Football

Against the backdrop of alleged fraud at the Glass House of the Nigerian Football Federation, NFF, the anti-graft agency, the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related matters Commission, ICPC, has confirmed that it has sealed off the houses of two top officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). Statements via …

The Disciplinary Sub Committee for the 2019 Bet9ja Royal Cup have banned two players from the competition. The two players, Bernard Ebadan and Epini, were axed from the grassroot tournament for double registration. Ebadan was registered for the competition to play with Excellent FC and at the same time as …

The pairings for Matchday One action for the 2019 edition of the Bet9ja Royal Cup have been released formally by the competition’s Local Organizing Committee. According to a press statement by the tournament’s Media and Communications Lead, Jahrock Ujewe, the grassroot football showpiece will feature matches across various centers in …

Delta Force FC of Asaba, Delta, have defeated Rangers International of Enugu 2-1 in a pre-season match played in Asaba, the Delta capital. Rangers spokesperson, Norbert Okolie made this known to newsmen on Friday in Enugu. Okolie said that the match was played in Asaba as the two teams prepared …

At the end of the bet9ja Royal Cup 2019 draws and capacity building workshop, held at Wellington Hotel, Warri, Texas Academy and Royal FC, both from Asaba, emerged as the two clubs that will be engaging each other at the Opening game of this year competition. The game that will …

Ahead of the September 14 kick-off of the 2019 Bet9ja Royal Cup in Delta State, Free Tigers FC of Udu have landed a long term shirt endorsement deal with POP TAXI, a new on-demand cab hailing and ride-sharing app service in Nigeria managed by Kabbu Technologies Limited. The Chief Executive …

The Head Coach of Free Tigers Football Club, Tega Okorogri, has said that the 2019 edition of the Bet9ja Royal Cup is an opportunity for grassroot talents in Delta State to shine. Speaking shortly after completing the registration process for his football club at Udu Local Government Area, Coach Okorogri …

The draws for the 2019 Bet9ja Royal Cup will hold on September 4, 2019 at the prestigious Wellington Hotels in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area, Delta State. This is contained in a press statement released by the Media and Communications Head of the competition’s , Jahrock Ujewe, on behalf of …

Community leaders in Delta State have been urged to be champions of grassroot football talent discovery by encouraging youths in their immediate environment to take to the round leather game at an early age. This was contained in remarks made by the Chief Consultant to the 2019 Bet9ja Royal Cup, …

Local coordinators for the 2019 Bet9ja Royal Cup have assured the organizing committee of healthy competition among all the teams which have registered for the tournament during the various local government qualifiers. At a meeting held on Monday, August 5, 2019, at Laurel Hotel, Ekete-Udu, the local coordinators said the …