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December 2, 2019 NPFL MATCHDAY 6 ROUND UP

NPFL MATCHDAY 6 ROUND UP

League leaders, Plateau United, avoided defeat against visiting Kano Pillars, playing a goalless draw in a Nigeria Professional Football League match at the New Jos Stadium on Sunday.

The game was one of the two barren games in day six fixtures of the NPFL, as Rivers United also played 0-0 against Abia Warriors.

Adamawa United were the biggest winners of the day, defeating Katsina United 4-0 in Yola.

Samuel Tswanya’s own goal put Adamawa ahead in the 13th minute, before Idris Abubakar doubled the lead from the penalty spot in the 22nd minute.

There were futher goals by Felix Kenan in the 68th minute and Sadiq Lawan in the 71th minute.

In other games, Silas Nwankwo’s goal on the hour mark ensured Sunshine Stars ran away with a 1-0 win over Akwa United in Akure, while Akwa Starlets also defeated Warri Wolves via an Isaac George penalty.

Wikki Tourists also secured a 1-0 win over Heartland in Bauchi, while Delta Force, who are in the process of acquisition by Kwara United won away against Nasarawa United.

Plateau United remain top of the NPFL log with 14 points from six games, ahead of Wikki, who are one point behind in second place.

Starlets and Lobi occupy the third and fourth positions respectively, with 11 and 10 points.

Nasarawa languish in 20th position with two points, behind 19th placed Jigawa Golden Stars, who are on three points, same as Kano Pillars in the 18th position.

Enugu Rangers who are away on continental duties are 17th, with four points.

Jigawa Stars will play  FC IfeanyiUbah on Monday (today) in a rescheduled fixture, after an attack on the IfeanyiUbah team bus on Friday.

Match-day seven fixtures will hold on December 8.

December 2, 2019 Rangers, Enyimba lose CAF Cup group openers

Rangers, Enyimba lose CAF Cup group openers

Nigerian contenders Enugu Rangers and Enyimba were both beaten by north African clubs on Sunday as the CAF Confederation Cup group phase kicked off.

Enugu coach Salisu Yusuf lost his first match in charge, with the sending off of defender Temitope Olusesi not helping as they crashed 3-1 at home against Egyptian opponents Pyramids.

Two-time African champions Enyimba conceded twice within 19 minutes of the kick-off to lose 2-0 away to Moroccan outfit Hassania Agadir, who reached the quarter-finals last season.

Nigeria assistant coach Yusuf was prescribed to Enugu after Benedict Ugwu lost his job for winning just once in the first five rounds of the domestic league.

Ibrahim Olawoyin put Rangers ahead on 29 minutes, but they battled after Olusesi was dismissed following a second yellow card just before half-time.

Mohamed Farouk equalised with a penalty nine minutes into the second half and Tunisian Amor Layouni and Islam Attia, from another spot-kick, scored in the closing stages for Pyramids.

The Cairo club, formerly called Al Assiouty Sport, was bought by Saudi Turki al Sheikh and he poured money into it, hiring foreign coaches and numerous Egyptian stars.

When ownership switched to Emirati Salem Al Shamsi, he spared no expense to strengthen the team with the aim of challenging traditional Egyptian giants Al Ahly and Zamalek, and seeking CAF titles.

French coach Sebastien Desabre says his targets are competing with Ahly and Zamalek for the league title and winning the Confederation Cup, the African equivalent of the Europa League.

December 2, 2019 Ighalo eyes Premier League return

Ighalo eyes Premier League return

Odion Ighalo is looking to return to the Premier League in January with a number of clubs, including his former team Watford, keen to strike a deal, TEAMtalk reveals.

The 30-year-old left Vicarage Road in 2017 in a £20m move to Changchun Yatai, having disappointed the Hornets with his desire to move on to the riches of the Chinese Super League.

The Nigeria international is currently with Shanghai Shenhua who he joined in February this year – but we can reveal he is now keen to move back to the Premier League.

We understand Shenhua would sanction a loan with a view to a permanent deal, making his prospective signing extremely appealing to a number of sides in January.

According to sources, Watford have been contacted over a potential deal to bring Ighalo back to Vicarage Road and it’s understood their hierarchy have shown an interest. Unfortunately for the Hornets, however, they are not alone in the pursuit.

Everton, West Ham, Crystal Palace, Newcastle and Southampton have all indicated an interest in taking Ighalo in the New Year and it will likely come down to the striker’s preference with all six clubs reportedly keen to bring him in.

Ighalo scored an impressive 39 times in 99 appearances for the Hornets between 2014 and 2017 before departing and his return would certainly go down well with supporters as the club look to pull themselves clear of the lower reaches of the Premier League.

November 29, 2019 NIGERIA’S SUPER EAGLES COACH, GERNOT ROHR RANKS 19 IN WORLD TOP 20

NIGERIA’S SUPER EAGLES COACH, GERNOT ROHR RANKS 19 IN WORLD TOP 20

Nigeria’s national football team head coach, Gernot Rohr ranked 19th among the top 20 world national coach.

The ranking list which was released on 26th of November by the German (Bonn)-based organisation International Federation of Football History & Statistics ranked the Portuguese Head Coach, Fernando Santos the best in the world with 112 points; Nigerian head coach, Gernot Rohr, South Korean head coach, Paulo Bento, Danes (Denmark) coach, Marcello Lippi and Iranian coach, Marc Wilmots were all ranked in the 19th position with one point.

The German manager who was named Nigerian manager in August 2016 by the Nigeria Football Federation led the Nigeria’s Super Eagles to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, making the team the first African side to make the list for the competition that year.

So far, Rohr at the helm of the Nigerian national team (as of match played 17 November 2019) has won 29 games, drawn 11 and lost 9; thus making his winning points 59.18 percents. The team has accrued 49 goals in total. Rohr has however accrued 42.16 per cent winnings in his coaching career at this point.


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