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Awaziem Returns to Ligue 1 with Three‑Year FC Nantes Deal

By Kelechi Abel / Transfer News / July 25, 2025

Chidozie Awaziem, 28, has inked a three‑year contract with French Ligue 1 side FC Nantes, marking his return to the Canaries after earlier featuring for the club during the 2017–18 season. The Nigerian centre‑back joins from Major League Soccer’s Colorado Rapids, where he started all 20 matches this season and recorded one assist in a 3–2 win […]

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3SC Appoints Bunmi Fadayomi as New COO to Drive Commercial Growth

By Kelechi Abel / Governance / July 25, 2025

Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) has appointed seasoned marketing communications expert Bunmi Fadayomi as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective immediately. This strategic move aims to enhance the club’s operational efficiency and unlock new commercial opportunities ahead of the 2025/2026 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season. Fadayomi brings over 25 years of experience across

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Exciting Move: Young Nigerian Striker Joins Austrian Bundesliga Side

By Kelechi Abel / Transfer News / July 24, 2025

Austrian Bundesliga club WSG Tirol have confirmed the signing of Ademola Ola‑Adebomi, the 21 year old centre‑forward formerly of Crystal Palace, marking the end of a 13‑year association with the Premier League club. Ola‑Adebomi, who joined Crystal Palace as an eight year old, never featured in the senior side, though he was included in the

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Engaging Kano Pillars Appoint Evans Ogenyi as New Technical Adviser

By Kelechi Abel / Training & Coaching / July 24, 2025

Kano Pillars Football Club has officially announced the appointment of former Nasarawa United coach, Evans Ogenyi, as their new Technical Adviser. He signed a one‑year contract beginning 1 December, aimed at restoring the club’s former prestige and guiding them back to the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL). Club acting Chairman, Alhaji Ibrahim Galadima, revealed that

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Super Eagles’ Olakunle Olusegun Secures Loan to Russian Side Pari NN

By Kelechi Abel / Transfer News / July 24, 2025

A loan move has taken Nigerian forward Olakunle Olusegun from Krasnodar to Russian Premier League side FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod (Pari NN). The 23 year old joins on loan for the 2025/26 season after playing a starring role in Krasnodar’s title‑winning 2024/25 campaign. Olusegun, having recently earned his first senior cap in Nigeria’s friendly against Russia, was

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Ex-Super Eagles Striker Ideye Recalls N7,000 Feeding Allowance at Enyimba

By Kelechi Abel / Interviews / July 24, 2025

Former Super Eagles striker Brown Ideye has disclosed that his matchday feeding allowance at Enyimba FC was a mere N7,000, highlighting systemic failings in player welfare across the NPFL. He painted a bleak picture of the league’s conditions, saying “People don’t know the hardship NPFL players face. At Enyimba, my feeding money on matchdays was

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Flying Eagles Lose WAFU B U20 Boys Cup Final After Goalkeeping Error

By Kelechi Abel / Events & Tournaments / July 24, 2025

Nigeria’s Flying Eagles were narrowly defeated 1–0 by Ivory Coast in the WAFU B U20 Boys Cup final last night, with a late strike from Zakaria Tindano securing the victory for the Ivorians. The encounter remained tense throughout, with Nigeria creating the first notable chances. Muhammed Muhammed tested the Ivorian keeper with a low strike

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Watford Confirm Professional Contract for Young Nigerian Forward

By Kelechi Abel / Transfer News / July 24, 2025

Watford have confirmed that Kash Odiase, an 18 year old Nigerian forward, has signed his first professional contract with the club ahead of the 2025–26 campaign. Despite undergoing surgery in March to address a serious injury, the player was offered a deal reflecting the club’s belief in his potential. Odiase impressed during the previous season’s

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Ebenezer Akinsanmiro Joins Pisa on Loan from Inter Milan

By Kelechi Abel / Transfer News / July 24, 2025

Nigerian midfielder Ebenezer Akinsanmiro has officially joined Serie A newcomers Pisa on a season-long loan from Inter Milan. The 20 year old arrives with an option for Pisa to purchase him permanently, while Inter retains a buyback clause. Akinsanmiro, who joined Inter from Remo Stars in January 2023, made a single appearance for the Nerazzurri’s

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Iloenyosi Headliner at NPFL AGM and Season‑Draw Ceremony

By Kelechi Abel / NPFL / July 24, 2025

The Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) has invited Chief Chikelue Iloenyosi, chairman of the Anambra State Football Association, as a special guest at its Annual General Meeting and fixture‑draw ceremony. The event is set for 28 July at the Abuja Continental Hotel, with club representatives expected from 27 July ahead of the 2025–26 season kick‑off

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