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‘Zlatan’ Ediae, Edo State’s Best Grassroots Striker, Injures Shoulder in training, Out for At Least a Month

Precious Ediae, the striker of BJ Foundation who has been in super form this year, has suffered an elbow injury in his team’s training session. Ediae, nicknamed Zlatan, after the famous...... Read more Shocking Death of Coach Ogbeide; Spectre of Relegation Overshadows Bendel Insurance Home Win over Sunshine Stars

Bendel Insurance FC of Benin played their last home match of the 2018/19 NPFL season against Sunshine Stars of Akure at the Uniben Sports Complex on Monday, May 20, and two...... Read more A Peep At Rohr’s AFCON 2019 List

Yes, the AFCON cat was let out of the bag last week when Super Eagles supremo, Gernot Rohr released a- 23- man provisional list of players that would prosecute for Nigeria...... Read more Bet9ja Super Agents Cup: BJ Tame Fatai Dragons to Qualify for Final, Mission Side Beat Rolly

BJ Foundation FC of Benin City produced a very dominant performance to crush Fatai Dragons of Ekpoma 3-0 in the semi-final of the 5th edition of the Bet9ja Super Agents cup...... Read more Why Man city and Liverpool are likely to repeat their dominance next season

What a season we have had in the English Premier league. Two teams, Manchester City and Liverpool showed us the best of the best of a relentless pursuit of greatness. A...... Read more Fraud allegation: Not In Defence of Amaju Pinnick, Others but the Game

“The best of football moves from one jurisdiction to another and the place of domicile is usually applauded for mastery and competence of the round leather game within the given period....... Read more History-Maker Hazard Wins Hat-Trick of Chelsea Awards

Eden Hazard has won a hat-trick of accolades at Chelsea’s awards ceremony, claiming the prize for Chelsea Player of the Year, Players’ Player of the Year and Goal of the Season,...... Read more Bet9ja Super Agents Cup: Defending Champions Rockers FC Eliminated; BJ, Ine Stars March On

Just as the European Champions League is serving us very exciting and exhilarating matches, the 5th edition of the Bet9ja Super Agents Cup competition holding at the S&T Barack in Benin...... Read more Ex-Bendel Insurance Star George Omokaro Dies as Football Community Mourns Ex-Nigerian International Wilson Oboh

Edo State football community has been plunged into double grief and Nigeria as a nation has lost a former fine international player. Wilson Oboh, the midfielder with silky skills and impressive...... Read more Unease at football circles as Aigbogun, Flying Eagles make a Date with History

Paul Aigbogun is the head of the technical crew of the Flying Eagles, a team that will join other teams in Poland for the forthcoming World Youths Championship (WYC). For the...... Read more Small Pogba "Salami" a shining light in the Edo FA cup

The 2019 Edo state Aiteo FA cup has come and gone. Bendel Insurance reclaimed the title they used to win at ease before the emergence of some top quality grassroots clubs...... Read more Injured Golden Eaglets Star Oluwatimilehin Salutes Teammates on World Cup Qualification, as Disappointing 4th Place Finish Generates Backlash

Nigerian international U17 Right Back Adeniyi Oluwatimilehin Lawrence has congratulated his Golden Eaglets teammates on the team’s qualification for the cadet World Cup scheduled to hold in Brazil later this year....... Read more The Shadow Called 2019 Class of Golden Eaglets

Golden Eagles against all odds were finally booted out by Angolans in a third-place game played last Saturday. It further confirmed the set of players that went for the African Championship....... Read more Edo Aiteo FA Cup: Grassroots Club BJ Foundation eliminate Dynamite Force; Victorious Club President Idahosa Sprays American Dollars in Celebration

BJ Foundation FC on Wednesday afternoon at the S&T barracks pitch in Benin qualified for the semi-final of the 2019 Edo Aiteo FA Cup by shocking Nigeria professional division one side...... Read more Chelsea, Man Utd, Arsenal and Spurs in relentless backward slide from top 4

The race for the top 4 places in the English premier league was always going to go down the wire between three teams:Tottenham Hotspurs,Chelsea Arsenal and Manchester United. With these teams...... Read more No Improvement in Nigerian League Status, Felix Owolabi’s Candid Observations!

If you read last’s week write-up on this page, you must have seen it was the best selling since this year because as at the time of putting this page to...... Read more Edo AITEO FA cup: Benin Warriors win to set up round of 16 clash with Dynamite

The 2019 edition of the Edo state FA Cup kicked off at the main bowl of the University of Benin sports complex in Benin city on Wednesday with thrilling contests marking...... Read more Man Utd Look to Be Third Time Lucky in the Hardest of Places; Young Nigerian ’Keeper Okonkwo Helps Arsenal Deal Chelsea Blow

Even with the dread of the great Lionel Messi in the horizon, there’s still cautious optimism amongst Manchester United faithful that the Red Devils can pull a surprise and overturn the...... Read more John Mikel Obi: Segun Odegbami’s Outrageous Call!

Last week, many news items made the headlines and the ones that found much space in my heart was the Christian Chukwu’s health issues and the misplaced call by ex-captain of...... Read more Edo Aiteo FA Cup: Bendel Insurance, Dynamite Force drawn Bye as Big Grassroots Clubs Clash in First Round

It is the FA Cup season in states across the country once again. That time of the year when grassroots clubs, flush with enthusiasm and hope, look to cause upsets by...... Read more Arsenal’s Away Form Seriously Threatens Champions League Aspiration

Everton ensured on Sunday afternoon that the twists and turns for Champions League (Top 4) places continue with a 1-0 home triumph against visiting Arsenal. 4 teams, Tottenham Hotspurs, Arsenal, Chelsea...... Read more Oliseh’s Super Eagles Class of 1994 Narrative, Gov. Wike of All Times

It was week of sorts last week in all spheres as we witnessed some landmark events. However, this page will zero in on two of such memorable events. One of them...... Read more Bet9ja draws produce interesting clashes between top youth clubs in Edo. Edo Aiteo FA cup draws to follow

The much anticipated Bet9ja football competition draws have held in Benin City with pomp and anxiety as grassroots clubs get ready to fight for honors. The Bet9ja football tournament has become...... Read more BBC Man Says Fate Is Taking Liverpool to EPL Title

Are there some definite signs in football that tell you the trajectory of a league title in a hotly contested and tight race? Manchester City and Liverpool are currently running neck...... Read more Real Madrid Football Academy Port Harcourt: Waiting for Governor Wike; Eagles, Pharaohs and Onwuachu’s Historic Goal

I don’t like blowing hot air and in that same light, I consider anybody with such attitudinal trait a noisemaker of the first order. Consequently, my anger boils to the high...... Read more