football - HenrisCounty

Enyimba take top spot after 2-0 win over Bayelsa United

Enyimba Football Club emerged victorious over Bayelsa United in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) 2025/26 match on Sunday 14 September, 2025 at Samson Siasia Stadium in Yenogoa, Bayelsa State....

HenrisCounty September 14, 2025Bayelsa United, Elephants, Enyimba, football, League, NPFL, StadiumNo Comments

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Bayelsa State bid to host 2028 National Sports Festival

Governor Duoye Diri has made known Bayelsa State's proposal and bid to host the 2028 National Sports Festival, the 24th Edition of the competition. The Governor alongside Hon. Bukola Olopade,...

HenrisCounty August 20, 2025Bayelsa, Diri, football, National Sports FestivalNo Comments

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Governor Mbah attends Night of Tribute in honour of Late Super Eagles legend, Christian Chukwu

Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, Executive Governor of Enugu State, attended the Night of Tributes in honour of Christian Chukwu, Late former Super Eagles player and coach on Wednesday. Mbah described Chukwu,...

HenrisCounty August 14, 2025Chukwu, Enugu, football, MbahNo Comments

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AC Milan sign midfielder Jashari from Club Brugge

Swiss midfielder, Ardon Jashari, has put pen to paper for Italian Serie A Club, AC Milan, on a five-year contract. The Rossoneri announced the permanent signing of footballer Ardon Jashari...

HenrisCounty August 6, 2025AC Milan, Club, Club Brugge, football, midfielderNo Comments

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West Ham’s Lucas Paquetá cleared of misconduct charges

The independent Regulatory Commission has cleared West Ham United Brazilian midifelder, Lucas Paquetá, of misconduct charges made against him by the Football Association for alleged breaches of FA rule E5....

HenrisCounty July 31, 2025FA, football, midfielder, West Ham UnitedNo Comments

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NNPC, NFF, NPFL to collaborate to improve Nigerian football after Super Falcons’ WAFCON triumph

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), discussed ways to collaborate to improve the "visibility, legacy, and commercial viability"...

HenrisCounty July 30, 2025football, NFF, Nigeria, NNPC, NPFL, Super FalconsNo Comments

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NPFL: Ikorodu City FC name Technical Adviser and Head Coach

Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) club, Ikorodu City FC, has named its Technical Adviser and Head Coach ahead of the 2025/26 season which kicks off in August. Via a statement...

HenrisCounty July 26, 2025Coach, football, Ikorodu City FC, NPFLNo Comments

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President Tinubu sends ‘strong’ Presidential delegation to attend WAFCON final between Nigeria and Morocco

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent a Presidential delegation to attend the Women's Africa Cup Of Nations (WAFCON) final between Nigeria and Morocco in Rabat. Nigeria, the most dominant force...

HenrisCounty July 26, 2025football, Morocco, Super Falcons, Tinubu, WAFCONNo Comments

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NPFL: Barau FC appoint Coach Ladan Bosso as new Technical Adviser

Newly promoted Barau FC has announced, it has reached an agreement to appoint Coach Ladan Bosso as the club's new Technical Adviser ahead of the 2025/26 Nigeria Premier Football League...

HenrisCounty July 24, 2025Barau FC, Bosso, Club, Coach, football, NNL, NPFLNo Comments

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‘Enyimba FC pay me and players last season match bonuses’ – Ideye

Striker, Brown Aide Ideye, has called out his club, Enyimba Football Club, over unpaid matches bonuses. Ideye, who was part of the Super Eagles that won the 2013 Africa Cup...

HenrisCounty July 24, 2025Club, Enyimba, football, Ideye, NPFL, OlympiacosNo Comments

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Newcastle United appoint Jack Ross as Head of Football Strategy

Jack Ross has been appointed as Newcastle United Head of Football Strategy. He will execute an important leadership role that will be helpful in developing a consistent sporting philosophy across...

HenrisCounty July 14, 2025Club, football, Magpies, Newcastle UnitedNo Comments

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Liverpool FC will retire the number 20 jersey across all levels of the club in honour and memory of Diogo Jota

Portugese forward, Diogo Jota, will forever be Liverpool Football Club’s number 20. It was the number Jota wore with pride and distinction, helping the Reds to many victories in the...

HenrisCounty July 12, 2025Club, football, Jota, Liverpool, SilvaNo Comments

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NPFL 2025/26: Four newly promoted clubs

Four (4) clubs have gained promotion from the Nigeria National League (NNL), second football league system, to the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL). The four (4) teams will feature in...

HenrisCounty July 10, 2025Club, football, Nigeria National League, NPFL, TeamNo Comments

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Jonny Evans retires, clinch new role at Manchester United

Northern Irish former defender, Jonny Evans, has been appointed head of loans and pathways at Manchester United. Evans, who is in the last stages of finishing his UEFA A Licence,...

HenrisCounty June 30, 2025Defender, football, Jonny Evans, Manchester United, Old TraffordNo Comments

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Emmanuel Amuneke reconfirmed as Imo State Sports Ambassador

Head coach of Heartland Football Club, Owerri, Emmanuel Amuneke, has been reconfirmed as Imo State Sports Ambassador by the Executive Governor of the Southeastern State, Hope Uzodimma. Heartland FC expressed...

HenrisCounty June 25, 2025Club, football, Heartland FC, Imo, NPFL, Owerri, UzodimmaNo Comments

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World’s ten highest paid athletes 2025

Cristiano Ronaldo turned in an all-time earnings year with $275 million, placing him above ten (10) superstars who collectively raked in $1.4 billion. For the third year consecutively, and the...

HenrisCounty June 19, 2025Basketball, Boxing, Cristiano, football, Messi, Ronaldo, Tyson FuryNo Comments

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CAF to unveil new CAF Champions League Trophy in Johannesburg on Thursday ahead of Final match

The Confederation of African Football (CAF), in partnership with TotalEnergies, will unveil a new Trophy and identity for the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League ahead of the much anticipated two legged...

HenrisCounty May 16, 2025CAF, Confederation of African Football, football, South AfricaNo Comments

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‘Don’t lock your talent down by signing a contract with someone because he promised to get you a club in Europe’ – Brown Ideye advises young players in Nigeria

Former Super Eagles of Nigeria striker, Brown Ideye, has come out to advise young players in Nigeria who have dreams of playing in Europe. The Enyimba FC striker said, "don’t...

HenrisCounty May 15, 2025Brown Ideye, Europe, football, John Obi MikelNo Comments

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‘Football ehn fit give person BP’ – Nah Davido tuk am

Naija ogbonge Afrobeats singer wey be David Adedeji Adeleke, OON, AKA, Davido, tuk say, "Football ehn fit give person BP." Dis im tuk dey come as Inter and Barcelona play...

HenrisCounty May 7, 2025Afrobeats, Arsenal, football, Germany, Munich, UefaNo Comments

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Christian Chukwu Passes At 74: ‘A towering figure in Nigerian football’ – President Tinubu

President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu mourns former player and coach, Christian Chukwu, who passed on Saturday at the age of seventy-four (74). The President tagged Chukuw "a towering figure in...

HenrisCounty April 14, 2025Christian Chukwu, Coach, football, Nigerian, Player, President TinubuNo Comments