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News, fixtures, squads, and analysis from major competitions.

  • UEFA results and how Premier League leader with 70 points crashes out from Champions league

    UEFA results and how Premier League leader with 70 points crashes out from Champions league


    On Tuesday 11th March, Barcelona’s 3-1 win over Benfica confirmed Barcelona’s spot in the quarter of the Champions League. The winning goals came from Raphinha at 11 and 42 minutes with a 27-minute goal from the youngest player in Champions League history to both score and assist a goal in a match, L. Yamal, but Benfica showed more interest in the game by equalizing the first goal in 13 minutes of the game.

    There was a smile on the PSG faces as Dembélé’s 12-minute goals gave them chances to drag Liverpool to
    Penalty and win over the penalty by 4-1.

    Inter Milan showed superiority over Feyenoord FC by winning 4-2 on aggregate and ended today’s match 2-1 in favor of Inter Milan with goals from. M. Thuram at 8 and a penalty from H. Çalhanoğlu on 51 minutes, but Feyenoord were able to return one through a penalty scored by J. Moder on 42 minutes of the game.

    Henry Kane 52 minutes and A. Davies 71 minutes goals made Bayern advance to the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals by 2 -0.
    Win over Leverkusen in today’s match to make Bayern 5-0 on aggregate.

  • Ibadan  football council league  last  weekend  soccer review:

    Ibadan football council league last weekend soccer review:

    It was anything but business as usual in the Ibadan football council league last weekend and this week some of the biggest clubs in Ibadan dropped points while others labored to claim their championship. The new starlets went into the Match No. 18 fixture at Olubadan Stadium main bowl, Iyaganku Area Ibadan, desperate for a win to ensure they top league the season with momentum, and they got their winning goal in the first -half from Ajileye Sarafa.

    After a bright start from both sides, the outstanding performance from Azeez to score a goal for 12Alive fc at 41 minutes crowned 12Alive winner of the game between them and TEAF fc, but the team struggled to get back until the last whistle.

    As fantastic as the game between Sdk fc vs Elite Sporting and Karim Adeyemi fc vs Abuola Babes ended goalless, although both matches were full of momentum and energy.

    The match between Saki United and Police Baton FC ended in a 2-2 draw. There were fantastic moments from both sides, but an 11mint goal from Vincent Taiwo from Police Baton gave Saky United a game challenge and Muftau Razaq’s 21-minute goal gave them the match balance. At 48 minutes of the second half, Michael Ochidi scored another goal for the police, making the tempo of the game very high at 70 minutes. In the game, Adeshine Toreeq scored for Saki United and the game went balanced till 90mint.

    It was just the tonic game between soccer ambassadors fc and Unibadan. There was brilliant momentum from both teams. The soccer Ambassadors FC got their goals 8 minutes into the first half by Mutiu Olayinka. The union kept mouthing pressure and got their goal 65 minutes away. This made the game end in a draw.

    Surprising match : VIA FA 6 VS 1 DRAGON FURY FC

    VIA is always in this section. Their commitment to entertaining the football masses is hugely appreciated. They were lucky to score four goals in the first half of the game, then Dragon Fury fought back to earn a goal. The VIA players felt extremely hardworking to score another two goals in the second half. The goalscorers are scorers: VIA
    Hammed KehindeShittu SheriffHammed KehindeHammed KehindeHammed KehindeHammed Kehinde

    Scorer: Dragon FuryOlayiwola Uthman

    Youngstar were the perfect example of this, playing so wretchedly in the first half against FC Peridots and falling behind with a goal from Lateef Olanrewaju in 8 minutes of the game. The first half ended in favor of FC Peridots with the introduction of the new players. In the second half from youngsters with a level of maturity from some of the young players, parades by FC periodots and a goalkeeper error cost them dearly two goals within 64 and 65 minutes. Luckily for them, a wonderful movement from the capital of team Abass gave them a fought-back free kick taken by Martins Olowoyo in the 78th minute resulted in a goal to make the game a draw. Here are the goalscorers: FC PeridotLateef Olanrewaju.8 minsMartins Olowoyo.18 mins

    Scorer: Young StarsHammed Olajuwon .64 minsAgunbiade Sheu.65 mins

    watch highlights of goals  between young stars and fc peridot

    https://youtube.com/shorts/xf06uBG6xKY?si=ZNkbSQVeQqiWUasJ

  • Why Eric Chelle should keep an eye on four NPFL players for Super Eagles World Cup qualifiers

    Why Eric Chelle should keep an eye on four NPFL players for Super Eagles World Cup qualifiers

