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*Edo Queens’ coach, Rolandson Odey, sanctioned The Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) has fined Premiership league leaders, Bayelsa Queens of Yenagoa, N2.5million and also banished the team to the Dan Anyiam Stadium, Owerri, Imo State for their next home game scheduled for March 3, 2021. The Chairperson of the NWFL, Aisha Falode, said on Monday that; “Bayelsa Queens committed the infringement in the Match No. 41 played against Edo Queens FC of Benin at the Samson Siasia Stadium, Yenagoa, where it was established in the match officials reports that there was an encroachment, disturbances...

In a bid to curtail violence in women’s football in the country, the Nigeria Women Football League ((NWFL), yesterday announced a N1 million fine on one of its elite side, Ibom Angels Football Club of Uyo. Aside that another one year suspension was also imposed on one of the club’s fans who assaulted the Centre Referee of their Week 5 game played at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium Training Pitch in Uyo. The Chief Operating Officer of the NWFL, Modupe Shabi, said in a statement yesterday the match report of the clash between Ibom Angels and Rivers Angels clearly indicted the Akwa Ibom State-o...

Ex-internationals lament NFF officials’ absence at Sofoluwe’s burial and Life Medical Hospital, Ikorodu, Lagos... on Thursday ’Tosin Oluwalowo Ex-internationals have lamented the absence of officials of the Nigeria Football Federation at the burial of late Super Eagles defender, Yisa Sofoluwe. Sofoluwe was buried according to Muslim rites on Wednesday at the Atan Cemetery, Yaba, Lagos on Wednesday. The ex-Eagles defender died at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital on Tuesday after being diagnosed with mild cerebral atrophy, a brain disease, aged 53. Present at the burial ceremony wer...

"Though there are a number of positive tests from the results, the affected clubs have been instructed to keep these players out of the team's camp and replace them with other players who tested negative," Aisha Falode, NWFL chairperson said in a statement to Goal . "The clubs are supposed to monitor these positive cases and ensure proper treatment and isolation until they come out with a clean bill of health.  "After the treatment regime, a fresh test must be conducted and results submitted showing the negative status of the affected players before they can return to the league." On the ad...

This compliance was boosted by the presence of doctors, ambulances and other paramedics at the stadia. However, as the league reaches week six, it has been observed that most, if not all the clubs have breached the laid down COVID-19 safety protocols in one way or the other. In the Match Day 3 fixtures, fans reportedly gained access into the Agege stadium for the match between MFM and Sunshine Stars and at the Enyimba Stadium, Aba, in the tie between Enyimba and Wikki Tourists, unauthorised individuals were said to have found their way into the match venue. This same scenario played out durin...