π¨Here's the
@digit_sport
NPFL Team of the Season!
@rangersintl
have 3 players making the team & their gaffer as the coach of the season after getting them their 8th championship.
The legend, Rabiu Ali also makes the cut!
Would you bet on this team?
π³π¬
#NPFL24
3οΈβ£ - Austin Eguavoen has been involved in all AFCON tournaments in which the Super Eagles won all three group matches - 1992, 2006 & 2021.
#TeamNigeria
#GNBNGA
#AFCON2021
1 - Ahmed Musa bagged his first career hat-trick in
@AlNassrFC_EN
's 3-0 victory over Al-Qadisiyah in the Saudi Professional League on Wednesday night. Oasis.
(Via
@JollofSports
)
5οΈβ£ - Bendel Insurance are the first side to win all of their opening 5 league matches of the season in the Nigerian top flight since the 1997 season. Fiery.
#NPFL23
3 -
@CourtneyDike
scored a hattrick for the
@NGSuper_Falcons
in their 6-1 win over UMF Selfoss. She featured for just 45 minutes. Welcome-Back. ππ³π¬
2οΈβ£ - Femi Thomas becomes the first goalkeeper to save 2 penalty kicks (19' & 25') in an NPFL match since March 2017 when Ojo Olorunleke saved 2 penalty kicks (4' & 67') for Sunshine Stars against Niger Tornadoes.
#AKWHEA
#NPFL22
2οΈβ£1οΈβ£3οΈβ£ - It took 213 days to conclude the 2021/22 NPFL season - the fastest since the LMC took charge of Nigeria's top flight league in 2013. Fleet.
πΈ
@LMCNPFL
#NPFL22
2οΈβ£ - Paul Onachu have now scored twice for the Super Eagles; all of which were winners and the only goals in the matches. Wildcard.
#BENNGA
#AFCON2021Q
(π·
@OgaNlaMedia
)
5 - Victor Osimhen became the first player to score 5 goals or more in his first 5 Ligue 1 games since Mario Balotelli in September-October 2016 (6). Beefy.
(via
@OptaJean
)
1οΈβ£3οΈβ£ - Uche Ezeala is the 13th goal scorer for Shooting Stars in the 2021/22 NPFL. No team have more goal scorers this season in the NPFL. Spread.
#SHOPIL
#NPFL22
Most goals in the NPFL since the 2017/18 season
4οΈβ£3οΈβ£ - Chukwuemeka Obioma
4οΈβ£1οΈβ£ - Victor Mbaoma
3οΈβ£6οΈβ£ - Ndifreke Effiong
3οΈβ£4οΈβ£ - Chijioke Akuneto
3οΈβ£3οΈβ£ - Rabiu Ali
3οΈβ£0οΈβ£ - Nyima Nwagua
#NPFL
4οΈβ£0οΈβ£0οΈβ£ - Junior Lokosa's goal for Remo Stars against Lobi Stars on Friday (MD4) is the 400th NPFL goal of the season. Rebirth.
#LOBREM
#NPFL23Super6
4 - Victor Osimhen was involved in all four goals scored by the Super Eagles today against Lesotho - π °οΈπ °οΈβ½οΈβ½οΈ. Victorious.
#LESNGA
#AFCON2021Q
3οΈβ£ - Kwara United arr the first Nigerian club to score 3+ goals in consecutive home matches on the continent in a season since Rivers United in 2017. Lifeline.
#KWARSB
#CAFCC
1οΈβ£9οΈβ£ - That does not scare us, my friend. Have you heard of Victor Osimhen - the reigning African Footballer of the Year? He has taken more shots (19) than any other player at AFCON, and is the tournament leader for xG (3.1). Danger. β‘οΈ
#NGARSA
#AFCON2023
3.1 - But have you heard of Ronwen Williams - based on xG on-target faced, he has prevented 3.1 goals at
#AFCON2023
- more than any other keeper at the tournament (we won't even mention becoming the first AFCON goalie to save four penalties). Wall.
70% - Since 2000, no goalkeeper has a better clean sheet ratio, playing (10+ apps) for the Super Eagles, than Carl Ikeme. He kept clean sheets in 7 of his 10 appearances for the Super Eagles. Tidy.
