Nigerian Football
Remo Stars go into their best moment ever!
For the first time since its formation 12 years ago, Remo Stars will be hoping for their best ever moment next Sunday on home soil as they attempt to not only have their best ever finish in Nigeria football league, but also have a continental ticket as the icing on the cake for a rewarding football season.
They will be hosting Niger Tornadoes and if they win, as they firmly have their destiny in their own hands without having to look out for results elsewhere, they will be going continental next season. The CAF Confederation Cup ticket will be theirs.
These are the results of the precious away 1-0 win they picked in Akure in a ‘Star War’ with Sunshine Stars.
The win means they have consolidated their grip on the third place position they are fiercely contesting with Kwara United who also made a mince meat of the already relegated MFM with a mouth-watering 3-0 win.
Kwara United will be facing the relegated Heartland of Owerri. They will be hopeful of winning and will also wish Remo Stars drop points to overtake the team that is the rave of the moment.
Great thanks to Dayo Ojo’s 59th minute goal in the away duel with Sunshine Stars. The goal has given oxygen to Remo Stars’ aspirations. The club only regained promotion into the elite league at the end of last season and in the past, had hardly spent two seasons in the NPFL.
With the curtain falling on the NPFL season on Sunday, the venues of attention will likely be Ikenne and Owerri which are the battle ground for the CAF Confederation Cup ticket.
Heartland got their woes compounded when they lost away to Niger Tornadoes. It was a loss that granted their entry visa into relegation.
Enyimba, hitherto a third place contender have dropped out after a shocking 0-2 away loss to struggling Dakkada. But Katsina United still battling to avert a drop gained from a 2-0 win against confirmed second placed Plateau United on the NPFL log.
All the Results
Kwara Utd 3-0 MFM
Tornadoes 2-1 Heartland
Sunshine Stars 0-1 Remo Stars
Enyimba 0-2 Dakkada
Katsina Utd 2-0 Plateau Utd
Lobi 3-2 Wikki
Akwa Utd 2-2 Abia Warriors
Gombe Utd 1-0 Rangers
3SC 3-2 Rivers Utd
Nasarawa Utd 1-0 Kano Pillars
Remo Stars on Saturday made it two straight wins in the Nigeria Premier League after labouring to a 1-0 defeat of Sunshine Stars of Akure to follow-up their last weekend 2-0 away win over Abia Warriors.
On Saturday, under eight minutes they shot ahead through Shuaibu Ibrahim. That was where the story ended as Sunshine Stars came up strongly and almost stalemated scores.
The win, though narrow, is enough to temporarily take Remo Stars to the top of the log after two games.
They are followed by Rivers United who beat Heartland 3-1. It is the second consecutive 3-1 loss that Heartland are getting in the two-week old season.
The situation could change on Sunday when other matches are played.
On the card are: Akwa United hosting Abia Warriors while Kano Pillars will be away to Bayelsa United.
Katsina United host Bendel Insurance and Niger Tornadoes will be home to Nasarawa United. Shooting Stars will host Plateau United.
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, who was in Arnhem, Netherlands.
Former Nigeria manager, Clemens Westerhof has recommended one of his former players, Samson Siasia as the substantial coach for the Super Eagles.
Siasia was one of his players of the famed golden generation of the Super Eagles.
“I called him last month to greet him for his birthday and also to celebrate with him for the end of his five-year ban”, Westerhof told Sports Village Square at his house in Arnhem in the Netherlands.
According to him, Siasia is just like Keshi and that he has the capacity to turn the Super Eagles around for the better. Westerhof, the author of the famed ‘Golden Generation’ of the Super Eagles made his suggestion shortly after Germany’s Bruce Labbadia turned down the Nigerian job offer.
Westerhof remarked that he was surprised about the choice of Labbadia in the first instance and that the now Mali coach, Tom Saintfiet who is his friend could have been a better choice.
Saintfiet, a Belgian, was speculated among the coaches initially short-listed for the Super Eagles’ job. But Westerhof, before the naming of Austin Eguavoen, another member of his famous 1994 squad, strongly back Siasia for the job.
He remarked that he was in touch with the former striker as well as Austin Okocha whom he met with in London recently.
To Westerhof, Siasia has the same quality like Stephen Keshi to handle the Super Eagles. “He has done it before and I think he can still do it.”
The balls hit the nets 17 times this Sunday as the Nigeria Premier League Season 2024/25 burst into life this Sunday.
The first of the goals was from Plateau United’s Olawale Doyeni who converted a 24th minute penalty kick against Katsina United in an eventual 1-0 home win.
Another star-man of the the day is Enyimba’s Clinton Jephta who has become the season’s first hat-trickster. His three goals in the 65th , 70th and 73rd minutes sank heartland 3-1 in their home match.
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