Author: SportsIntel
Golden Eaglets midfielder, Usman Ajibola will go on trial at French club Lille LOSC with a view to securing a permanent contract when he turns 18. Although the Golden Eaglets of Nigeria crashed out in the quarter-finals of the U17 Afcon, Usman Ajibola did enough to catch the attention of a few European clubs. He now has the chance to get his first European experience with the French Giant Lille LOSC. The youngster will be in Lille, France for the next two weeks on trial. Founder of Tripple 44 Academy, Okuku Olatunji, posted on Twitter expressing his satisfaction with the…
Dekaizen – full service and experiential consumer engagement and Sports Marketing agency and #StartupSouth – Nigeria’s leading Startup & Innovation Ecosystem development and advocacy organization have announced a collaboration to jointly develop the SportsTech Innovation Ecosystem in Africa starting from Nigeria. The organizations announced their collaboration to host the first-ever Sports Meet Tech Session. It will be a part of the flagship #StartupSouth8. The session will offer a valuable opportunity for the Nigerian sports industry to assess its readiness for the acceptance of sports tech. Also, the event will take place on October 5-8, 2023 and it will be Hybrid.…
BY: Egbomuche Felix On Thursday, August 24, the fixture list for the new Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL season will be released. A season that was set to begin on August 26 but has now been moved back a fortnight. A season that organizers have guaranteed will see an unprecedented 304 games streamed to viewers courtesy of the deal struck between the NPL board, their strategic partners GTI and broadcaster, Propel Sports Africa. If the league kicks off on its new date, it will be the earliest start to an NPFL season since at least 2005 and also the closest…
By: Michael Imianvan Eighteen days until the Nigeria Premier Football League NPFL transfer window closes, and we are still here on the NPFL Transfer Mailbag to bring you up to speed with the recent happenings in the league ahead of the 2023/24 season. It has been a quiet week as clubs wrap up their businesses, get some pre-season games. From Katsina Utd, with a stopover in Port Harcourt where Bolaji Sakin is set to sign for six times Congo Premier League champions, AS Otoho on a one-year contract with the renewal option. We understand that the salary is in the…
Football betting involves placing a wager on the outcomes of football games. The betting process consists of various types of betting including; predicting match results, player performances and scores. On one hand, football lovers enjoy the thrill of games, rivalries, and winning trophies. On the other hand, not everyone understands how football betting works. Nonetheless, several people have become millionaires in betting just because they understand the game of football. As the new football season starts, it’s helpful to understand how sports betting, especially football betting, works. This article delves into the secrets of playing a strategic bet to make…
By: Michael Imianvan “It is with a deep sense of honor and gratitude I (Joseph Atule) write to express my immense love for a club that I, Joseph Atule hold in high esteem, Lobi Stars Football Club.” “This club has stood by me on the course of my journey to develop my carrier. The positive sacrifices it gave me in good and difficult moments remain dear to my heart. Today a new chapter has started in my life which compelled this message.” The above were excerpts from a farewell message by Joseph Atule (Masaty) after his move to Enyimba FC…
By Michael Imianvan The Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL Transfer MailBag, brings you closer to all top deals in the country’s top-flight football. This is a fresh package, so let’s journey into it. Bendel Insurance: Kester Walks A Familiar Path and The Exit Of Echeta Over the week, the biggest shakers of the NPFL transfer space was Bendel Insurance as the club confirmed the arrival of midfielder, Kelly Kester and goalkeeper David Obiazo. Kester becomes the second of his family to play for Bendel Insurance after his father, Kester Oboh. He put a pen on a one-year deal at 750,000…
Harrisburg Heat Liberian-born US forward Jerjer Gibson has announced his intentions to represent Liberia on the international stage ahead of international windows in September this year. The 32-year-old, born in Monrovia – Liberia to Liberian parents, has played for several professional clubs in the United States of America and is yet to make an International debut with the US Men’s National Team. ” There were a lot of communications back home, people asking me to represent Liberia, I mean family, friends and a few football people in Liberia, It took me several years to finally make this decision, I am…
By Michael Imiavan It’s another week of the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL Transfer MailBag, and let’s get into it. The last time you read from me was the inside gist of how Malomo Taofeek turned down various offers to stay out at Shooting Stars. This week, we will look at deals from clubs across the country’s top-flight league. NPFL Champions Dilemma: Winning A new Striker and Losing The Old The best way to start the transfer mailbag is from Enyimba, where it’s a case of contrasting news from the camp of the people’s elephant as they’re bound to seal…
By: Christopher Emenyonu The dream of every parent is to see their children succeed in any area of life they wish to ply their trade. But never will they have prayed that their children become opponents or rivals in their different trades. But football says otherwise. Over the years, we have seen football brothers go against each other on the field of play or on rare occasions both playing together for the same team. We have seen the De Boer brothers, Koeman brothers, Cannavaro brothers, Milito brothers, the Neville brothers and so many others in years past grace the pitch.…