Law & Ethics

Super Eagles goalkeeper Amas Obasogie has broken his silence after Tanzanian club Singida Black Stars suspended him over match-fixing allegations, saying the goals he conceded were footballing errors, not deliberate manipulation. Obasogie Fights Back Amas Obasogie isn’t taking the allegations lying down. The 26-year-old Super Eagles goalkeeper issued […]

Veteran football administrator and former Julius Berger FC General Manager McTony Taiwo has urged the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) to impose stricter sanctions to curb the rising tide of matchday violence across the league. His call comes amid a series of crowd disturbances that have marred recent fixtures. Taiwo said that while current penalties

The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has handed Kwara United FC a hefty ₦9 million fine and ordered the club to play its remaining home matches in Abeokuta after crowd trouble marred their rescheduled Matchday 22 fixture against Rivers United in Ilorin. The sanctions also include a three point and three goal deduction from the

Nigerian football supporters and officials are closely monitoring developments after FIFA deferred its decision on the Super Eagles’ eligibility protest against the Democratic Republic of Congo over alleged ineligible players during the 2026 World Cup African qualifying playoffs. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) filed the petition following their 4–3 penalty defeat to DR Congo in

Wikki Tourists have been hit with a ₦7.5 million fine by the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) following a security breach and crowd trouble during their Matchday 25 fixture against Katsina United. The Bauchi-based club also faces additional sporting sanctions as part of the punishment. The sanctions stem from a failure to provide adequate and

The Nigeria Football Federation’s Players’ Status and Arbitration Committee (PSAC) has ordered NPFL club Lobi Stars to pay former technical adviser Daniel Amokachi a sum of ₦52 million following a contractual dispute, as the NFF releases more than 80 rulings on outstanding football arbitration cases. The wave of decisions from the federation’s arbitration arm addresses

Kun Khalifat FC have announced their immediate withdrawal from the 2025/26 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), citing what the club describes as unfair and disproportionate sanctions imposed by league authorities following their failure to honour a scheduled fixture. The Owerri-based side confirmed the decision in a strongly worded statement on Wednesday. The newly promoted club’s

Kun Khalifat FC face potential sanctions from the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) after failing to turn up for their Matchday 24 fixture against El-Kanemi Warriors on Monday, 2 February 2026, Completesports.com reports. The game, originally scheduled for Sunday, 1 February, had been brought forward by 24 hours following Kun Khalifat’s Matchday 23 clash with

The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has fined Remo Stars FC a total of ₦7 million and ordered the club to play its remaining home games in Ibadan following multiple breaches of league regulations during their Matchday 20 clash against Ikorodu City on January 14, 2026. In its ruling, the NPFL said the reigning champions

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has imposed a series of disciplinary sanctions on Algeria following misconduct by players, officials and supporters after their 2–0 quarter-final defeat to the Super Eagles of Nigeria at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. The disciplinary measures were confirmed by the Algerian Football Federation (FAF) and outlined