Sunday." Coach Ogunmodede has predicted that the Sky Blue

Week 5 NPFL Match Appointment by the NFF Referees Committee, published by the the National Publicity Secretary, NPS of the Nigeria Referees Association, NRA Kelechi Mejuobi MFM VS KANO PILLARS DR OMEZIA SULEIMAN FCT ASSESSOR Salami A. A KW REFEREE ADEPOJU IDEWU FCT AR1 IHEMBE FCT AR2 AbdulGhaney Olanrewaju Olohundare O KW 4TH OFFICIAL REV  OBIOMA ONYEAHALA MATCH COMM ABS VS  SHOOTING AMINU MAMMAGA ZM HABIBU G KN AMINU ADAMU SK DAZI YAKUBU KB J Jonathan Zakaria KD ELDER SAM ESHIET MATCH COMM RIVERS VS LOBI STARS KABIR MAGAJI KD OLAYINKA OLAJIDE LG OJO AYINDE LG OLABIYI LG NWITE AB PRINCE ADETULE GAB MATCH COMM WIKKI VS IFEANYI UBA NASIRU KN SANI SALIHU FCT PETER BWANBA FCT S. HINDAN FCT MUSA DAVOU FIFA PL UMARU TAMINU ARGUNGU MATCH COMM RANGERS VS TORNADOES USMAN Z BO TUNDE AKINSANYA OY AKINOLA OY JOSHUA OY OKIRIDU OBIEZE RV MOHAMMED BATAYE MATCH COMM KATSINA VS AKWA KABIR YUSUF BA FRANCIS AGBAEGBU NG P NNOROM NG OLANREWAJU NG LAMIDO

TABLE #   Team            MP W  D  L  F  A P 1   Plateau Utd  4   3   1  0  8  3  10 2   Rivers Utd    4     2   1  0  4  2  8 3   MFM fc        4     2   1  1  8  5   7 4   Abia W         4     2   1  1  4   2  7 5   Enyimba      4     2   1  1  4   3  7 6   ABS FC        4     2   1  1  5  5   7 7   Kano P         4     2   0  2  5  3   6 8   El Kanemi    4    2   0   2   4  4  6 9   Katsina U     4   2   0  2   3  4   6 10 Sunshine     4   2   0  2   3   4  6 11 Lobi Stars   4    2   0  2   4   6  6 12 Nasarawa    4   1   2  1   4   3  5 13 Rangers       4   1   2  1   3   3  5 14 I Uba fc        4   1   1  2   4   4  4 15 Shooting      4   1   1  2  4   4   4 16 Gombe U     4   1   1   2   3   5  4 17 Tornadoes   4   1  1   2   3   5  4 18 Wikki T         4   1   1  2   2   4   4 19 Remo S       4    1    0  3   4   7  3 20 Akwa U        4   0  2   2  2   5   2

Shooting Stars Sports Club of Ibadan needed a last gasp penalty to a void home loss to MFM FC of Lagos as they played out a one all draw in MatchDay Four encounter played at Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasingba.  The visiting team from Lagos netted in the first half through enterprising striker Sikiru Olatunbosun while Adebayo Abayomi equalised for the Oluyole Warlord via spot kick on stoppage time. Shooting Stars created lot of chances in the 15minutes but the lack of finishing touches by the strikers. Olukoya boys were brilliant in the midfield, they enjoyed most possession in the game. Other results are Lobi 3-0 ABS FC Ifeanyiubah 0-0 Rivers Utd Tornadoes 2-0 Wikki Akwa Utd 0-0 Rangers El-Kanemi 1-0 Katsina Utd Nasarawa 3-1 Remo Stars Abia Warriors 0-0 Enyimba Gombe Utd 0-0 Plateau Utd Sunshine 1-0 Pillars.

