Dis Guy:

Any news about the lower league, seems all the NC clubs are going down, the jos clubs are still not settled and Crown is jostling with Zamfara

Lets know the clubs coming up, wey insurance dey?
How are the Lagos clubs doing?

The National League is looking really good. Risning Stars (Akure) Prime and Bayelsa are doing well-financial problems and all. Insurance is midtable
In the North, it's a race between Wikki Tourists, Ranchers, Nasarawa and Jigawa for promotion.
Tunde Shamsudeen on facebook is a good resource for the national league. The amateur league is a mystery though

Dis Guy:

I dont think it's about the pay alone, think about it most teams still struggle to score away from home, it's the style of football they play some teams are extremely negative away some even deliberately play for a draw- they are not attack minded and the referees or maybe the coach is to blame.
it's a bit like the super eagles after leading for example 2-0 they start passing the ball around even with 20-30 minutes to play instead pf trying to get more goals

It also could do with the fact we play games in the afternoon in the tropics.

anyone know why Rising Stars v Bayelsa was abandoned today?

Bayelsa's situation gets sadder and sadder. Where did the money from the Confederation Cup and League title go?
Can't believe Rumson still has a job. Instead of helping his team he is calling the police on them.

no link of course. updates from MTN. Hopefully there will be youtube highlights tonight

1-0 Nigeria
Dele, Okonkwo, Taiwo, Yobo, Ambrose; Joel, Mikel, Nsofor, Musa; Anichebe, P. Utaka
Utaka scores in first minute!!

fans stabbed ref as their team was losing
The stadium is banned but I don't know if it was in Sapele or Oghara
http://championsleague.mtnfootball.com/live/content.php?Item_ID=40365
http://www.peoplesdaily-online.com/sport/sport-news/7037-heartland-want-nff-to-pay-for-its-players-services-in-national-teams

stabbing in Sapele after Prime adds a third goal on Okpe?
WHAT THE HELL OKPE Fans? way to make Delta State look insane again.
The team should be banned from playing again until the ruffians are identified and arrested. It's sh it like that that worsens the country. Learn to control your anger

Prime FC changed their name, not Crown.
They are now "Living Springs FC"
stupidest, name, ever

So has the lower league schedule been set?

can't wait. Port Harcourt Derby, Ilorin Derby, Oyo Derby (sort of) and the Jos Derby. Could be the most exciting league in years. Hopefully the home-based Eagles get some good clean competition for their preparation.

So when do they actually finish stadium inspections and let the season begin?

Brazil's squad yesterday was mostly experimental: six guys got their first caps. They are just that good.
Games like these are good for showing what your depth is and what you must work on. The Nigerian D has no teammwork. They haven't had to work this hard with finishing in the NPL so poor ,all those 0-0 and 1-0 games.

Why is Odemwingie bald

how did Plateau beat Jets "away" when they share a stadium?
Good news to; it was a full stadium and no one died. For all Jos has been through that is an accomplishment, right
@ Honeric so how close were the final standings? Did insurance only miss by 1 point?

this is actually the first 1A table I've seen in years (and it's still missing Jigawa Golden Stars)
From what I've pieced together from newspapers, Nasarawa is playing two, three games a week to catch up. Although they started well they will surely be relegated from fatigue after trying to squeeze 20 games in six weeks. Surely some of our Naija brothers near Jos Kano and Abuja can let us know what the league is up to?
but since the training for the new season begins middle of August, we will know the new teams soon

in 1A, JUTH needs one more win to clinch promotion.
The other slot will be between FC Abuja, Mighty Jets, Plateau Utd and Dabo Babes(Kano?).
There are a lot of games left because they are playing catch-up with Nasarawa United missing so many games.

http://www.katsinaspotlightfc.com/?page_id=25

Is that the same idiot who ran naked after the FA Cup in Lagos and had to be arrested by boy scouts?
Some ppl are just sick. 20000 people celebrating and you have to be the one guy
Enyimba should make him pay the fine

Anyone know who is promoted from the Division One? Have Akwa/Bendel and JUTH/Babanawa played yet?

Isn't Kano's last match with Enyimba
Makes what Enyimba does quite relevant in their last game. Just hope there is enough security

At least Kaita took away the focus from 419 and random violence
I cried when I watched it, but feel for the guy. Too much passion at the wrong time.
Just pray for a 3-0 win over So Korea and Argentina helps us to the second round

so wen is the Pro league supposed to finish? they "delay til world cup" then have four teams in the challenge cup, they will be playing until August.
And they still have the catchup games for Nasarawa? Someone get the NFF a calendar

That "away" win means nothing since it was in Calabar. Bees were banished so it was a road game for them too.
Any word on the promotion race and scores from Crown-First Bank and Akwa-Insurance?

http://www.completesportsnigeria.com/2010/06/3sc-insurance-crash-in-federation-cup-enyimba-heartland-through-to-round-of-16/
Second round scores

JUTH 1-0 Shooting Stars(Minna)

Ocean Boys 2-1 Insurance (Enugu)

Akwa Starlets 2-0 Nasarawa United

Akwa United 3-1 Warri Wolves

Relaxers 1-0 Tornadoes

Heartland 3-0 Mayero

Kaduna United 2-0 Crown

Enyimba 1-0 Gombe United

Gateway 2-1 Anambra Pillars

Have no idea of the other seven matchups or who won first round for that matter,

this is a stupid thread. He's an Olympic medalist (something impossible for England) and he is poised to be the best Nigerian striker of the nxt ten years. He's been hurt for TWO YEARS! We haven't seen anything yet. Once he's at full fitness, he will be unstoppable and gives something Yakubu Martins and all can't:hope.

So Crown is promoted for the first time ever?? You should put up a table with the points GD and games left.
I know Insurance is playing their cup game in Yenegoa and Ocean Boys & Wikki both won. Any results for the other teams?

http://http://news.dailytrust.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18991:pillars-enyimba-face-minors-in-federation-cup-opener-&catid=45:sports&Itemid=28

Enyimba vs. Dalkat Football Club of Kano
Sharks Football Club vs. FCT Police Machine.
Heartland of Owerri vs. Elkanemi of Maiduguri.
Kano Pillars vs Fountain FC,

Gombe United vs Omodara FC;
Kaduna United vs. Jimeta FC of Adamawa State,
Lobi Stars vs. Yobe Desert Stars
Rangers vs. Zomo FC.

Kwara United vs.BCC Lions of Gboko
Shooting Stars vs. Bukola Babes of Ilorin
Niger Tornadoes vs. Kogi United
Wikki Tourists vs. Sokoto United

Plateau United vs. Eko United.

Anyone else know the 19 other pairings?

Does anyone know the results of the state FA Cup finals?
All I know is Lagos, Oyo and Rivers. Who else is in the Federation Cup?

Depth is good. everyone on this list (except for maybe Mikel Obi and Enyeama) knows it will be a fight to make the final 23.
Anyone know how old is Solomon Okpako? The average age of this list should give a good start for the AFCON qualifiers

nothing wrong with the lower league. Im sure a game between Berger, Bendel Insurance or Calabar Rovers would be interesting to see