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Following some recent unfriendly statements about the management during a meeting organized by the Kano Pillars supporters at the state press centre, Kano, the management of Kano Pillars Football Club on Tuesday announced the immediate suspension of the team’s technical adviser, Abdu Maikaba. The Informant247 gathered that the suspension follows the formation of a committee…
As part of filming for a one-off programme promoting match officials, Manchester United’s clash with Crystal Palace on Monday will see referee Jarred Gillett wear a camera for the first time in Premier League history. The Informant247 reports that the Football Association had last year announced it would trial body cameras on referees in grassroots…
A 3-0 win against Cadiz and Girona’s 4-2 victory over Barcelona secured a record 36th league title for Real Madrid in what coach Carlo Ancelotti described as a “deserved” La Liga title. Carlo Ancelotti’s side did perfect their work by beating Cadiz, and after last season’s champions stumbled against Girona, Los Blancos were crowned champions….
A 2-0 win against Huddersfield has secured promotion for Ipswich Town, finishing in 2nd position behind Leicester City, who were crowned champions after securing 97 points in 46 matches. Goals from Wes Burns and Omari Hutchinson ensured the Tractor Boys became just the fourth side in the Premier League era to go from the third…
Eniola Bolaji Mariam has once again put Nigeria on the world map after winning two gold medals at the just concluded Spanish Para Badminton International 2024 in Victoria and Toledo. Consequently, after her wonderful performance, the Kwara-born para badminton sensation is now ranked 5th in the new para badminton ranking. In this exclusive Q&A with…
Finidi George, the former Super Eagles winger, has been appointed as the new head coach of the Nigeria’s senior men’s national team The Nigeria Football Federation, while announcing George in a statement on Monday, said the NFF Board also approved the recommendation of its Technical and Development Committee to hand over the reins to the…
Arsenal have maintained their lead at the top of the Premier League table after surviving a late Tottenham Hotspur comeback to win Sunday’s North London Derby 3-2. The Gunners’ Bukayo Saka corner-kick, which was diverted into his own net by Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, gave the visitors the lead, then Saka finished off a fine counter-attack before…
Nigeria Para Badminton player, Mariam Eniola Bolaji has won a gold medal to make history at the Spanish Para Badminton International 2024 Level 1 tournament in Toledo, Spain which ended on 27th April. Bolaji beat World number 5 Mandeep Kaur from India 2-0 (21-17, 21-17) to clinch the Gold medal and remain unbeaten in two…
A 5-1 defeat to Newcastle at St James’ Park on Saturday saw Sheffield United relegated from the Premier League. Chris Wilder’s side are 10 points from safety with just three games left following their 25th league defeat of a dismal season, seeing the basement club, who have only three league wins, return to the Championship…
Erik Ten Hag, the Manchester United manager, Erik ten Hag, has reacted to Manchester United’s 1-1 draw against Burnley, who sit comfortably in the 19th position in the Premier League table. The United boss, while speaking to BBC Match of the Day, admitted that the team will likely play in the Europa League next season…
For providing false information that led to a fixture adjustment, disrupting the live television broadcast schedule of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) Matchday 31, Kwara United has been fined a total sum of six million naira by the league organizers. A statement released by the league body on Wednesday, April 23, claimed that the…
Xavi Hernandez, Barcelona’s head coach, slammed La Liga for non-availability of goal-line technology after his team’s 3-2 Clasico defeat on Sunday left Real Madrid on the brink of the title. Xavi was furious after Lamine Yamal had a shot that Barcelona said crossed the line not given as a goal after officials could not prove…
Leandro Trossard’s brilliant finish and Martin Odegaard’s brace have an away win for Arsenal, sending them back to the top of the Premier League with a battling 2-0 win at Wolves. Mikel Arteta’s men, who missed the chance last Sunday following a 2-0 shock defeat at home to Aston Villa, were in control of the…
The Kwara State Government on Wednesday said it has concluded a plan to renovate the indoor sports hall of the state stadium at the cost of N2.06bn to make it an ultra-modern sports facility. Bola Mogaji, the chairman of the state’s sports commission, while speaking with sports writers in Ilorin, alleged that the previous administrations…
The Board of Nigeria Football Federation has appointed former U17 World Cup winner Manu Garba as Head Coach of the Nigeria U17 boys, Golden Eaglets. This was contained in a statement released by the media department of the football governing body on Friday. Garba had, in the same role, led the Golden Eaglets to win…
Jose Paseiro has quit his job as the Head Coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria. The Portuguese tactician who led the team to second place finish in the just concluded AFCON confirmed the development on Friday on his X page. His statement reads; “Yesterday, we concluded our contract with the NFF. It was a…
The President of Dollyp Sports Academy, Ahmed Dolapo Yusuf has disclosed that no fewer than five players were scouted from the scouting tournament organised by the team recently. Speaking to newsmen in Ilorin on Tuesday at a press conference, Ahmed noted that the players were selected by top European football agents who came around for…
Nigeria is undoubtedly blessed with football talents. Amidst the uncertainties and challenges that have bedeviled the football ecosystem in Nigeria, some of the footballers have defied the odds to prove their potentials and have grown to become superstars. While football clubs and academies continue to sprang up across the country, the high rate of talented…
Fans and supporters of Kwara United were left frustrated on Saturday as Nine man Katsina United held the Harmony Boys to 1-1 draw at their home ground of Kwara State Stadium Complex in Ilorin. A late equalising corner kick goal from Micheal Ibe-Okoro pierced through the heart of the Harmony Boys who had earlier gotten…
The indoor sports hall of the Kwara State Stadium Ilorin will soon be wearing a new look following the Kwara State Government approved of the award of its rehabilitation and upgrade for over N2 billion to Messr Disscom Limited. This was contained in a statement signed and released by the State commissioner for communications, Mrs….
