Kicking off!
Tomorrow, three clubs in the Nigeria Professional Football League, NPFL, will begin their campaign in this year’s CAF club competitions. Apart from Enyimba FC who are drawn bye in the Confederation Cup, Plateau United, MFM and Akwa United will be in action.
While Plateau United and Akwa United will be home in the CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup respectively, MFM will debut in the Champions League away from home.
Plateau United host Eding Sport of Cameroon, MFM will be in Mali to face Real Bamako just as Akwa United will battle Banjul Hawks of Gambia in Uyo.
Our cover story therefore takes a look at the preparations of the three clubs and their chances against the oppositions they are scheduled to face tomorrow.
In our interview corner, we have for your reading delight the interview we had with Daniel Aondoyima Agwaza, a young defender who plays for Yobe Desert Stars in the NPFL.
He spoke to us on the challenges of travelling long distances by road to honour away matches. Agwaza however assured that Yobe Stars won’t have anything to do with relegation in the current season.
As usual, our man in London, David Billington is firing from all cylinders as he brings to you the latest happenings in English Premier League. His Football Column is always a delight.
In tennis, legendary Roger Federer has announced that he is targeting victory at next week’s ATP event in Rotterdam, where a run to the semifinals would make him the oldest-ever world No 1.
And former world number one golfer, Rory McIlroy is hoping to build on recent near-misses in Abu Dhabi and Dubai to win the PGA Tour’s Pebble Beach Pro-Am which teed off on Thursday.
We have maintained our tradition by serving you some of the hottest stories in European football. That’s what we normally do in our Euro Round Up page.
Arsenal’s new signings, Pierre Emerick Aubameyang and Henrikh Mkhitaryan made immediate impact as they propelled their new club to 5-1 thrashing of Everton but this weekend is a baptism of fire for them as Arsenal face Tottenham Hotspur in the North London derby.
This is our package for your weekend relaxation. Enjoy it and keep a date with us for more refreshing sports news.
From all of us, I say happy weekend.
“You’re literally like ‘Oh my gosh, am I going to die?’ You can almost see your coffin waiting for you at the finish. When you make it to the bottom you feel a little bit more confident. But it was definitely painful in the beginning.” Ghana’s skeleton, racer Akwasi Frimpong narrating his experience when he first started the sport. “I have obviously done 150s in training, but have never raced over that distance before. It will be interesting to see how I do. It is also my first race of the season which adds to the excitement for me”. World champion, Justin Gatlin on the much-awaited Athletix Grand Prix Series in March 2018. “We have been working on our game plan and I believe that things will work out well for us to start the campaign with a convincing win”. Plateau United’s new signing, Raphael Ayagwa speaking on his team’s CAF Champions League preliminary round match against Eding Sport of Cameroon tomorrow.