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  • Latest drama in Nigeria league as Heartland chop Shooting stars 2-1

    Upon all the efforts by Nigeria league management abet of home wining at all costs jeopardize the efforts just look at happen in some away matches particularly match day 24 heartlands of oweri Against shooting The first half produced no goal as Both teams held on to the lone goal lead.

    The Oluyole Warriors came into the second half stronger,
    A few minutes later, referee Emmanuel Kolawole awarded the home team a penalty kick, claiming that a shooting player had been fouled in the box.

    Goalkeeper Mustapha Lawal, however, dived the right way to save John Bassey’s kick, but the referee ordered a replay on the ground that the 3SC goalie had crossed the line.

    Bassey made no mistake the second time, as he converted the replayed kick to earn Emmanuel Amunike’s coached team a 2-1 win.

    If VAR adoption can not be implemented now, life broadcasting is important now to boost private investors and develop our league like other major leagues in the world.
    My opinion may not be meaningful to you, but just watch the highlights to have a clear view of the damage a compulsory home win does for our league.

    Despite back to back losses, the Oluyole Warriors remained second in the logo with 40 points from 24 matches.

  • Niger got talent meet one of Nigerian stars you never know

    Anton is a professional basketball which his father is Nigeria and mother Jamaican . Anton has attractive height if 6feet 5inches and start his career at age 12 in Bahamas after a while move to San Diego California for high school basketball, currently playing for Portland Trail Blazers.

    Check his career performance

    Watch Highlights of his brilliant performance

  • 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.

  • United is ready to offer two players for Victor Osimhen signing

    Manchester United, offer Rasmus Hojlund and Alejandro Garnacho to Napoli as part of a swap deal for Victor Osimhen.

  • 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 ‘

  • John Duran turn goals machine in Saudi pro League

    The Colombian professional footballer who plays as a striker from Aston Villa played 55 games in 2022/23 for Aston Villa, scored just 12 goals and turned into a goal machine in Al-Nassr Saudi pro league by scoring four goals in two matches, making Cristiano have a Neurotic celebration.

  • 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

     

  • Nigeria falls 9th in the highest paying league in Africa football in 2025

    List of the countries in Africa with their average salaries in 2023/2025.

    Country         2023 average                 2025 average
    Monthly salary               monthly salary
    Egypt.             $50,000                        $100,000
    South Africa   $37,000                        $80,000
    Tunisia             $30,000                       $30,000
    Angola.              $25,000                       $25,000
    DR Congo.       $20,000                        $20,000
    Sudan.               $15,000                        $15,000
    Zambia              $7,000                           $7,000
    Ethiopia.            $7,000                          $7,000
    Nigeria.               $5,600                         $6,000
    Mozambique.     $5,000                         $6,000
    Tanzania.            $5,000                         $5,500
    Botswana             $3,000                        $8,000
    Gabon.                  $2,000                        $2,000
    Rwanda.               $1,500                        $2,000
    Zimbabwe.           $1,200                    Unavailable
    Ivory Coast          $1,200                         $1,500
    Kenya.                  $1,200                         $1,500
    Eswatini               $850.                            $2,000

  • Highest goals scorers for each team in the English premier league

    1
    Wayne Rooney Born 24 October 1985 at Croxteth, Liverpool, United Kingdom, spent the 2004–2017 periods with Manchester United and scored 253 goals for Manchester United to be top goalscorer for United
    2

    Thierry Henry was born 17 August 1977 (age 47 years), Les Ulis, France. He spent the period of 1999–200 from the arsenal and returned back in 2012. Scores 377 goals to be crowned the highest goal for the arsenal.

    3

    Frank Lampard is crowned the highest goalscorer with 211 goals for Chelsea. The Chelsea legend was born on 20 June 1978.
    4
    Sergio Kun Aguero City, with 260 goals for Manchester City leads him as top scorer for Man- City. Born 2 June 1988.

    5

    Lan Rush Born: 20 October 1961 in Saint Asaph, United Kingdom.
    Top Liverpool’s highest goalscorer with 339 goals.

    6

    Alen Shearer played Newcastle, born 13th August 1970 on scored 405 goals to be top highest goalscorer for the club.

    7

    Johnny Dixon was born on 10 December 1923, with 135 goals for Aston Villa, making him to be the top goalscorer for the team.
    8

    Jamie Vardy is a Leicester City player who has led goal scoring for the team since being established with 487 goals. Jamie Vardy was born in Sheffield, United Kingdom, on 11 January 1987.
    9

    Tottenham’s Harry Kane is the highest goalscorer for the team with 280 goals born: 28 July 1993 at Walthamstow, United Kingdom.
    10

    Jim Towers has 282 goals for Brentford as the highest goal scorer for the team between the 1960–61 seasons with just 42appearamce.

    11

    Sir Geoff Hurst, the West Ham player who broke the record of highest goalscorer for the team with 223 goals with 411 appearances from 1959 to 1972.
    12

    Dixie Dean joined Everton in March 1925 with a transfer fee £3,000. He was in the team for 13 years.
    13

    Jimmy Murray joined Wolves in November 1953 with 165 goals to
    Make wolves highest goals leading.

    14

    Brett Pitman, born 31 January 1988, scored 102 goals for Bournemouth making him overr the highest score for the team.

    15
    Matt le Tissier joined Southampton from October 1986 /-2002. A creative attacking midfielder with 192 goals, making him the highest goalscorer for Southampton.

    16

    Glenn Murray, born 25 September 1983, with 287 goals for Brighton, making him the highest goalscorer.
    17

    John Wark joined Ipswich in August 1974 and was born 4 August 1957 with 504 goals for Ipswich to make him on the highest goalscorer for the team.
    18

    Nigel clough scored 123 goals for Nottingham Forest to be the highest goal scorer for Nottingham Forest joined the team in December 1984.
    19

    Fulham’s overall highest goals is Gordon Davies with 178 goals for the team. Davies joined Fulham, 1978-1984 with over 247 appearances.
    20

    Peter Simpson, Scotland striker, scored 165 goals for Crystal Palace to remain the highest scorer for Palace that served the club between 1929-1935.

  • Soccer fireworks are lit up at Olubadan Stadium on Valentine’s Day, 14th February 2025, as the Ibadan Football Council league commences

    Soccer fireworks are lit up at Olubadan Stadium on Valentine’s Day as Dragon fury tackles fc peridot at 2pm .VIA, tackle De pride fc, 4pm, although Dragon fury and Peridot have not been able to meet in any tournaments, but with kind of young Talented players parade by peridot, and we’ll organize management under Samora official photographer to super Eagle, the match is going to be Fantastic game .The match between VIA FA and De Pride is going to be a revenge match for De Pride, losing narrowly by 3-4 to VIA in a tension-soaked match last season with a highly rated performance by De Pride’s playmaker, Chinedu Okafor, who scored a hat-trick in the match. VIA’s last three seasons performance, finishing second, third and fourth last season and, on the other hand, De Pride ended 15th in the league table last season.