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Mighty Jets striker Okiki Musampa has said there is more to come from him and his team-mates after he led the Jos based side to a 2-1 win over Ekiti United in the Aiteo Cup Round of 64 game on Monday. The former Shooting Stars striker scored Jets second goal as they advanced to the Round 32 of the Aiteo Cup, a feat Musampa attributed to his side’s determination to win the 2018 Aiteo Cup. “It was a great game for us and I’m glad we won against a very difficult team like Ekiti United. They fought really hard and even got a goal after we went 2-0 up,” Musampa told 9jafooty. “When they got the goal, they became more determined to equalise but we fought hard to earn the victory and advance to the next stage. “There is more to come from me and my team-mates because we are all focused on one goal. The goal is to win the Aiteo Cup and we are determined to do so. Musampa, who was playing his first game for Mighty Jets after a mid-season move believes he will score more goals for hi...

Azango at his KAA Gent presenttion Two years ago, Philip Azango was mesmerizing defenders in the Nigeria Professional Football League and it was just a matter of time before he stepped up another level. That chance came when AS Trencin of Slovakia plucked the Jos-born player from Plateau United whom he left just before they lifted the Nigerian League title in 2017. A lot queried the move to Slovakia but Azango was determined to compensate for missing the title with Plateau even though he eventually got a medal from Plateau after their title triumph. "It was a hard decision to take but I'm risking taker. It was sad to leave Plateau United at that point but I was focused on taking my game to the next level, "Azango told 9jafooty. "Not everyone was impressed with me for doing that but that motivated me to work harder and prove that I can make it in Europe," he added.

*Lobi Stars to represent Nigeria in CAF Champions League *No team to be relegated and 4 teams to be admitted from NNL *2018/19 NPFL Season to be abridged An emergency joint consultative meeting of the League Management Company (LMC), the 20 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) participating Clubs and members of the Nigeria Football Federation(NFF) Executive Committee resolved amongst many other far reaching decisions to declare Lobi Stars as the country's representative in next season's CAF Champions League. The meeting was called against the backdrop of the adverse circumstances in the administration of football in the country, which resulted in the indefinite suspension of the resumption of the (NPFL) leading to huge fixture congestion for both league and cup competitions. The second of the six point resolution of the meeting was that none of the 20 NPFL Clubs shall be relegated to the lower league.

So I started a new series on my Youtube channel called 'Quick-fire'. I basically ask players questions, quick ones. Questions that encapsulates their personalities and life outside the pitch. The series will be on-going and I will try to improve my video editing skills as we go on. Which player do you want me to interview? Any favorite? Any question you wanna ask them? Hit me up on Twitter-  @RandaAndrew Watch Joshua Obaje and Emma James as they tackle my quick-fire questions at them. Emmanuel James

Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr, on Wednesday inspected the newly –renovated Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna as preparations begin in earnest for the remaining matches of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying series. Nigeria play away to Seychelles in Victoria on Matchday 2 of the series on Friday, 7 th  September and must then entertain Libya’s Mediterranean Knights in Nigeria on Matchday 3 in the second week of October. The Franco-German tactician checked out the facilities at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium in company with NFF’s 2 nd  Vice President/LMC Chairman, Mallam Shehu Dikko and Super Eagles’ Team Administrator, Dayo Enebi Achor. Officials confirmed to  thenff.com  that former Germany defender Rohr will on Friday this week release his list of invited players for the away clash with Seychelles. After hosting Libya on 10 th  October, the three –time African champions will play away to the Knights three days later, before flyi...

So I did a bit on Twitter. I did a run down of players who have impressed me so far this season. Ten players in all who have caught my eyes. Two goalkeepers made the list while the rest are attackers and defenders. If you missed it on Twitter here we go. The #NPFL18 has been very interesting so far and with 24 match-days already gone, a few players have caught my eye with impressive performaces. A thread on my top 1⃣0⃣ performers in the @LMCNPFL @NPFLOfficial .... so far NT: Not necessarily in the order they come. pic.twitter.com/vzkeEUJ4sx — Andrew Randa (@RandaAndrew) July 22, 2018 1⃣. Junior Lokosa. @pillarsfc striker who has 19 goals in 24 games and is the top scorer in the #NPFL18 . Proper fox in the box and an accomplished finisher. Can't find anyone better in the league who has his since of positioning and predatory instincts. pic.twitter.com/W2OUQKzzAo — Andrew Randa (@RandaAndrew) July 22, 2018 2⃣ Sunday Akinmoladun Started the seas...

  Refutes allegations against its Directors The attention of the League Management Company Ltd (LMC) has been drawn to a statement by a group claiming to be the “Board of the Nigeria Football Federation(NFF)” in clear contravention of the known football governance statutes and regulations and also purporting to direct the Chairman of LMC Shehu Dikko and the Chief Operating Officer (COO) Salihu Abubakar to step aside on grounds of an alleged committal to prison of the two officers by a Jos High Court in 2016  for contempt of court in the case involving one Mustapha Abubakar  (suing for Giwa FC) and LMC. The LMC has so far maintained a studied silence since the contrived crisis in the NFF took root as we always believed the extant football rules, regulations and statutes would ultimately prevail and the company would want to, in line with its own governance rules, maintain this stance. It needs to be stated, however, that the so-called committal which was done ex-p...