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Stephen Odey's 15th minute well taken spot kick gave Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries Football Club a 1-0 win triumph over Remo Stars FC in Sunday's Matchday 12 fixure of the ongoing Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) decided at the Agege Stadium. The exciting Southwest derby lived up to expectations as both teams entertained their avid fans with great display of the round lethal game. Both teams began the entertaining match on a remarkable note stringing passes together with excellent performances. The host won the first free kick of the game after three minutes of exchange in a promising position following an infringement on Sikiru Olatunbosun but Remo's goalkeeper David Walbe pulled a save from Onuwa Chukwuka well taken free kick. The 14th minute of the proceeding witnessed a defining moment for MFM FC, as the league top scorer Stephen Odey was brought down by Remo Stars goalkeeper when he was about to latch onto to a pass from Olatunbosun. The refere...

Nigeria Professional Football League MatchDay 12 Produced a total of Sixteen Goals across the ten venue , Eight home wins and Two games ended in stalemate. Niger Tornadoes 2-0 Nasarawa United FC Ifeanyi Ubah 2-2 Abia Warriors MFM FC 1-0 Remo Stars Sunshine Stars 1-0 Wikki Tourists Shooting Stars 1-1 Plateau United Akwa United 1-0 Elkanemi Warriors Lobi Stars 1-0 Gombe United ABS FC 1-0 Kastina United Kano Pillars 3-1 Enyimba FC Rivers United 1-0 Enugu Rangers Away winning   Nil Home win            8 Draw                     2 No of goals  scored 16

Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries Football Club forward Sikiru Olatunbosun has dedicated his CNN Goal of the Week award to the General Overseer of the church, Dr Daniel Kayode Olukoya. Olatunbosun's stunner against Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) reigning champions, Enugu Rangers International FC in one of the Matchday 10 games played last week Friday at the Agege Stadium was voted the CNN Goal of the Week award but the skilful player dedicated the award to the General Overseer of the church. The influential left winger who was obviously excited as the first player from the Nigerian top league to win the award also appreciated the club officials for their support and his fans all over the world for their votes. "I will like to say a very big thank you to our father in the Lord Dr DK Olukoya who has always been there for us without him I don't think it will possible for me to score such a wonderful goal. So I'm dedicating the award to him a...

Coach Abubakar Bala expects his Niger Tornadoes side to get a convincing win when they play host to Nassarawa United on match day 12 of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) on Sunday. The Minna Landlords lost their last match to Abia Warriors in Umuahia in the midweek fixtures. According to the coach, he has already spelt out the plan to his boys, and he expects them to get the better of their visitors. Andrew Evans Ikefe has not fully recovered from his knee injury while Peter Momoh and Gabriel Jeremiah Abutu have been recalled into the team. “We have concluded our strategy, first we want to secure the maximum points then if the opportunity avails itself we want to score with high margin”, said Coach Bala. Niger Tornadoes knows that going into tomorrow’s match would be crucial as such the coach said that he won’t take it likely and will throw all his arsenals on the Solid Miners of Lafia. “I have told my boys all matches we play there is nothing like home or...

Shooting Stars will hope to continue their spirited and excellent form in Ibadan when they host Plateau United as the NPFL enters its 12th week interestingly. The fixture is billed to start 4pm on Sunday 5th March, 2017 at the Lekan Salami Stadium. For the home side, it’s the chance to end a wretched run of just two home wins in four since the start of 2017 season and get back on track for a good position on the league table. Coming from their fine display midweek against the Enyimba of Aba to earn their first point in 21 years against the Aba Elephants, the Oluyole Warriors will look to rise to the occasion this weekend. Fatai Amoo while speaking to the 3SC Media Team ahead of this fixture offered that the players have put the fine display behind them but will concentrate on the next fixture and work on converting their goal scoring chances. ‘We went to Calabar as the least favourite team and we got a point from the match. We played 4 debutants and it paid off because of their...

Technical Adviser of Remo Stars FC, Osho Fatai has indicated that the MatchDay 12 fixture between Mountain of Fire Miracles and Ministry Football Club and the Sky Blue Stars is always a game of rivalry. Speaking with RSFC Media, Osho flashes back at previous encounters and indicated that the rivalry between both sides will continue going into Sunday's game. This will be the first time both teams will be playing each other in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL). Both sides have met 5 times in all competitions with both teams winning a game each and have both played out a 1-1 in the remaining games drawn. "There is a great rivalry between both teams right from my first stint as the Coach of the team, it continued while I left and it's still on till date." "Fans of both teams will really enjoy the game at the stadium on Sunday because of their style of play and am sure the both teams will definitely put up a big show." ...

Fatai Osho will march out his juggernaut of stars in another significant test on Sunday, as they head to the home of rivals, Mountain of Fire Miracles and Ministry Football Club looking for a remarkable away win in the ongoing Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL).  It is going to be yet another 'Southwest derby' in MatchDay 12 of the NPFL between the two great rivals since inception. MFM FC will be aiming to extend their unbeaten home form in the NPFL run to 13 games when they host the Sky Blue Stars at the 'Soccer Temple' in Lagos.  Remo Stars had a disappointing 1-1 draw on Wednesday with Kano Pillars and aren't comfortable with their current position and getting maximum point on the road could restore full confidence into the team. Meanwhile the Olukoya boys after defeating the NPFL Champions, Rangers International last weekend, rested their key players for the key game against the Sky Blue Stars and lost 2-1 to Katsina United on Wed...