    Ahead of the Super Eagle qualifier matches against Rwanda and Zimbabwe, the head coach, Eric Charlie, has sent out a preliminary invitation to 39 players from which a final list of 25 players will be picked for the games. We can exclusively report that four players from the NPFL made the list. They are
    ▫️ Kayode Bankole (Remo Stars FC)
    ▫️ Ahmed Musa (Kano Pillars FC)
    ▫️ Ifeanyi Onyebuchi (Rangers Int’l FC)
    ▫️ Papa Daniel (Niger Tornadoes FC)

     

    My suggestion
    Inviting home base has been a normal thing for coaches who understand the system, but giving them chances to play is the pathway to regaining past glory.
    Throwback to when the Nigeria Super Eagles had a standard squad started at Algiers 90, where the Super Eagles had only two professional players, Andrew Uwe and Ademola Adeshine from the Second Division league. Others are home base participants in the 1990 AFCON. Below is a list of players.

    Goalkeepers: Alloy Agu, Pressley Berthold.

    Defenders: Abdul Aminu, Uche Okechukwu, Andrew Uwe, Tajudeen Oyekanmi, Wahab Adeshina, Isaac Semitoje, Herbert Anijekwu, Ben Iroha and Toyin Ayinla.

    Midfielders: Ayo Ogunlana, Thompson Oliha, Wasiu Ipaye, Moses Kpakor, Emmanuel Okocha, Friday Elaho.

    Forwards: Rashidi Yekini, Daniel Amokachi, Baldwin Bazuaye.
    Lost 1-0 to the hosts in the final and this approach generated the team that qualified for the first World Cup for nation in 1994, and kept qualified until recently time when we struggled to also win the AFCON the same year, 1994.
    I suggest NFF and coaches should go back to drawing boards.
    According to Baba Festus Onigbinde, an invitation of the home-based into the national team is just a way of inviting the whole nation to watch game and seriously praying for your success as a coach.

  • Ibadan football council 88th edition of the league match two results

    12 ALIVE and Youngstars match today on the 15th of February at Olubadan stadium, Iyagakaku was had. After a little time, 12alive recorded the first goal of the season through a tailored connecting kick which beat the Young Stars keeper.
    Immediately after the goal, Youngstar started wonderful movements with a press to equalize before the end of the half, as the ball came from Hammed to the Quadri, to Kehinde Abraham. He turns and floats a diagonal one to the near side to Olubodun Joy. He is a fine dribbler and very mobile. He beats his opponent and lobs a high one into the penalty box, the ball goes above the defenders of 12 ALIVE and Bimbo Adaramaja is there as he nods a free header that hits the roof of the net for an equalizer for the Young Stars.
    The second half resumes and the Young Stars come out firing from all cylinders as they earn a free kick on the fringe of the penalty box now.

    It was taken to the near side by Sodiq, the number 23rd man of the 23rd. He crosses waist high, which beats the defenders of 12 ALIVE, and Bimbo Adaramaja is lurking around in the box as he places the ball in the corner of the far post, the 23rd stretched arms of keeper Idris for the second goal for Bimbo Adaramaja and Young Stars in this match.

    The second started today was between MARVELOUS FC and ABIOLA BABES FC, and started at 4PM. The game looked like starting.
    Professionalism between the two teams and, later marvelous, showed a bit of tactics and scored two goals through Emmanuel Philigon and Kazeem Olanrewaju. The game was 2-0 in favor of Marvelous.

  • DRAGON FURY 0 – 0 FC PERIDOT in the opening game of the 88th edition of the Ibadan Football council (IFC) league.


    Starting from the beginning of the match, fc peridot players were playing the game coolly, playing Tik – tak, but the goal was not recorded by them.

    Dragon fury play, mentioning their position, just not allowing. fc peridot to score them.

    At the beginning of the second half, Dragon Fury Stars dominated. Aftered. After the 17th minute, fc peridot take over the game with introductions of two midfielders from bench.

    Captain of the peridot, Taiwo, extended his game in the second half, with different looping from Back but, quietly, unfortunately none was able to convert a goal.

    FC PERIDOT team manager Samora : “There are certain things that we’re working towards that are good opportunities for those that are ready for the game as well, creating a different frontline of players that are very unpredictable, so good for us seeing our players in their 1-v-1s, their creative, very sharp and well-disciplined. But little failed to listening to the game style made the game draw. It’s clear that the difference between us and other big clubs is our motive for development.