#ThankYouCarlIkeme
6οΈβ£ - Enyimba's Victor Mbaoma scored 6 league goals in April 2022, at least two times more than any NPFL player. He is the first player to score 6+ league goals in a month since Silas Nwankwo scored 7 for Nasarawa United in July 2021. Bloom.
9οΈβ£ - Plateau United ended Esperance's 9 matches unbeaten run against Nigerian clubs. It is a first victory by a Nigerian club against the Tunisian side since 1990 (Heartland 2-1 Esperance).
#CAFCL
The Super Eagles will play at the Teslim Balogun Stadium for the first time since February 2011. It is also the first time the Super Eagles will play a competitive game in Lagos since January 2001. Return.
#NGALES
#AFCON2021Q
7οΈβ£ - This (HT:0-0) is the 7th AFCON semi-final match in which Nigeria failed to score in the first half. They lost the previous 6 ties. Worry.
#AFCON2023
#NGARSA
π - Auwalu Ali Malam scored 10 NPFL goals in 2020 - at least 3 more than any other NPFL player. He made 15 league appearances for Kano Pillars in 2020.
3οΈβ£ - Robert Mizo (Bayelsa United) scored the first hattrick of the 2023/24 NPFL season. He is the 1st player to score 3+ goals on the opening day of an NPFL season since we started keeping the data (2012). Quick.
#BAYAKW
#NPFL24
Remo Stars will compete in consecutive NPFL seasons for the first time ever. Revolution.
2016/17 - Relegated
2018/19 - Relegated
2021/22 - Third position
2022/23 - Competing
#REMTOR
#NPFL22
3οΈβ£ - Remo Stars finished 3rd on the NPFL table - the highest by any newly promoted team since Bayelsa United finished 3rd in the 2012/13 season. Continental.
#NPFL22
1 - Nigeria have now ended Benin Republic's 8 year unbeaten home run - spanning 17 matches. The Squirrels previous home loss was against Algeria (1-3) in June 2013. Reset.
#BENNGA
#AFCON2021Q
4 - Enyimba FC have now progressed to the group stage on the continent in each of the last 4 times they represented Nigeria (this season inclusive). Epitome.
#RIVENY
#CAFCC
1οΈβ£ - Remo Stars have beaten Bendel Insurance in the NPFL for the first time ever. They become the 1st Nigerian team to secure qualification to the 2023/24 CAF Champions League. Triumph.
#REMBEN
#NPFL23Super6
0οΈβ£ - Banana Bafana of South Africa have never recorded a win against the Super Eagles of Nigeria in the AFCON - P4. Boys.
βοΈ2000: NGA 2-0 RSA
βοΈ2004: NGA 4-0 RSA
βοΈ2019: NGA 2-1 RSA
βοΈ2023: NGA 1(4)-(2)1 RSA
#AFCON2023
#NGARSA
6οΈβ£ - Nigeria have now failed to include NPFL outfield players in 6 of their last 7 AFCON squad list. The last time they included outfield players from the NPFL, they won the AFCON (2013). Mba.
#AFCON2023
#SuperEagles
#NPFL
2οΈβ£0οΈβ£ - Akwa United becomes the 20th club to win the Nigerian League (NPFL). They will play in the CAF Champions League for the first time in their history. Champions.
#AKWMFM
#NPFL21
1οΈβ£0οΈβ£ - Rangers Int'l FC are the 1st team to score 10 goals and get 10pts in the 2023/24 NPFL. They sit at the top of the table. Flying.
#RANPIL
#NPFL24
2οΈβ£0οΈβ£3οΈβ£6οΈβ£ - Anayo Iwuala has played 2036 minutes for Enyimba FC this season in all competitions - at least 185 minutes more than any other NPFL player.
2036 - Anayo Iwuala (ENY)
1851 - Kazie Enyinnaya (RIV)
1849 - Godwin Aguda (RIV)
#NPFL21
#CAFCC
Nyima Nwagua (
@Nyimason28
) and Auwalu Ali (
@Auwalalimalam
) are the only players that have started every game for Kano Pillars in the NPFL this season (2019/20) - P24. Regulars.
