Author: Enitan Obadina
The true celebration of football lies in the love shared between the fans and the players on and off the pitch, but there’s no love for NPFL clubs. With the rise of a new generation and a global village comes the need to celebrate love anew every day, but that’s not the case for NPFL clubs. Recently, the African Football Digital Benchmark (AFDB) was released by RESULT Sports and Digital Sports Africa made public a list of the 100 most followed African clubs. African Football Digital Benchmark and NPFL Clubs The AFDB serves as the global metric for ranking digital…
Nigerians watched Moro Ojomo celebrate the Philadelphia Eagles’s win over the Kansas City Chiefs by flying the nation’s flag while another Nigerian was recovering from a breakdown some few meters away. With 9:51 left on the clock in the fourth quarter, and the Chiefs 37-6 down against the Eagles, Kansas City Chiefs star Charles Omenihu was inconsolable. Emotions got in the way for the 6-foot-5, 280lb Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Omenihu as he sat on the bench. A sore night for Omenihu and the Chiefs whose bid for a historic three-peat fell short in New Orleans. A year earlier,…
The National high jump queen, Temitope Adeshina won her third consecutive event in the high jump at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic with a win of 1.92m. With her final two clearances, she now owns all top-10 marks in the Texas Tech indoor record book. High jump queen, Temitope’s winning attempt of 1.92m (6-3.50), was just one centimeter shy of her season best. Temitope Beats African Champion She beat reigning African Champion, Rose Yeboah of Ghana who also cleared the same height on countback. Furthermore, Yeboah’s 1.92 was a new Ghana indoor national record. Alyssa Jones with a height of…
Local media went viral with reports that Carney Chukwuemeka and Lesley Ugochukwu are switching allegiance from England and France to Nigeria. However, BBC journalist Shina Okeleji shared an unofficial reaction from a source at the Nigerian Football Federation on his handle, calling the news false. The report revealed that both players made a 31-man provisional list by new coach, Eric Chelle for World Cup qualifiers. A top NFF official has denied reports that Carney Chukwuemeka & Lesley Ugochukwu have submitted their papers for a switch of nationality to represent Nigeria. He said “Only a federation can apply on behalf of…
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has officially announced the dates for the AFCON 2025 fixtures for group stages in Morocco. The Super Eagles are in Group C alongside Tanzania, Tunisia, and Uganda. With only two automatic qualification spots and a possible third-place route to the Round of 16, Group C holds the aces in AFCON 2025. Meanwhile, Group C houses two former AFCON champions and two East African teams eager to make their mark. Furthermore, Sportsintel provides the lowdown of matches involving the Super Eagles and dates. AFCON 2025 Fixtures: Nigeria Begins Campaign Against Tanzania, Two Days Before Christmas…
For the third time this season, the Super Falcons duo of Babajide Rinsola and Gift Monday netted in a game for Spanish Feminine League side, UD Tenerife. This is a repeat of the first encounter between Tenerife and Sevilla in the Liga Feminine for the Falcons duo. Monday and Rinsola each found the net in UD Tenerife’s 2-0 victory over Sevilla. Rinsola Babajide opened the scoring and also assisted Gift Monday’s goal. Consequently, Gift Monday has 9 goals and three assists in this season’s Spanish Feminine League. Meanwhile, Rinsola Babajide on her part has 6 goals and made 3 assists…
Two Draws and identical 2-0 results highlight the major talking points of the NPFL MD 22 action across different centers. SportsIntel takes you through a rundown of NPFL MD 22 action. Alex Oyowah and Ibrahim Abubakar score early in the first half to hand Remo Stats a convincing 2-1 win away from home against struggling Sunshine Stars. Junior Nduka was the provider with a gem of a pass to set up Ibrahim “Babawo” Abubakar for his first goal of the season. Elsewhere, Nasarawa United FC’s Anas Yusuf bagged a brace in the game against Niger Tornadoes FC, taking his tally…
19-year-old Damola Ajayi scored on his debut for Tottenham after coming off the bench to replace Richarlison in a Europa League game against. Elfsborg. It took only four minutes to score a wonderful run across the edge of the penalty and a low finish with his left foot. “I feel like it’s just like, the way my mom’s always kind of brought me up like when you get an opportunity, you’ve got to take it like you gotta go for it and not be afraid and just take whatever you can.” Ajayi shares post-match thoughts. Background Ajayi’s parents are avid…
Nigeria U-19 Team, Junior D’Tigress will discover their foes for the FIBA U19 Women’s Basketball World Cup 2025, at the draw scheduled for February 4 in Brno, Czechia. All 16 participating teams are divided into four pots using their strength and current FIBA World Ranking. Nigeria is in Pot 4 alongside Hungary, Argentina, and Brazil. 13 years ago, Nigeria qualified for the FIBA U19 women’s world cup, but couldn’t attend due to administrative challenges. The Junior D’tigress’s second appearance is a good coincidence for women’s basketball in Nigeria, considering D’Tigress’s heroics at Paris 2024. Nigeria’s junior D’tigress qualified with silver…
The new NPFL matchball, the Prostar Evolution is here and we hear it’s fast, specially made for strikers with precision. The NPL board announced the new NPFL matchball made by Nigerian-based firm, Zenith Sports in Abuja. Currently, 400 balls are available for distribution to the 20 NPFL clubs at 10 for each team in the league. The Prostar Evolution NPFL matchballs will be distributed ahead of the second half of the season to give players time to practice and adapt. Historically, the Nigerian league has only attempted to use a matchball once since the 2000s, during the LMC era. The…