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*LMC calls for Redistribution of Income derived from Nigeria Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) was among the 24 leading Professional League organisations from across the world of football that met in London on Tuesday, April 28 for the first ever Global Leagues Forum. This historic meeting brought together Presidents, Chairmen, Chief Executives and General Secretaries from Professional Leagues that represent over 1100 of the world’s top Clubs. Professional Leagues from Bolivia, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, England, France, Germany, Honduras, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Portugal, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland, UAE, USA, as well as the European Professional Football Leagues Association, were represented. Players of clubs in these leagues provided just under 90 per cent of the players who took part in the FIFA World Cup 2014.

  Kano Pillars 2-1 FC Taraba Bayelsa United 0-0 Gabros FC  Enyimba FC 3-2 Sharks FC  Kwara Utd 1-0 Nasarawa Utd  Sunshine Stars 3-2 Wikki Tourists  Abia Warriors 1-0 Shooting Stars  Akwa United 2-0 Dolphins Lobi Stars 1-1 Giwa FC  Rangers 3-0 El-Kanemi

GLO  ‪ PREMIER LEAGUE WEEK  5 RESULTS: Wikki Tourists Fc 1-0 Warri Wolves FC [Victor Yakubu 80'] Dolphins Fc 1-0 Enugu Rangers FC [Ifeanyi Egwim 32'] Nasarawa United 2:1 Kano Pillars FC [Esosa Igbinioba 26' 28' Rabiu Ali 65'] FC Taraba 0-1 Enyimba Fc [Mfon Udoh 58'] Heartland FC 0-1 Abia Warriors FC [Ifeanyi Onyeali 88'] Gabros FC 2-0 Lobi Stars FC [Elu Wilson 86' Okereke Maduabuchi 89'] Giwa FC 4-0 Akwa United [Mohammed Saleh 18' Gyang Amos 20' Shuaib Ibrahim 25' 75'] El-Kanemi Warriors FC 1-0 Sunshine Stars Fc [ John Daddy 55'] Shooting Stars FC 2-0 Kwara United [Nojeem Ololokun 18' Ajayi Junior 30']

The Nigeria Football Federation have finally signed a two year  contract with Stephen Keshi to continue as the Super Eagles coach on  Tuesday in a brief ceremony at the media centre of the National  Stadium, Abuja. Earlier scheduled for Monday last week, the ceremony was postponed  due to the inability of the two parties to reach an agreement. But apparently all has been sorted after a protracted and long  drawn negotiations and the former Mali coach will lead the Super  Eagles for the next two years. The 'Big Boss' speaking after the ceremony said he is willing to  start afresh and wants everyone to be involved as he aims to fly with  the Super Eagles. "This is a new page in Nigerian football and what happened in the  past has happened. I have what it takes to take the country  forward."Keshi told the media after his unveiling.

Odunlami and Aggrey with their strips off. Photo Credit-Kabiru Abubakar Two players of Sunshine Stars who stripped themselves to celebrate their winning goal against Dolphins FC on Match Day 4 in Akure have been suspended for one match each and also fined N50, 000 for indecent exposure and conduct capable of bringing the league to disrepute. Prince Aggrey and Ebenezer Odunlami however has in line to the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) framework and regulations, the two players have 48 hours to either submit to the League Management Company (LMC) decision and or elect to be dealt with by a special LMC commission. But it was contrasting fortunes for some Referees who officiated on the same Match Day as the NFF Referees Committee upheld a recommendation of the League Management Company (LMC) to sanction two match officials involved in the fixture in Akure between hosts, Sunshine Stars and Dolphins FC of Port Harcourt.

Glo Premier League Week Four Results Kano Pillars 1-0 Enyimba Bayelsa Utd 1-0 FC Taraba Kwara Utd 1-3 Heartland Lobi Stars 2-2 Sharks Akwa Utd 1-0 Gabros FC Rangers 0-1 Giwa FC Abia Warriors 1-2 Wikki Tourists Nasarawa Utd 0-0 Shooting Stars Sunshine Stars 2-1 Dolphins

Giwa shock Rangers Int ernational  on home soil. By Olowookere Oluwabusayo It was a sad evening for about 3,000 Enugu Rangers fans who trooped out to the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu to cheer their darling team hoping that a home win will be recorded but they didn't reckon with Giwa FC and Shuaibu Ibrahim.  In a match the home side wanted to get a desired result after losing their last game to Gabros FC in their week 3 fixture before the league went on break, they came into the game fielding 6 new signings from the start. Rangers International line up After early exchanges, the Giwa boys settled early into the game with a mindset of not parking the bus but to come out and see if they can actually get a goal, but both sides gave nothing away as the first half ended goalless. On resuming into the second half, the Enugu Rangers boys didn't look like they were up for the game and before they could settle  in, Giwa FC had them on a hanger. A 

Amutu Iwuji with his squad number. Photo courtesy Ramone Remmie So it's no longer news that Austin Amutu has signed for Malaysian side Kelantan FC, but what is news is that the former Warri Wolves man scored on his debut. His agent Ramone Remmie told 9jafooty that the bulky striker is excited about his move and would want to use it as a spring board for better things.

So the league resumes this weekend. Watch the video below as I talk about the resumption of the league and the big match up between Kano Pillars and Enyimba  Huge fest in Kano, but can the teams live up to the hype?

                                            Sani Abacha Stadium, Kofarmata in Kano will this Sunday be the centre of attraction as current NPFL champions, Kano Pillars will go head-to-head with their much heralded foes, Enyimba. The resumption of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) has thrown up a mouth watering clash and potentially the biggest game of the season in the three week old Glo Premier League. League champions Kano Pillars will welcome two-time African champions, Enyimba of Aba in a week 4 encounter that has become one of the most anticipated games every season in the Nigeria's top flight football. Kano Pillars and Enyimba have become unarguably the biggest sides in the country in the last decade.

Ekpolo in training : photo credit: fcbarcelona.cat FC Barcelona defender Godswill Elohor Ekpolo has told supersport.com he cannot wait to get back to full fitness and resume his career after an injury that has kept him out from the game since the start of the new season. The 19-year-old Nigerian was part of the all-conquering Barca juvenile under-19 team that won the Uefa Youth Champions League in 2014 but has not featured for any of the Barcelona side yet. Ekpolo had to undergo an operation but is well on track to full fitness as he has commenced full training in a bid to return to competitive football.

Nigeria’s Under23 side, the Dream Team V1 have qualified for the football event of the All Africa Games to be held in Congo-Brazzaville in September this year beating Zambia 2-1 at the National Heroes Stadium in Lusaka. The Samson Siasia tutored side drew 0-0 with Zambia in the first leg in Abuja a fortnight ago and knew nothing but a win or a score draw will do them any good. Five members of the victorious Flying Eagles at the Africa Youth Championship in Senegal in February were drafted in to beef the squad and one of the new invitees turned out to be the hero for Nigeria.

Just picked up this video highlighting John Ogu's performances for his club Hapeol Beer Sheva this season. Beer Sheva are in the playoffs, just thought I should add that Enjoy it.

Franco-Nigerian right back Akinola Akinyele Quite pacy if you ask me.