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NPFL25: Bendel Insurance Beat Kwara Utd 1-0 In Ilorin

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9 months ago

April 13, 2025

Bendel Insurance Football Club of Benin
on Sunday, April 13, 2025, defeated Kwara United 1-0 in the Match Day 33 of the Nigeria Premier Football League in Ilorin.

Insurance FC thrashed Kwara Utd 3-0 in their first round meeting in Benin.

The Benin Arsenals striker, Kayode Oke Solomon, scored the only goal of the match in the 33rd minute to lift his side above the Harmony Boys before their home crowd.

Recall that Kayode, on Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at the Lafia City stadium in Nasarawa State scored his first career hat trick to help Bendel Insurance triumph over Adamawa
Utd 3-0 in the round of 32 match of the 2025 President Federation Cup to advance to the round of 16.

The Benin Arsenals are paired against archrivals Rangers International in the round of 16 scheduled for Wednesday, April 16, 2025 in Lagos.

Bendel Insurance FC had it tough with Rangers International in the match day 32 in Benin as they shared the spoils in the barren draw at the Samuel Ogbemudia stadium.

The 1-0 away win has come as a relief and has pushed Bendel Insurance up in the league table as they currently occupied 5th position on 49 points, and now have something to fight for as the league is winding down.

Bendel Insurance FC will be host to Nasarawa United in the match day 34 in Benin on Saturday, April 19 at the Samuel Ogbemudia stadium, Benin.

In a post match interview, Coach Greg Ikhenoba heaped praise on Kayode Oke and the team’s performance.

He commended his boys for.their resilience and strong character.

“Congratulations to the boys and the rest of us on the hard earned victory, particularly Kayode Oke.

“I am happy we preserved what we got in the first half and we are running away with it. It was the best way to respond to the home draw with Rangers last week.

This is just the beginning of success for Kayode. I want him to be prolific and he shall be there,” Ikhenoba said.

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CRASH: Anthony Joshua Opens Up On Friends’ Death

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2 days ago

January 8, 2026

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Former world heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, has said the death of his two friends posed a tough time for him.

Recall that a car conveying the boxer earlier this month, rammed into a stationary truck along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

The accident claimed that lives of his personal trainer, Kevin Latif Ayodele, and his strength and conditioning coach, Sina Ghami.

In a post on his verified Facebook page on Thursday, the former heavyweight champion said it was tough for him.

Joshua acknowledged that the incident was “even tougher” for the parents of the deceased.

He wrote, “Thank you for all the love and care you have shown my brothers. I didn’t even realise how special they are.

“I’ll just be walking with them and cracking jokes with them, not even knowing God kept me in the presence of great men.

“100% it’s tough for me, but I know it’s even tougher for their parents. I have a strong mind, and I believe God knows their hearts. May God have mercy on my brothers.”

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NPFL: Kano Pillars Sack Two Players

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2 days ago

January 8, 2026

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Kano Pillars have announced the departure of the duo of Umar Sani Yakasai Samuel Tiza.

Yakasai and Tiza’s contracts were terminated by the Kano-based club.

The Sai Masu Gida confirmed the development in a statement on Wednesday.

“Kano Pillars FC wishes to announce that, following a mutual understanding, the club have amicably parted ways with striker Samuel Tiza and midfielder Umar Sani Yakasai,” Kano Pillars wrote in a statement confirming the players departure.

“Both players will now continue their careers elsewhere ahead of the second stanza of the 2025/2026 Nigeria Premier Football League season.”

Kano Pillars is expected to make up for their departure with the signing of new players.

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AFCON: It’s Not Possible – NSC On Super Eagles Players Requesting Cash Payment

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2 days ago

January 8, 2026

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Chairman of the National Sports Commission, NSC, Shehu Dikko, has insisted that it is not possible to pay the Super Eagles of Nigeria their match bonus in cash.

Dikko stated this while clarifying the situation about Super Eagles match bonuses following reports of players threatening to boycott training and refusing to travel to Marrakech for Nigeria’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, quarter-final clash against Algeria on Saturday.

He spoke on Thursday during an appearance on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief.

“Clearly, the players requested whether they could get some of these in cash, and they were told it’s not possible,” Dikko said.

“These bonuses are not paid in cash; they have to be paid through the bank, which is the normal procedure.

“The only ones they agreed to pay in cash are the daily allowances.”

The Super Eagles progressed to the last-8 after humiliating Mozambique 4-0 in the AFCON Round of 16.

Meanwhile, Nigeria’s Minister of State for Finance, Doris Nkiruka-Anite, had earlier disclosed that the Super Eagles players will start receiving their bonus money alerts today or tomorrow before the Algeria clash.