Week Four Match Appointment by the NFF Referees' Committee published by the National Publicity Secretary, NPS of NRA, Kelechi Mejuobi SHOOTING VS MFM COMRADE JIBRIN PL ASSESOR AGO ABUBAKAR FIFA YB REF MIMISEN IYORHE FIFA AR1 FRANCIS FRIDAY BA AR2 AFOLABI MAROOF KW 4th OFFICIAL USMAN ABUBAKAR KD MATCH COMMISSIONER LOBI VS ABS ALLAH DEY KG BEN ODEY FIFA FCT EFOSA CELESTINE FIFA ED HULDA NKWOCHA FIFA FCT KREKI ISUA NS BISMARCK ENEH EN MATCH COMM FC IFEANYI UBA VS RIVERS UTD PRINCE OLUWA FCT BASHEER SALIHU FIFA KN ISA USAM FIFA KT PETER OGWU FIFA BA STEPHEN IYORHE BN FADOJU MOSES MATCH COMM TORNADOES VS WIKKI GARUBA HAMZA KN QUADRI ADEBIMPE FIFA LA ADBULMAJID USMAN FIFA OY ADETULE KEHINDE EK AKINFEMI TOLU OD SABO ABDULAHI KN MATCH COMM AKWA VS RANGERS AMEENU MOHD FCT SHUAIBU ABDULAHI FIFA KT SAM PWADUTAKAN FIFA AD BOSE MOMOH FIFA FCT IHENACHO C AB UMARU ISA KG MATCH COMM ELKANEMI VS KATSINA UTD ADAMU AMORE NS JOE OGABOR FIFA CR NWABUEZE E

Football fans in Nigeria can now access video highlights of the matches of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) on their mobile phones. While modalities to have the service on all mobile networks are being worked out, the service is now active on the Etisalat network. A product of the commercial partnership between the League Management Company (LMC) and mobile telecommunication service vendors, VAS Digimobility Limited, football fans on the Etisalat network will access the service by sending ‘NIG’ to the short code, 8010 via short messaging service (SMS). The service costs N50 per week. Subscribers wishing to enjoy the service are advised to ensure that they have data-enables smart phones to download and watch the videos. “It is another engagement platform to expand the reach of the NPFL games as it is not possible for everyone to be at the stadium or watch live games on television. More importantly, all tem matches of the NPFL for every match day is on this vid

BY:- Our Reporter Date: Wednesday 25th January, 2017: *Abia Warriors Vs Enyimba FC Umuahia Township Stadium, Umuahia. *Akwa United Vs Enugu Rangers Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo. *Elkanemi Warriors Vs Katsina United Elkanemi Sports Complex, Maiduguri. *Gombe United Vs Plateau United Pantami International Stadium, Gombe. *FC Ifeanyi Ubah Vs Rivers United Ifeanyi Ubah International Stadium, Nnewi. *Lobi Stars Vs ABS FC Aper Aku Stadium, Makurdi. *Nasarawa United Vs Remo Stars Lafia City Stadium, Lafia. *Niger Tornadoes Vs Wikki Tourists Confluence Stadium, Lokoja. *Shooting Stars Vs MFM FC Lekan Salami Stadium, Ibadan. *Sunshine Stars Vs Kano Pillars Akure Township Stadium, Akure.

The League Management Company (LMC) has fined Okey Emordi tutor side Abia Warriors N250,000 for breaching the law of the game, that only the team captains can approach referees to protest any decision taken by centre ref during a game. The Umuahia based club was charged due to a group of their players persistently accosting the ref to protest a penalty decision to home team Remo Stars. Abia Warriors who enjoyed a brilliant start to the season prior to their last game away to Remo Stars played two game and won the two games against defending Champion Enugu Rangers and Katsina United 2-1 and 2-0 respectively. The League governing body further gave Abia Warriors 48hours , not later than Wednesday January 25, 2017, to appeal or accept the sabctions imposed on them.

In a strong bid to ensure better officiating this season, the Referee in charge of the Remo Stars vs Abia Warriors match in Sagamu, Ogun state, Dankano A from Kogi State Referees Council has been sanctioned and an Assistant Referee Hulda Nkwocha warned to sit up on the lines. According to the Head of Refereeing Unit/ Secretary of the NFF Referees Unit, Sani Zubairu, FIFA Rtd, Dankano has been handed eight weeks match ban for poor performance in the said game while Nkwocha, a female FIFA Referee of FCT Council charged to live up to expectations or risk removal from the Panel of a Premier League Referees after the Katsina Utd vs Gombe match in Katsina. The decision of the Committee, according to Zubairu who is also the Deputy President of the Nigeria Referees Association, NRA, comes after a careful review of the video clips and match reports of all matches of the Referees Assessors. The head of NFF Referees Unit enjoined all Premier League referees to be mindful of their decisi