Dream Stars Ladies defeated Invincible Angels 4-2 via penalty shoot out after the regulation time ended 1-1 in the 2019 NWPL Relegation play-off to keep their league status. The Pride Of Lagos opened the scoring in the 21st minute through captain Judith Nwaogu’s glancing header from Anuoluwapo Salisu’s corner. The first half ended 1-0 in favour of Dream Stars Ladies, but Invincible Angels came out fighting in the second half. Their fight paid off late in the second half from a defensive mix up by Dream Stars. Kafayat Bashiru took advantage of the mix up in the 84th minute to…
Author: Ibrahim Taiwo
Chelsea’s rave of the moment Fikayo Tomori is open to the possibility of playing for Nigeria. Tomori is also eligible to play for England, Canada and Nigeria. The Chelsea Academy Graduate impressed against Liverpool nullifying the threat of Mohammed Salah. “I am a citizen of all three (countries ) so we’ll see. I was born in Canada and lived there till I was about seven or eight months old. My family is Nigerian, and obviously, I live in England. “It’s nice to have that. I can’t play Under – 21 football anymore so the last international break, I didn’t get…
Nigeria U-23 team popularly known as the Olympic Eagles on Tuesday evening defeated Sudan 5-0 at the Stephen Keshi International Stadium in Asaba. Nigeria lost the first leg 1-0 in Sudan but bounced back with a spectacular performance to book their place in the U-23 AFCON competition in style. Taiwo Awoniyi opened the scoring in the 10th minute after Ibrahim Sunusi’s effort was parried by the Sudanese goalkeeper. Akwa United forward Ndifreke Effiong scored the second goal with a glancing header from an excellent cross by John Lazarus Ndifreke Effiong completed his brace just before half time with a tidy…
The Super Eagles of Nigeria on Tuesday night played out a 2-2 draw with Ukraine in an international friendly match played at the Dnipro Arena. Debutante Joe Aribo gave Nigeria an early lead in less than four minutes following a good work from Samuel Kalu, who dazzled challenging Ukraine players before finding Alex Iwobi, who fed on-rushing Aribo to stab home. Red-hot Victor Osimhen scored his first goal for Nigeria from the spot kick after Samuel Kalu was fouled in the box by Eduard Sobol in the 34th minute to give Nigeria a 2-0 lead. However, as the second half…
