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 FUTSAL Lagos League to Kick Off in January 2023 - Ewana Etuk, Executive Director Futsal Lagos   Exhibition matches charting the history of FUTSAL in Lagos and Nigeria as a whole were center staged in a packed NIS Gymnasium at the National Stadium Surulere Lagos on Saturday the 31st of December 2022.  The Futsal Lagos Exhibition Games traces the journey of the indoor round leather game as it is expected to open doors to the first-ever FUTSAL League competition in the country. Speaking during the event in Lagos, the Executive Director of Futsal Lagos and Managing Partner WLB Sports Limited, the Company set to run the professional league, Awana Etuk, said he feels their expectations are already being met and the exhibition game will give FUTSAL more exposure.  "Our expectations are already being met and there is an array of talents being displayed here today. From the look of things, we would be able to harness these talents and even discover much more talents, when th...

 Adamu Yola Gombe South Unity Cup: Kaltungo Boys are Champions of the 7th Edition Kaltungo Boys defeated Komta United to emerge champions of the 7th edition of the Adamu Yola Gombe South Unity Cup. Ali Abubakar’s solitary strike in the 60th minute was the difference in an entertaining final that saw both teams playing cautiously.   Abubakar was well positioned to connect perfectly to a cross from Saidu Rabiu when the defenders failed to deal with the cross. With the victory, Kaltungo Boys go home with a giant trophy and a cash prize of #750,000.00 while Komta United go home with #450,000.00. Earlier in the 3rd place match, Dinge Flying Bees beat Highlanders FC of Ture 1-0. Yakubu John scored in the 15th minute for Dinge Flying Bees when he got to the end of Kabiru Mohammed’s cross. Dinge Flying Bees went home with the bronze medal and #250,000.00 prize money. Alex Goro, captain of Kaltungo Boys was awarded the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the competition as he marshaled ...

 NPFL Clubs Set to Proceed on a Two Weeks New Year Break   Against the backdrop of the ongoing disagreement between the IMC and the club Owners, there are indications that members-Clubs are set to proceed on a two weeks New year break. According to a top official of the Club Owners Association, the move is coming on the heels of the unsettled matter of the Abridged league format proposed by the IMC and the straight league format which was overwhelmingly proposed by the club owners. According to our source who is a Chairman of one of the NPFL Clubs ” We cannot be intimidated into agreeing to an abridged league when the majority of us have voted against it”. ” We are aware that the Exco of the club owners have sent a position letter to the NFF, so while we are waiting for their intervention, we have to release our players to go on the new year break”. He however added that the break is for those of the G-16 clubs and others who might join from the other four teams. ” Yes it is o...

 IMC Approved Home Grounds for 5 NPFL Clubs  The interim management committee (IMC) of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) has approved the new home grounds for five NPFL clubs whose stadia did not meet up with a standards set for 2022/2023 abridge league season IMC Release Approved Venues for NPFL Fixtures Rangers Int'l, Lobi Stars, Nasarawa Utd, Kwara Utd, and Niger Tornadoes fail requirements and will now play at adopted home grounds.  1. Rangers Int'l - Awka City Stadium  2. Nasarawa Utd - New Jos Township Stadium  3. Kwara United - Lekan Salami Stadium, Ibadan. 4. Lobi Stars - New Jos Road Stadium, Jos 5. Niger Tornadoes - Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna NB: Three teams will play their home games in Jos. They are Nasarawa United, Plateau United, and Lobi Stars.  Two teams will play their home games in Ibadan (Lekan Salami Adamasingba Stadium). They are Shooting Stars and Kwara United.

 Otunba Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke Memorial Cup; The Key Stats as Eight Remaining Teams Clash in the QuarterFinals The 2022/2023 Otunba Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke Memorial Cup Round of 16 came to an emphatic end, with Egbedore United thrashing Aiyedire United 3-0 in the final pre-quarterfinal match held at the Osogbo City Stadium on Wednesday.  The tournament brought together 32 Football teams from all parts of Osun State and produced no shortage of records and eventful stats.  Here we look at some of the stats in the round of 16, as we head into the last Quarter Finals of the tournament. The eight (8) teams through to the Quarter Finals are Osun FA Team, Odo-Otin United, Orolu United, Ila FC, Ilesa East FC, Atakumosa East FC, Egbedore United, and Ede South FC.  There have been forty-one (41) goals scored in twenty-four (24) matches played so far at the tournament, an average of 1.7 goals per game. With thirteen(13) of those coming, in the round of 16 encounters. Three (3)...

Adamu Yola Gombe South Unity Cup: Competition Births New Ighalo in Danladi Baka     One player that has caught the attention of the fans and the media in the ongoing 7th edition of the Adamu Yola Gombe South Unity Cup is Danladi Baka. Danladi Baka plays for Komta United FC of Billiri Local Government and has sent his team to the final of the competition. In the semifinal match played, Danladi Baka gave a man-of-the-match performance, when he scored a brace and had an assist. His gutsy performance was able to see his team beat Highlanders FC Ture 3-2 to have a date with Kaltungo Boys in the final. Watching Danladi play will remind you of Super Eagles player, Odion Jude Ighalo. His hold-up play, his work rate, and his commitment will make one wonder if he was a professional footballer or played in the league before. To our greatest surprise, we are informed that Danladi has not played in any league professionally.  Danladi Baka has so far scored 3 goals to make him the...

 36 Lion Holds Scouting Competition Across Six West African countries  It was fireworks galore in Conakry as Atuga Foot Academie edged out Academie Ema to lift the coveted West Africa Lion King Scouting Tournament. The competition took place across six countries namely Nigeria, Benin Republic, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Gambia, and Togo. Cem Sagar, Dan Smejkal, Sheku Sheriff, Miloslav Brozek, Ladi Salami, Hakkan Cantepe, Richard Opanuga, Bora Aydinay, Pedro Ayema, Femi Liadi, and Wale Joseph supported the tournament.  19 players made the grade. The top talents selected are Joseph Ede (Nigeria), Peter Oluka (Nigeria), Ifesinachi Obiaku (Nigeria), Olayemi Olawunmi (Nigeria), Ope Oluwafemi (Nigeria), Kehinde Ibrahim (Nigeria), Uchenna Aririerisim (Nigeria), Sesan Ayodele (Nigeria), AbdulRasaq Popoola (Nigeria), Michael Anuobi (Nigeria), Ayodeji Alo (Nigeria), Samuel Kanu (Sierra Leone), Sullay Kamara (Sierra Leone), Rachid Moumini (Benin), Tessilimi Olatoundji (Benin), Mohamed Ba...