                                    VIA vs D pride
    first 15 minutes of the first half game was a 50 -50 game between via and d pride.Shortly after, a while, number 2 shirt Akinbami Basit, a curling kick to the penalty box and a header, via missed narrowly. The game continues between both teams with passes and energy.

    The second half began. De Pride had two chances to get the lead but Ridwan, via goalkeeper, was in the right position to save a minute later.
    Olayinka Tobi Messi takes the corner kick, and it’s headed out into play by a defender of VIA, but from the legs of Joseph, number 11, he is the ball and pushes it to number 8 Toheeb, whose shot is blocked back into play as VIA launches an onslaught of two three triangular passes to the far side. The ball came to number 8. Habeeb came. He finds Idikrere inside the penalty box, but his shot was too weak to cause any distress.

    VIA is on the rampage again and a long range shot from the far edge of the penalty box is caught by keeper De Pride, who has been marvelous in goal today, saving many goal-bound moves.

    It’s all over, referee Sodiq has ended the game, and it’s a goalless draw inside theOlubadan

    Via Coaches ‘It’s a good first game for us. We are taking them as they come, so a good game for us since we’re not conceding ‘

  • CAF realizes Final Draw for Total Energies CAF U-17 Morocco 2025 .

    The Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) conducted the official Final Draw for the TotalEnergies CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 yesterday Thursday, 13 February at CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.

    After the AFCON U17 draw was conducted by former Mali international Adama Coulibaly and ex-Senegalese star Souleymane Camara, the host nation was officially mapped in a group A alongside Uganda. Tanzania, Zambia and the two qualified teams from the UNIFFAC tournament were found in group B and D respectively.

    As CAF picked Gambia and Tunisia, which finished third in two other wafu zone tournaments, and turned off two other zones. CAF organized another tournament with the Central African Football Federation (UNIFFAC) to pick two to complete 16team for AFCON 2025. The UNIFFAC tournament will be hosted by Cameroon from 16-28. Five countries, Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo and Congo, will participate in the championship. The two got qualified name UNIFFAC 1 and 2 in the draws.
    TotalEnergies CAF U-17 CAF AFCON Morocco 2025 Draw Outcome:

    GROUP A: Morocco (Hosts), Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia

    GROUP B: Burkina Faso, UNIFFAC 1, South Africa, Egypt

    GROUP C: Senegal, Gambia, Somalia, Tunisia

    GROUP D: Mali, Angola, Cote d’Ivoire, UNIFFAC 2

     

  • Madrid wins against Man-city make them win tight

    The Real Madrid win yesterday made their win tight. Both teams have met on 13 different occasions in the Champions League. Both teams played 5 draws and 4 matches, winning against each other.

    Here are their stages of meeting.

    2012/13 match day 5 group d

    First leg Madrid. 3 vs 2 man city

    Second leg-Man City 1 Man Madrid.

    2015/16 semifinal

    First leg-Man Madrid 0 vs Madrid 0

    Second. Leg. Madrid 1 vs 0 Man City.

    2019 /20 round of 16

    First leg Madrid 1 vs 2 Man City

    Second leg. Man City 2 vs 1 Madrid.

    2021/22 semifinal

    First leg : Man City 4 vs Madrid 3

    Second leg : Madrid 3 vs 1 Man City.

    2022/23 semifinal

    First leg: Madrid 1 vs 1 man city

    Second leg : Mancity 4 vs Madrid 0.

    2023/24 quarter-final

    First leg :Madrid 3 vs 3 man-city

    Second leg : Man-city 1 City vs1 Madrid

    Penalties were used to resolve it, which favored Madrid 4 -3.

    2024/25 Knockout Round

    first leg

  • Ahead of Cote d’Ivoire 2025 AFCON u20, Flying Eagles head coach called 30 players to camp for Egypt friendlies.

    Ahead of the Cup of Nations u20, which will be played in Cote d’Ivoire from April 26 to May 18, 2025. According to Team Administrator, Aliyu Lawal Ibrahim, The Flying Eagles’ Head Coach Aliyu Zubairu has called 30 players to camp in Abuja to select the best players to represent Nigeria as the Nigerian U-20 are going to play a doubles friendly match against Egyptian u20 on February 25 and 27.

    The seven-time AFCON winners in 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2005, 2011, and 2015, and two FIFA World Cup runners, Saudi Arabia 89 against Portugal and the Netherlands 2005 against Argentina, will clash with their Egyptian counterparts in Cairo. Both countries met six times. They both won two matches each and drew two times.

