Remo Stars continue their winning run in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) after a 2-1 victory over champions Enugu Rangers on Sunday. Alex Oyowah put Remo in front in the 51st minute, but Kenechukwu Agu equalised for Rangers five minutes after the break. Raymond Tochukwu however scored the winner in the 61st minute. The Daniel Ogunmodede’s team remain top of the log with 12 maximum points, after winning all their four games this season. At the Lekan Salami Stadium, Ibadan, Shooting Stars defeated Heartland of Owerri 1-0 on Sunday. Samuel Ayanrinde scored the winner for the Oluyole Warriors in…
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In Turkey, Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen opened his goals account for Galatasaray with a brace which, unfortunately, was not enough as they surrendered a 3-0 lead to draw 3-3 with Kasimpasa on Saturday. Osimhen opened the scoring in the 20th minute, and doubled the lead in the 28th to put Galatasaray 2-0 ahead. However, Osimhen did not return for the second half as he was substituted due to injury. Also in action in the game was his compatriot, Kenneth Omeruo who came on in the 30th minute for Kasimpasa. In the Premier League, it was a mixed day at the…
Bruno Fernandes saw red as Tottenham Hotspur cruised past Manchester United 3-0 and increased the heat on manager Erik ten Hag. Sunday’s Old Trafford encounter was a chance for these top-four hopefuls to kickstart campaigns that had begun in similarly topsy-turvy fashion. But a month that started for United with a 3-0 home defeat to Liverpool ended in another Old Trafford loss by the same scoreline as Brennan Johnson, Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke struck for Spurs. Skipper Fernandes’ sending off for a challenge on James Maddison at the end of a one-sided first half compounded matters, ruling him out of…
Liverpool’s impressive start under Arne Slot continued as they moved to the top of the Premier League after a 2-1 win at Wolves. Life after Jurgen Klopp is not turning out to be too bad as Ibrahima Konate’s header and a Mohamed Salah penalty either side of Rayan Ait-Nouri’s equaliser made it five wins from six league games. Defeat at home to Nottingham Forest a fortnight ago remains their only blip as they have also won in the Champions League and Carabao Cup in a promising beginning to Slot’s reign. It is early days, but the evidence suggests they have…
Cole Palmer became the first player to score four goals before half-time in a single Premier League game, helping Enzo Maresca’s side record their fourth straight victory in all competitions. Brighton took an early lead through Georginio Rutter’s header, but were powerless as Palmer took command of the contest. His remarkable quadruple came in the space of 20 minutes – including a penalty and free-kick – with Carlos Baleba’s strike to make it 3-2 swiftly cancelled out by Chelsea’s talisman. Nicolas Jackson and Palmer went close after the break for the hosts, who also had a Marc Cucurella goal disallowed for…
Remo Stars reclaimed top spot in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) following a 2-0 win away at Kano Pillars in the match-day three of the season on Sunday. Sodiq Ismail opened scoring for Remo Stars in the 26th minute, while Frank Mawuena added the second in the 60th minute. Remo Stars top the log with nine maximum points from three games. They’ve won all their three matches this season without conceding a single goal. At the New Jos Stadium, Niger Tornadoes recorded an away win after defeating their hosts Plateau United 2-1. Tornadoes led 2-0 through goals from Ifeanyi…
Nigerian champions Enugu Rangers have been eliminated from the CAF Champions League after losing 3-1 away to Sagrada Esperança of Angola on Sunday, leaving Nigeria without a representative in the competition. Rangers won the first leg of the second-round qualifier 1-0 in Nigeria, but were dumped out of the competition 3-2 on aggregate. The Flying Antelopes trailed 2-0 during the first half of the second leg in Luanda against the Angolan side, playing 850 kilometres from their Dundo base, as their stadium fail to meet CAF standards. Anayor Ogbonna then scored before half-time for Rangers, bringing the clubs level on…
In France, Nigerian forward Akor Adams bagged a brace to help Montpellier beat Auxerre 3-2 in the French Ligue 1 on Sunday. The 24-year old equalised for Montpellier in the 65th minute after the opponent took the lead in the 18th minute. Adams then got his brace, and the winning goal 15 minutes from time to earn his club their first win of the season. In another venue, Moses Simon provided an assist as Nantes held Angers to a 1-1 draw in the French Ligue 1 on Sunday. It is Simon’s second assist in five league appearances for Nantes so far…
Enyimba football club of Aba have progressed to the group stage of the CAF Confederation Cup, after a 3-2 penalty shootout win against Etoile Filante of Burkina Faso on Sunday. The tie went into penalty shootout after the first leg in Bamako, and the second leg at Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo ended goalless. Enyimba converted three of their spot kicks, while Etoile Filante managed to score two. The People’s Elephant will be looking to become the first Nigerian club to win the CAF Confederation Cup, as they are now the only Nigerian club left on the continent this season.
Victor Boniface scored a stoppage-time winner to give Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen a thrilling 4-3 win over Wolfsburg on Sunday. The Nigerian striker scored a 93rd-minute winner, with Leverkusen having to come from 3-2 down after Wolfsburg scored twice in the space of nine minutes at the end of the first half. Wolfsburg were reduced to 10 men in the dying stages when Yannick Gerhardt sunk his studs into Jeremie Frimpong’s calf. Boniface, who came on with 22 minutes remaining, collected a pass before pivoting on the spot and shooting home to snatch the German champions another late victory, providing a…