BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Professional football now exists in Nigeria through the efforts of some notable personalities who have long been forgotten. Greater agitation for professional football...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA In 30 years of professional league in Nigeria, only one top scorer ever established himself in the national team, the Super Eagles. ...
Premier League players will be prohibited from tackling and pitches will have to be disinfected when clubs return to training as part of plans to prevent...
Premier League clubs face having to pay a huge refund to broadcasters even if they manage to complete the coronavirus-disrupted season behind closed doors. Broadcasters would...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. The bold step towards professionalism was however the setting up of an eight-man Professional Football Implementation Committee in February 1989. Its terms of...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA On this date, 12 May 1990, professional football kicked off in Nigeria. It was a product of many years of agitations. In the...
Nigerian players in the Italian Serie A will soon be back in action along with the others as the Italian government announced that clubs canreturn to...
Premier League clubs are hoping they can avoid having to play the remainder of the season at neutral grounds, chief executive Richard Masters said after a...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. In October 1959, Tesilimi Balogun and Dan Anyiam, both star players, had to miss qualifying matches for the 1960 Olympic Games. Nigeria were...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. The Nigeria Professional Football league, currently lockdown like most others around the globe clocks 30 this Tuesday, 12 May. It was on 12...