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NWFL Super Six: Edo Queens Beat Naija Ratels 2-0, Enabulele Hails Team

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8 months ago

May 13, 2025

Defending champions Edo Queens Football Club, Tuesday defeated Naija Ratels 2-0 to record their first victory in the ongoing NWFL Super Six tournament in Ikenne, Ogun State.

Goal poacher Emem Essien’s master class brace gave Edo Queens a deserved maximum points and put them back in the Super six tournament

Emem Essien, who has grown into a reliable source of goals for the Benin Queens in the attack scored the first goal in the 26th minute of action and netted the second in the 37th minute to announce their presence in Ikenne.

The 2-0 triumph over Naija Ratels is Edo Queens’ first victory and their third game of the Super six championship campaign.

Edo Queens who lost their first match 1-0 to the hosts, Remo Stars Ladies on Saturday, drew 1-1 with Rivers Angels in their second game on Monday afternoon, and went on to beat Naija Ratels 2-0 in the third match of the Campaign .
The Benin-based ladies will be going back to prepare better ahead of the games against Bayelsa Queens and Nasarawa Amazons who are their next opponents respectively.

Edo Queens’ win over Naija Ratels, no doubt will serve as a morale booster for the players ahead of the titanic clashes against Bayelsa Queens and Nasarawa Amazons on Thursday May,15th and Friday 16th respectively.

In other matches played today, Nasarawa Amazons beat Rivers Angels 2-1 just as Bayelsa Queens spank Remo Stars Ladies 2-0.

Meanwhile, the Executive Chairman, Edo State Sports Commission Hon. Amadin Desmond Enabulele, commended the players for their victory over Naija Ratels.

He charged them to keep the winning mentality on, adding that beating Bayelsa Queens and Nasarawa Amazons in the last two matches will put them in pole position on winning the trophy back -to – back.”

He also pledges more supports and incentives for the team.

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CRASH: Anthony Joshua Opens Up On Friends’ Death

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9 hours 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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10 hours 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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10 hours 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.