    The players in the Abuja camp from goalkeepers are Ifeanyi Harcourt (Sporting Lagos); Light Emerenonye (Diamond Academy) and Abubakar Rufai (Mavlon FC), as well as defenders Adamu Maigari (El-Kanemi Warriors); Daniel Bameyi (Bayelsa United); Kenneth Igbokwe (Enugu Rangers); Haruna Aliyu (Wikki Tourists); Musa Adamu (Wireless FC); Shamsudeen Muhammad (Mavlon FC); Ibrahim Abdullahi; Shamsudeen Ishaq (Grassrunner FC); and Steven Jolomi (Mavlon FC).

    Midfielders expected in the camp are Raphael Oyebanji (Shuffle Select FC); Mohammed Ibrahim (Niger Tornadoes); Kizito Opara (Campus Academy); Alabi Sulaiman Jojo (El-Kanemi Warriors); Sulaiman Abubakar (Diamond Academy); Shafiu Adamu (Wikki Tourists); and Cletus Simon (Mavlon FC), while the forwards are Bidemi Amole (Real Sapphire Academy); Clinton Japhet (Enyimba FC); Matthew Chukwusa (Morack Academy); Nasiru Salihu (El-Kanemi Warriors); Divine Olisha (Fostar Academy); Jerry Salami (Aspire Academy); Oluwaseyi Akinfenwa (Real Sapphire Academy); Shola Adelami (Ikorodu City); Abdulrahaman Ishaq (Sport Supply Academy); Ezekiel Anthony (Aspire Academy); and Sodiq Olalekan Adewunmi (Jaguar Sports FC).

  • CAF turn off Eaglets into U-17 AFCON slots


    As CAF picks Bronze Winning to Complete 16 -team at u17 AFCON, the thought of this approach may give the five-time world champions (Golden Eaglets) the opportunity to participate in the FIFA U17 World Cups, as the Nigeria 17 national team finished third behind eventual winners, Burkina Faso and runners, up Cote D’Ivoire who pick the region’s automatic ticket at the WAFU B championship held in Ghana.


    Nigeria hope to participate in Morocco AFCON u17 from March 30th to April 19, 2025, as CAF allotted two of the extra four slots to the Gambia, who finished third in WAFU Zone A, as well as Tunisia. And the other two slots will be filled by the two top teams from the UNIFFAC region qualifier qualifiers, which will be hosted by Cameroon from February 16-28. Five countries; Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo and Congo will participate in the championship without Nigeria participating in UNIFFAC.

  • IFC: Pre -Season seminar will SWIFT Ibadan football LIKE THE WIND

    The Ibadan Football council (IFC) Pre-season Seminar was held. Today, the 8th of February 2025, this will bring out the best from coaches, players and team administrators, as seminars are a challenge to equipping coaches, players and team officers with good knowledge of how to handle issues related to the development of athletes. One of the sources, Mrs Ibukunoluwa Otesile, lead consultant, declared that the development of athletes should not focus resources on sport or football only, but total ways of life because. Life of athletes begins after their career is finished
    And she itemized five domains of development, which are
    1) physical
    2) Cognitive
    3) Emotional
    4) Social
    5) Ethical and Moral
    She further explained that creating a safe and supportive environment and balancing training with life skills will help enable us to do stable sportsmanship and well manage leagues. Her teachers are so dynamic that all the participants left with no option to stand up and start clapping.

    On the second. Presentation by Former Green Eagles and shooting stars sports Club (3sc) Dr Felix Owolabi Akinloye MON, who was one of the people’s sources in his statement, stated that work, discipline and diligence play key roles in shaping the future of footballers. He furthers his discussion by encouraging coaches to enlighten the athletes on what to take and why they were going to matches, and shared his experience on two occasions when he was removed from matches due to taking poundo yam (Iyan in yoruba) on his way to the match and getting malaria drugs to take during the National camp. Dr Felix Owolabi declared,” I don’t believe there’s a juju in football. Having a good wheel and perfect drive will help, said his role model was late pele of Brazil.

    The IFC chairman , Mogaji Rotimi Ali, appreciates people’s resources and chief, Mutiu Adepoju, also known as headmaster, for their contribution to sports development. He further stated that his focus was to have a well-managed league and this year’s league first prize would move from two hundred thousand naira to one million, why other participants would go home with something reasonable.

    In his goodwill message, chief Mutiu Adepoju, headmaster of Super Eagles fame, lauded the management board of Ibadan Football Council (IFC) headed by Mogaji Rotimi Ali for the convening of the seminar.

    He said using the head to score goals isn’t like juju but constant practice with a desire to score goals right from secondary school.