The Leicester City story: From relegation to champions

THE story of Leicester from April 2015 to present day is nothing short of phenomenal.

Sitting dead last in the Premier League and staring an immediate return to the Championship square in the face on April 18, 2015 not a single person could have predicted this...

The then Nigel Pearson-led Foxes won an incredible SEVEN of their last nine games in the 2014-15 season to evade the clutches of the dreaded drop zone.

And the rest, as they say, is history.

 

Mahrez and Vardy of Leicester City Football Club

Nigeria Premier League Round Up

The matches played in the Nigeria Premier League saw Kano Pillar's 201 unbeaten home record broken by Nasarawa United and spectacular 5 goal win by Sunshine Stars over El-Kanemi Warriors.

Nigeria Premier league Fixtures

Rangers will be hosting Dolphins of Port Harcourt in Enugu.

West Bromwich Albion vs Chelsea

23-Aug-15 West Brom versus Chelsea 13:30

Nigeria Premier League Round Up

Enyimba 1-0 Kano Pillars

The defending champions Kano Pillars came to Aba with the mind of taking something from the Elephants. However, Enyimba proved to be the team in top form in league. Ifeanyi George scored from the spot to take the Aba team to the top of the Premier League.

Nigeria Premier League Fixtures

Enyimba is  the team with the best away records in the league, winning 4 and drawing 5 of 12 games. If this were replicated at home, they would have been leading the pack by some margin by now. Still, they are second on the table having lost the fewest number of games in total. It would take some display for the defending champions Kano Pillars to upset the Aba Elephants.

Nigeria Premier League Round Up

Two away wins and a draw out of the ten Nigeria Premier League matches played over the weekend. With these result Sunshine Stars are reclaimed the top spot on the league table.

Nigeria Premier League Round Up

The week 22 results for the Nigeria Premier League had lots of draws, a few wins and some undetermined results due to abandonment and unavailability. Shooting Stars picked up an away win at Owerri against Heartland.

Nigeria Premier League Fixtures

Having sacked their coach three weeks ago, Kano Pillars are looking at turning their season around for the better; they will visit Bayelsa United for this weekend's encounter. Enyimba will be looking at cruising at home against Lobi Stars.

Nigeria Glo Premier League Round Up

This midweek football result from the Nigeria Glo Premier league had no away wins thus far. Enyimba continues to top the league after their 2-2 draw with Akwa United at Uyo. A goal feast at Nasarawa, where Nasarawa united defeated El Kanemi Warriors by 4-2 and both Lobi Stars and Warri Wolves ran away with 3-0 win against Bayelsa United and ifeanyi Uba respectively.

Week 21: Nigeria Glo Premier League Fixtures

Top keep the top spot on the league table Enyimba would have to carry their great form to Uyo for a match against Akwa United. Kano Pillars will be waiting for Heartland and Rangers will take on the Taraba FC at Enugu.

Wednesday, August 5, 2015
Lobi Stars	vs	Bayelsa United
Sunshine Stars	vs	Sharks
Enugu Rangers	vs	Taraba
Nasarawa United	vs	El-Kanemi Warriors
Kwara United	vs	Dolphin
Warri Wolves	vs	Ifeanyi Ubah
Abia Warriors	vs	Giwa
Shooting Stars	vs	Wikki Tourists
Kano Pillars	vs	Heartland
Akwa United	vs	Enyimba

Nigeria Glo Premier League Round Up

The weekend saw Enyimba take the top position on the Nigeria Glo Premier League Table, Enyimba pulled a 1-1 draw against Rangers at Aba. Warri Wolves having played their outstanding matches during the two week break moved up the table as well to sixth.

In Port Harcourt, both Sharks and Dolphins recorded wins at home and Kano pillars were victorious over Lobi Stars in Kano after sacking their coach Okey Emordi a fortnight ago.

26-Jul-15	Warri Wolves FC	5	0	El Kanemi Warriors
29-Jul-15	Kwara United	1	1	Warri Wolves FC
1-Aug-15	Sharks	2	1	Warri Wolves
1-Aug-15	Dolphin	3	1	Nasarawa United
2-Aug-15	Giwa	1	0	Kwara United
2-Aug-15	Ifeanyi Ubah	1	1	Abia Warriors
2-Aug-15	Taraba	1	0	Sunshine Stars
2-Aug-15	Enyimba	1	1	Enugu Rangers
2-Aug-15	Bayelsa United	1	1	Akwa United
2-Aug-15	Kano Pillars	2	1	Lobi Stars
2-Aug-15	El-Kanemi Warriors	1	0	Shooting Stars
2-Aug-15	Wikki Tourists	0	0	Heartland

Nigeria Glo Premier League 2014/2015
Position		Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pts
1	CAF CL	Enyimba	20	10	7	3	27	17	10	37
2	CAF CL	Sunshine Stars	20	11	3	6	30	19	11	36
3	CAF CC	Wikki Tourists	20	9	7	4	24	19	5	34
4	CAF CC	Giwa	20	9	7	4	25	21	4	34
5		Heartland	20	10	3	7	30	20	10	33
6		Warri Wolves	20	10	3	7	30	20	10	33
7		Kano Pillars	20	9	3	8	25	22	3	30
8		Abia Warriors	20	9	3	8	24	24	0	30
9		Ifeanyi Ubah	20	8	4	8	22	18	4	28
10		Enugu Rangers	20	8	4	8	22	22	0	28
11		El-Kanemi Warriors	20	8	3	9	18	28	-10	27
12		Shooting Stars	20	7	5	8	18	16	2	26
13		Nasarawa United	20	7	5	8	19	23	-4	26
14		Akwa United	20	7	4	9	14	19	-5	25
15		Kwara United	20	6	5	9	19	24	-5	23
16		Sharks	20	4	9	7	17	22	-5	21
17	RELEGATION	Lobi Stars	20	4	9	7	18	25	-7	21
18	RELEGATION	Dolphin	20	4	8	8	19	23	-4	20
19	RELEGATION	Bayelsa United	20	4	7	9	13	22	-9	19
20	RELEGATION	Taraba	20	3	7	10	18	28	-10	16

 

CongoU23 vs NigeriaU23

This is a mouth watering clash. Nigeria defeated the Congolese about weeks ago with slim margin of 2-1. This reverse fixture will determine who will progress to the qualification tournament in Senegal.

Star Match of the Week: Enyimba versus Rangers

This is a bad-blood match up/ Enyimba ran away victorious at Enugu despite Rangers outplaying Enyimba. The Rangers Coach bemoaned the wasted chances by his team; however, he promised a spectacle in Aba.

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