After the ‘VAR’ drama that overshadowed their hard-fought 1-0 defeat of Doma United in Aba at the weekend, defending champions, Enyimba, will meet Remo Stars, today, in what has been described as the star match of week 25 of the Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL).
After the ‘VAR’ drama that overshadowed their hard-fought 1-0 defeat of Doma United in Aba at the weekend, defending champions, Enyimba, will meet Remo Stars, today, in what has been described as the star match of week 25 of the Nigerian Premier Football League .
The referee’s attempt at using an improvised VAR during the game has drawn the ire of fans, who feel Abdullahi should have stuck to his earlier decision to award the goal or disallow it instead of resorting to the system he adopted in the match. Lobi Stars lead the table with 43 points, one more than Enyimba while Plateau United and Rangers are on 41 points each.
Relegation-threatened Heartland of Owerri are at home to Abia Warriors, Sunshine Stars will host Katsina United, Kwara United will entertain Bayelsa United, just as Sporting Lagos will travel to Kaduna for a date with Niger Tornadoes.Before flagging, please keep in mind that Disqus does not moderate communities. Your username will be shown to the moderator, so you should only flag this comment for one of the reasons listed above.
A top-rated youth coach, Chukwuma 'Chuks' Akuneto has applied for the coaching job of the Nigerian Under-17 Boys National Team known as the Golden Eaglets. The Nigerian Football Federation last Friday threw open the application for the coaching jobs of the Super Eagles and the Golden Eaglets who were last managed by Nduka Ugbade.…Team Nigeria has moved to second position in the medals table at the African Games 2023 in Accra, Ghana.
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