NUGA22: Unilorin To Face Nasarawa State University in Semi-final The male football team of the University of Ilorin has qualified for the semi-final of the ongoing Nigeria Universities Game Association (NUGA) at the University of Lagos, The Informant247 Naija News reports. Unilorin Warriors defeated hard-fighting players of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University 1-0 in the…
World Cup Playoff: 21 Super Eagles Players hold first training in Abuja A total number of 21 players were in attendance in the first training session of the Super Eagles of Nigeria on Tuesday night ahead of their Qatar World Cup qualifiers match against Black Stars of Ghana. The training, which was held at the…
Xavi Hernandez is the third Barcelona Manager after Ferdinand Daučík in 1951 (7-2 Les Corts Stadium) and Helenio Herrera in 1959 (4-0 Camp Nou) to win his first El Clasico match by four-plus goals, The Informant247 reports. Barcelona humiliated their arch-rival Real Madrid at Santiago Bernabeau defeating the league leader 4 goals to nil with a…
It’s definitely going to be another roller-coaster affair in the Semi-finals of the English FA Cup as Manchester City face Liverpool, while Chelsea takes on Crystal Palace, The Informant247 reports. Chelsea beat Championship side Middlesbrough 2-0 on Saturday to book their place in the semi-finals while Pep Guardiola’s side eased past Southampton on Sunday, beating…
Ese Brume wins Silver medal at Serbia World Indoor Championship Nigeria’s Ese Brume has once again proved her heroism at the ongoing World Indoor Championship in Serbia, The Informant247 Nigeria News reports. Brume on Sunday won a Silver medal in Belgrade with a massive personal best leap of 6.85m in the long jump to win…
Ghana vs Nigeria:Football Fans Declare 3 Days Fasting, Prayers Ahead of the Qatar 2022 World cup Playoff between Nigeria and Ghana, the National President of Football Fans Club of Nigeria, (FFCN), Ambassador Oluwakemi Ogunfuwa has implored members to go divine towards achieving victory. This was contained in a statement signed by the President and made…
World Cup Qualifiers: Eguavoen Replaces Wilfred Ndidi With Innocent Bonke The interim Head Coach of Super Eagles of Nigeria has invited FC Lorient midfielder, Innocent Bonke to replace Leicester City’s midfield maestro Wilfred Ndidi. The Informant247 Nigeria News gathered that Bonke replaces Ndidi ahead of the crucial World cup qualifiers clash against Ghana, due to…
The ongoing efforts by the management of Lobi Stars FC of Makurdi to salvage the club have taken another dimension. The Informant247 Nigeria News recalls that a few weeks ago the club sacked Eddy Dombraye, its Technical Adviser a few weeks ago in response to their poor run of form. The latest news coming out…
Impressive Chelsea Beat Middlesbrough To Book FA Cup Semi-final Ticket The Thomas Tuchel’s led side defeated Middlesbrough 2 nil on Saturday to reach the semi-final of the Emirates FA Cup for a third consecutive seasons. Goals from Romelu Lukaku and Hakeem Ziyech was all the Blues needed to book a spot at the Wembley Stadium….
Gidado FC of Ilorin has received a huge boost from the Executive Chairman of Kwara State Sports Commission, Coach Bola Magaji ahead of its NLO 1 season opener against Fehinty FC of Osogbo, The Informant247 Nigeria News. Speaking at a courtesy call paid to his office on Thursday by the players and officials of the…
The second-half goals from Diogo Jota and Roberto Firminio were all Liverpool needed to defeat Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday night. The Informant247 Nigeria News learned that nothing short of standard as Liverpool showed class and great character to hand their Coach his 100th away win. Having played out a goalless draw in…
UCL: Chelsea, Villarreal Through To Quarter-final Chelsea has successfully secured a place in the quarter-final of the UEFA Champions league after defeating Lille in the second leg of the round of 16 played on Wednesday’s night. The Thomas Tuchel’s tutored side had to come back from a goal deficit and muscle out a victory…
CAF Confirms Baba Yara Stadium As Venue For Ghana vs Nigeria’s Tie Ghana Football Association (GFA) has confirmed the 40,000 capacity Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi as the venue to host the first leg of the FIFA 2022 World Cup play-off tie between Super Eagles of Nigeria and Black Stars of Ghana. The approval is coming…
Muhammed Grema, one of the players of the Nigeria National Amputee team has joined the Turkish Amputee league side, Sanlifura Eyyubiye. The Inforamant247 Nigeria News learned that Grema, who joined the Nigeria Amputee Football team in 2017 has risen through the ranks with his qualities as a Striker. An integral part of the Nigeria team…
All is now set for the 2021/2022 Nationwide League One (NLO) season with 153 clubs across the country ready to throw their hats into the ring. NLO is the third-tier professional league in Nigeria with three divisions (NLO 1,2,3) for clubs. The NLO 1 is the first division of the league and normally the last…
Ahead of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers between Super Eagles of Nigeria and Black Stars of Ghana, the price for the match tickets has now been revealed. The informant247 Nigeria News gathered that the price for a regular place will be sold for N2000 while premium and VIP packages will cost N5000 and N10,000 respectively….
Barely two weeks to the Qatar 2022 World Cup playoffs between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and Black Stars of Ghana, the world football governing body, (FIFA) has made changes to the list of officials earlier appointed for the game. Recall that FIFA had last week released the name of officials that will handle the playoff…
Nigerian striker, Celestine Onyeka Obi, has joined Turkish club, Hakkari Spor Futbol Kulübü. Celestine penned a one-year contract with the option of an extra year. The 21-year-old linked up with Hakkari Spor Futbol Kulübü from Cyprus club, İskele Trabzon SK. The player featured in the 2012 Nigeria Premier League for Ocean Boys F.C. Hakkari Spor…
