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 We Must Keep Confidence High as League Restarts - Naija Ratels Captain, Paulina Ali We Must Keep Confidence High as League Restarts - Naija Ratels Captain, Paulina Ali Naija Ratels begin a crucial month for the season with the visit of Seven times NWFL Premiership Champions Pelican Stars to the Area 10 Sports Complex, Abuja on Wednesday. The 'One Day At A Time' Ladies lost narrowly to the 'Ayade' Ladies in Calabar three weeks ago, through a late penalty kick scored by Bella Obioma. Clearly, still reeling from that 1-0 defeat in Calabar, Naija Ratels are keen on returning to winning ways as they host the team from Calabar in what promises to be a  mouth-watering encounter. Start striker Olamide Adugbe, who missed the last game, should be ready for this game, while the duo of Bunmi Oladeji and Motunrayo Ezekiel, who have already missed a chunk of fixtures due to national team assignment is in line to come back to the squad for Wednesday's game.  Olowookeere's si...

 GS Magna Talent Hunt Lives Up to Billing ......   As Box2box,  36 Lion, Others Showcase Young Talents GS Magna Talent Hunt Lives Up to Billing ...... As Box2box, 36 Lion, Others Showcase Young Talents The medium edition of the GS Magna Future Stars scouting program is living up to its Billing has talented young players displayed their God-given talents. The under-19 and under-16 youths tournament kicked off on Monday at the Legacy Pitch,  National Stadium, Surulere with 8 clubs in the under-19 category and 6 teams are in the under-16 category.  With two matches already played in the under-19 category group games, Box2box football club leads group A, while 36 Lion Football Club and Dominion Hotspur FC  with 4 points each is both topping group B. Box2box FC in Monday's first match of the day defeated FC Bethel by 2 unreplied goals, while Broad City football club beat Smart City football club by 4 goals to one in group A. Playing in group B 36 Lion F...

 Meet Adebayo Adeleye popularly known as MR Solution Meet Adebayo Adeleye popularly known as MR Solution He plays in the Israeli Premier Soccer league for Hapoel Jerusalem. He has the agility of De Gea, the brilliance of Courtois,  the sharpness of Donaruma, and the flexibility of Mendy.  The black diamond as he is called by admirers is the talk of the town in Isreal. Ever since Isreal conquered the Philipines in the Bible, no individual living or dead has made more headlines than Adeleye.      His club fans call him the tireless dove, opposing fans call him the magnet, his coaches call him the solution but Adeleye in all humility prefers to be called the special one.   He has continued to set new records while breaking old ones. He has a third eye that sees the ball even before it is played and he is never scared to offer himself as a sacrifice for his club. In the 2019-2020 season,  Adeleye was in goal for just one game, but this season, he...

 St. Pauli Midfielder, Aremu Delighted to be Back from Injury St. Pauli Midfielder, Aremu Delighted to be Back from Injury St. Pauli midfielder Afeez Aremu has expressed his delight to return from a long-term hamstring injury. The 22-year-old suffered the injury problem in December which has since sidelined him from the action. Aremu featured in 13 German Bundesliga 2 games for the Millerntor-Stadion outfit in the 2021-22 season, missing seven games at a stretch. The midfielder has been a consistent performer for St. Pauli this term. He made a return against Hannover on Sunday afternoon and has revealed his excitement.  "Not the result we wanted from yesterday's game. But we keep our heads up and make things right from the upcoming games. Glad to be back on the pitch again," the Super Eagles hopeful wrote via Social Media. Aremu has been with St. Pauli since 2019 when he teamed up with the Hamburg-based club from the Norwegian side Ik Start. The midfielder has distinguis...

 NPFL 22' MD14: Wikki Tourists Hold Shooting Stars to a Barren Draw in Ibadan NPFL 22' MD14: Wikki Tourists Hold Shooting Stars to a Barren Draw in Ibadan WIkki Tourists FC has picked another away point in the 14 weeks old Nigeria Professional Football League 21/22 Season as they forced 3sc of Ibadan to a 0-0 draw at the Lekan Salami Stadium today 20/2/22. The Tourists were more business-like right from the blast of the whistle when goal-scoring returnee promised Damala took the first kick to signify the commencement of the game. Sunday Haruna of Wikki Tourists who had his first appearance in the season almost got the opener for Wikki Tourists in the 17 minutes when he fired a thunderbolt shot after receiving a pass from Chigoziem hitting the Crossbar and was cleared by the defense of the home team.  Sunday was again on hand in the 35minus and played a  powerful free-kick from a fair range and the stadium was almost thrown into ecstasy but the ball went off the crossbar f...

 NPFL 22' MD14: Sunshine Stars Tamed Kwara United  NPFL 22' MD14: Sunshine Stars Tamed Kwara United Abdul Taofeek's first-minute goal proved decisive as Sunshine Stars beat Kwara United at the Dipo Dina Stadium to get their first win in February on board. The Owena Whales headed into Sunday's game looking to end a winless run that spanned five matches and it took them just 48 seconds to grab the advantage in the matchday 14 contest. Leonard Ugochukwu drew a foul from the Harmony Boys just after the kickoff and Emma James' cross from the resulting free-kick was headed on target by Kamoru Adebari; Dele Aiyenugba could only repair as Taofeek who poked home on the rebound. The encounter took a stop-start dimension after the goal, nonetheless, Stephen Jude was able to muster an attempt at equalizer afterward, however, his header off a teasing cross was off target. Then Mutiu Dauda rattled Aiyenugba with a dangerous free kick in the 26th minute and 13th minutes later, Mus...

 St. Pauli Midfielder, Aremu Made Injury Against Hannover  St. Pauli Midfielder, Aremu Made Injury Against Hannover St. Pauli midfielder Afeez Aremu has made a return from injury against Hannover as they returned to German Bundesliga 2 action on Sunday.  Before today's action, the Super Eagles' prospect missed St. Pauli's last seven games due to injury. Aremu picked up a hamstring injury which ruled him out for several weeks.  The injury prevented him from playing for his team in matches against FC Schalke 04, Fortuna Düsseldorf, Holstein Kiel, Erzgebirge Aue, Hamburger SV, Paderborn, and Jahn Regensburg. The former Akwa United midfielder recovered and was handed his 14th league game of the season against Hannover at Millerntor-Stadion (Hamburg). He replaced Eric Anders Smith after the hour mark as the match ended 3-0 in favour of Hannover. St. Pauli won just three games without their star midfielder when he was nursing the injury. Afeez Aremu's return to fitness wi...