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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 Top Aspirant for FIAN Presidency Oji Promises New Face of Players’ Representation, Bi-Annual Grassroots Tournament in Nigeria for Scouts of Foreign Clubs

The Football Intermediaries Association of Nigeria (FIAN) holds its Annual General Meeting on April 5 and 6, 2019 where senior officials of the body would be elected. One of the leading...... Read more Isaac Success’ grassroots coach Douglas Idahosa writes NFF on EFCC charges against him

The Federal High Court sitting in Benin City on the 5th of March resolved a long running saga over the ownership of Megapp FC, the grassroots club that produced top Nigerian...... Read more Who Will Save U-23 Eagles from Imama Amapakabo?

I am yet to know what qualified Imama Amapakabo to handle a national team side when his credentials or performance as a coach at the clubside levels left a sour taste...... Read more Nigeria’s Dream Team Stumble against Libya with the Pros; New Grassroots Club Rolly FC Aim for Greater Heights

Libya, the name of a country familiar to Nigerians and other black Africans as the land that serves as a passage to where many consider heaven on earth, Europe. Libya, the...... Read more Internalised Racism: Let’s Call Iwobi’s Gesture By Its Rightful Name

Football-related racism has come under the spotlight recently after some rather unfortunate incidents involving some bigots in the stands of European match venues who use the occassion of the beautiful game...... Read more Before the Super Eagles/Seychelles AFCON Qualifier: Matters Arising

Last week, precisely Friday, March 15, I was at the Alausa, Ikeja Secretariat of the Nigeria Union Journalists (NUJ). It turned out to be one of my best ever in the...... Read more Grassroots Football as a Solution Our Professional Clubs and National Teams’ Unexciting Football

Some weeks ago Enyimba came calling at the University of Benin (UNIBEN) Sports Complex where they were guests of Bendel Insurance in the Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL). The turnout of...... Read more For Arsenal, it feels good to shut the 'our wife' talk from Man Utd folks

Once again Unai Emery tinkered and once again his tinkering worked. The Arsenal Spanish coach has continued to spring surprises on opponents, fans of his Arsenal club and supporters of rival...... Read more Egypt 2019 AFCON: Gernot Rohr as an Alarmist

Nigeria is a complex society peopled with a huge number of illiterates. The country can also be safely referred to as a nation of contradictions, unnecessary intrigues and foremost, as a...... Read more Bet9ja ready to shake Edo State with 1m naira Super Agents cup tournament; AITEO FA cup forms go on sale in Edo

Soccer betting company Bet9ja is one organisation that is continuously becoming a mainstay for grassroots football development. In Benin City, Edo State, in particular, Bet9ja's presence in youth football has been...... Read more Arsenal: Aubameyang and Lacazzette’s Misses in Big Away Games

It’s just 9 games left to go. 9 matches to decide which team wins the English Premier League and, interestingly as well, which clubs will take it to the top 4...... Read more AFCON U-17: The Spite in Manu Garba’s Outrage

When the failed culture of recycling is instituted in a society or country as a way of life; as we see in many facets of Nigeria, the end result is usually...... Read more Hitman Uche Ekpete Ready to Set Mozambique on Fire; Bendel Insurance Hunt for Under-15s

Grassroots football in Benin City has produced another player in the professional ranks of world football. One of Benin City’s most complete grassroots attacker Uche Ekpete has recently joined Mozambique’s top...... Read more