Photo credit:
@Nyimason28
4οΈβ£ - Fair, but what happened when we met? This is the fourth encounter between Nigeria and South Africa at
#AFCON
, and the Super Eagles won each of the previous three encounters by an aggregate score of 8-1. Dominance. πͺ
#NGARSA
11 - That's interesting
@OptaNGR
, maybe thatβs because you enjoyed a head start. Did you know that since making our tournament debut in 1996, Bafana Bafana (11) have been to more AFCON tournaments than Nigeria (10)? Regulars.
#AFCON2023
#NGARSA
#DidYouKnow
Nigeria were unbeaten in 9 of the 10 matches Carl Ikeme was in goal for the Super Eagles. The only loss was a 2-0 defeat to DR Congo in a friendly. P10 W6 D3 L1. Ike.
#ThankYouCarlIkeme
4 - Ahmed Musa has scored 4 braces for Nigeria since 2014 - at least 3 more than any other Nigerian player.
Nov '14: Nigeria 3-1 Sudan
Mar '15: Nigeria 2-0 Niger
Jun '17: Nigeria 3-0 Togo
Jun '18: Nigeria 2-0 Iceland
Specialist.
#NGAISL
#NGA
#WorldCup
3οΈβ£ - Enyimba FC lifted each of their last three NPFL titles in Lagos. Destined.
2023: Mobolaji Johnson Arena
2019: Agege Stadium
2015: Teslim Balogun Stadium
#NPFL23Super6
2οΈβ£ - Enyimba FC have now scored 2+ away goals in the NPFL for the first time in 2 seasons. The last 2 times they scored 2+ away goals at half time, they won the games (NAS 1-2; DAK 1-3). Elephants.
#NPFL23
#NASENY
1οΈβ£1οΈβ£ - Kayode Bankole of
@RemoStarsSC
made 22 appearances had 11 clean sheets - at least 2 more than any goalkeeper in the season. He made the
@NPFLInsider
TOTW 3 times - joint highest in goal.
#NPFL23TOTS
1 - Rivers United are currently the best away team in the NPFL this season.
3 - Most wins
9 - Most goals scored
9 - Fewest goals conceded
12 - Most points
#HEARIV
#NPFL20
4οΈβ£ - Remo Stars have scored four 90th minutes goals in the NPFL this season, at least 2 times more than any other club in the 2023/24 NPFL. Party.
#REMSUN
#NPFL24
For NPFL matches played on Wednesday this season, Ibrahim Olawoyin (
@brymzy17
) has been involved in 6 goals (4β½οΈ, 2π °οΈ) for Rangers International FC. It is the most by any player this season in the NPFL.
#WednesdayVibes
Kelechi Iheanacho goals against Liberia were his first ever brace for the Super Eagles. It was also his first competitive goal(s) for the Super Eagles since September 2017.
#WCQ
2οΈβ£ - Bendel Insurance have scored 2+ away goals in the NPFL for the first time since they lost 3-2 at Zamfara United in October 2007.
#AKWBEN
#NPFL23
1990 - The last time a Nigerian club defeated Esperance du Tunis in the first leg, they progressed to the next round. Hope.
1990 CAFCL Quarter final
Heartland 2-1 Esperance
Esperance 1-1 Heartland
#CAFCL
1οΈβ£8οΈβ£ - Bendel Insurance return to the continent for the first time in over 18 years (spanning 6691 days). Their last encounter was a 1-0 home defeat to King Faisal Babes in April 2005. Rebound.
#CAFCC
10 - Kelechi Iheanacho has scored 10 Premier League goals since the start of March, the most of any player. The only player to score more goals over this period in Europe's top five leagues is fellow Nigerian Simy (12 in Serie A). Super. [via
@OptaJoe
]
#DidYouKnow
@rangersint
had a higher win ratio (50%) with Ibrahim Olawoyin (
@brymzy17
) in the starting XI than without him (25%) in the 2019/20 NPFL. They got at least a point in 75% of the matches he started. Wanted.
4 - The Super Falcons have won a match in the FIFA Women's World Cup for only the fourth time. Step.
