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A number of circumstances compel Nigeria to put out a relatively newbreed Super Eagles in an international friendly against Ukraine at the Dnipro Arena on Tuesday night. Long –time midfield enforcer Mikel John Obi retired from international football as curtains drew on the 32 nd Africa Cup of Nations finals in Egypt, relinquishing the captain’s band. Weeks later, Odion Jude Ighalo, top scorer in the Africa Cup qualifying campaign and at the tournament proper, also put his international boots on the shelf. Captain Ahmed Musa pulled out of the trip to eastern Europe only days from his flight, as an injury failed to heal as quickly as he expected, and he duly opted to pay more attention to that. His withdrawal followed those of defenders Kenneth Omeruo and Tyronne Ebuehi, midfielder Wilfred Ndidi and forward Henry Onyekuru. Obi, Ighalo, Musa, Omeruo, Ebuehi and Ndidi were all at the FIFA World Cup finals last year, and Onyekuru only missed the party because of...

Scout from German Bundesliga side, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and Young Boys FC Switzerland will storm Lagos for this year's Royal Championship Scouting Tournament. The 4-day football scout tourney which is in conjunction with Royal Cup of Lagos, kicks off Tuesday at the Lagacy Pitch of the National Stadium, Surulere Lagos by 7am. Organisers of the tourney Mr Efe Erusiafe from T.Sport Agency , Mr Okaka Harrison  from Football Academy FASA Limited and Mr Nathaniel Olagunju from Liberty Agency Limited informed OwoSports.com that: "This is a  platform for players in these academies to showcase their skills and quality for these scouts from top European clubs. "Eight (8) top Acadeny teams Box 2 Box FC, G12, Football Fasa, Liberty FC, Bethel FC, Ikon Allah FC, Nath Boys FC and Team 360 FC are taking part in the scouting programme. "The teams have been divided into two (2) Groups and lock horns against themselves in a league format, as only the best w...

Gateway Utd FC of Ogun State, this Thursday intensified preparations towards the commencement of the 2019 Bet9ja NNL season. The team was earlier scheduled to play a pre-season friendly against Ultimate FC of Lagos on Thursday but was called off as a result of the unavailability of the opponent who couldn't make it to Abeokuta in time for the match. Speaking to the GUFC Media Team after a  training session which saw the team divided into Team A vs Team B match, Coach Akeem Busari said the atmosphere in camp is not too dull or too high. "We're awaiting the congress of the NNL, which means we have to intensify our programmes and go into close camping, also play matches outside Ogun state inorder to change the mentality of the players that we want the NPFL ticket this season". "We will be having Grade A pre season friendlies vs Crown FC, ABS FC, Osun Utd and 3SC and if we are opportuned to play Kwara Utd before the start of our NNL season, we are go...

Rivers United's striker Wasiu Jimoh will be playing against his state's team Kwara United today,  6th of February, 2019 in one of the Match Day seven fixtures in Nigeria Professional Football League, NPFL billed for Liberation Stadium, Port Harcourt today. The former FC Ifeanyi Ubah striker cum winger who played as a defender for the Anambra warriors last season has charged his colleagues to play the game like Champions League final and come out victorious after the entire duration of the game. "We need to play together as a team and take the match up like we are playing a champions league final and come out victorious. "I'm expecting a good fight from Kwara United, but I'm certain victory will be ours at the end of the game. We just have to be 100% on top of our game." Wasiu has seen the back of the net twice so far this season and he is optimistic of a good run of form in Port Harcourt with help of his coaches and colleagues just as he believ...

Basking in the euphoria of the recent feat attained by 'Akure Gunners', in the just concluded Gold Cup Preseason Tournament, the assistant coach of Sunshine Stars FC, Kamal Folarin (Lama) has hinted that, the success would further spur the club for more silverwares in the forthcoming NPFL season. Recall that, long time academy graduate, Adedipe Kehinde blasted the 'Owena Waves' in front in the sixty fifth (65) minute of the tension soaked duel and Harmony Boys couldn't restore the parity before the regulation time thereby making Sunshine Stars Gold Cup Champions second time in six years. "The club regrouped three days before the start of the tourney, you know there were new technical appointments in the club. " We honored the invitation in good faith to test couples of new arrivals and to see how they can cope in big games. I want to inform you that we didn't have much time to train as a unit having lost a lot of our top notch prolifi...

Kwara United winning a silverware at the end of the 2018/19 season, is a top priority for me and my assistants, says Coach Abubakar Bala.

... Kwara Utd maintain unbeaten run  Sunshine Stars played out a 1-1 draw against CAF Champions League side, Lobi Stars in their  Matchday3 tie of the Gold Cup Tourney on Saturday in Akure.