1999: β 2-1 Korea DPR
1999: β 2-0 Denmark
2011: β 1-0 Canada
2019: β 2-0 Korea Republic
#NGAKOR
#NGA
#FIFAWWC
4οΈβ£ - Plateau United are unbeaten in their last 4 continental matches. It is the longest in their history and the longest current by any Nigerian club (tie with Enyimba & Rangers).
#CAFCL
3οΈβ£ - Fortune Omoniwari has now scored in three consecutive matches for Rivers United. Form
β½οΈ Bloemfontein Celtic
β½οΈ Rangers International FC
β½οΈ Abia Warriors
#ABIRIV
#NPFL21
18 - Junior Lokosa has scored 18 goals in 20 appearances for Kano Pillars in the NPFL this season. He is the 1st player to score 18 goals in the 1st 21 Matchdays in the NPFL. Breakthrough. π₯β½οΈπ₯β½οΈ
3οΈβ£ - Defending Champions RS Berkane conceded 3+ goals after the 70th minute in a continental match for the first time in their history. Kwara.
#CAFCC
βοΈ Enyimba FC got knocked out in the first round of a CAF Competition for the first time since 2015. Eliminated.
2015 - First Round
2016 - Group
2018 - Semi Final
2019 - Quarter Final
20/21 - Quarter Final
21/22 - Playoff
23/24 - First Round
2 - Nigeria have now lost 2 consecutive matches at the U-17 World Cup for the first time. It is also the first time the Golden Eaglets have lost 2 matches in an edition of the U-17 World Cup. Goodbye.
#NGANED
#U17WC
#DidYouKnow
In 1977, Enugu Rangers and Stationery Stores finished equal on points and with an equal goal difference and number of goals scored in the Nigeria National League. Rangers emerged champions by drawing of lots. (
@rsssfworld
)
Most league goals for Enyimba since the 2019/20 season
1οΈβ£8οΈβ£ - Victor Mbaoma
0οΈβ£9οΈβ£ - Austin Oladapo
0οΈβ£8οΈβ£ - Stanley Dimgba
0οΈβ£8οΈβ£ - Tosin Omoyele
#NPFL22
1β£1β£ - Enyimba FC have now picked up 11 away points this season - at least 2 more than any other team in the NPFL. They have also conceded the fewest goals (6) and recorded the most wins (3) on the road this season. Leaders.
#SUNENY
#NPFL21
4οΈβ£ - Victor Osimhen (
@victorosimhen9
) is the first player to score 4+ goals in a match for Nigeria since Rashidi Yekini scored 4 in Nigeria's 7-1 win over Burkina Faso (July 1991). Haul.
πΈ
@RandaAndrew
3οΈβ£ - Kano Pillars conceded 3 first half goals in the NPFL for the first time since a 3-1 loss to Rangers Int'l FC in April 2017. Stunned.
#SPLPIL
#NPFL24
Enyimba FC kept clean sheets in 2+ consecutive continental matches for the first time since September 2019. They also kept clean sheets in a continental tie (H&A) for the first time since the 2015 CAFCL preliminary round. Tidy.
#TotalEnergiesCAFCC
0 - Lobi Stars are the only team yet to concede a goal at home in the NPFL this season. They are also the only team with 100% home win this season. Makurdi.
#LOBMFM
#NPFL20
6 - The Super Eagles have scored a total of 6 goals in their World Cup opening games. All 6 goals were against European oppositions.
1994: Nigeria 3-0 Bulgaria
1998: Spain 2-3 Nigeria
Trademark.
#WorldCup
#CRONGA
#NGA
4 - There have been four braces in the last 4 matches between Argentina and Nigeria. Signature. π π
β½οΈβ½οΈ Ikechukwu Uche π³π¬
β½οΈβ½οΈ Lionel Messi π¦π·
β½οΈβ½οΈ Ahmed Musa π³π¬
β½οΈβ½οΈ Alex Iwobi π³π¬
#NGAARG
#WorldCup
100% - Remo Stars have won all their matches in the NNL this season. They are also yet to concede in the NNL this season.
Osun Utd 0-1 Remo Stars
Stationery Stores 0-2 Remo Stars
Remo Stars 2-0 Delta Force
Perfect.
#NNL18