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Standout performers in the 2024/25 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Yusuf Anas and Coach Daniel Ogunmodede are set to be rewarded on Tuesday, September 2 in Abuja.

The award and reception was held up due to the engagement of the duo in the preparations and participation of the CHAN Eagles team.

Otunba Gbenga Elegbeleye, the NPFL Chairman disclosed the new date and said it is pursuant to the board’s policy to promote excellence through the reward.

“It has been our policy to encourage players, coaches and the entire team to elevate the quality of our league football through outstanding performances.

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“We have consistently reward our best club richly and the highest goals scorers and best performing coach in conjunction with our investment partner, GTI Assets Management”, explained Elegbeleye.

Anas of Nasarawa United, was the top scorer with 17 goals while Ogunmodede led Remo Stars to a historic title success for the first time since the club was founded.

The NPFL Chairman said each of the award winners will be paid N1.5m and also presented with a commemorative plaque.

Remo Stars head coach, Daniel Ogunmodede, has asserted that the Sky Blue Stars would be at the ready to withstand the peculiar  antics  of AS FAR of Morocco in their  return leg of the first preliminary round of the CAF Champions League tie slated for the weekend in Rabat.

The Sky Blue Stars on Sunday defeated ASFAR of Morocco 2-1 in the first leg of the preliminary round of the CAF Champions League to record their first win in the competition and as they hit Rabat for the second leg, Ogunmodede said he has prepped up his players of what to expect in the North African enclave.

“We are expecting a lot of hostilities that they are used to intimidate us on and off the pitch. We are also ready for their antics and we’ll prepared for it,” Ogunmodede said after narrow win  at home on Sunday. “We’ll improve on our attack and finishing because we are not going to sit back. “We are going to defend when we need to and attack when we need to.”

The Nigerian representative must avoid a defeat in Rabat to have a chance of progressing to the next round.

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Meanwhile, El-Kanemi Warriors’ Technical Adviser, Aliyu Zubairu admitted that his side struggled to convert their chances in the first leg of the first preliminary round of the CAF Confederation Cup tie against Dadje of Benin Republic.

The former Gombe United coach however remained confident that the Borno Armies would overturn the result in the return leg in Cotonou.

“The boys weren’t calm enough in front of goal, but I have full faith in their ability to deliver in the second leg,” Zubairu stated. “We will go to Benin Republic and secure a decisive victory, God willing.”

Zubairu urged El Kanemi Warriors fans to remain patient and optimistic.

“If we can draw here, there’s no reason why we can’t win on their turf,” he said. “I know our supporters expected more from us today, but rest assured, we will turn the tide in the next game by God’s grace.”

Remo Stars FC head coach, Daniel Ogunmodede signed a three year contract extension till 2027.

Ogunmodede led Remo Stars to second place finish at the end of 2023/2024 NPFL season and to reward him for a good job done, the club’s top hierarchy has decided to keep him for a long time.

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His Remo Stars will face ASFAR FC of Morocco in the first round of the 2024/25 CAF champions league preliminary this weekend.

 “This is my club my project,” Ogunmodede said after signing three years contract extension with Remo Stars.

Remo Stars’ coach Daniel Ogunmodede has stressed that Nigerian clubs representatives in the CAF inter club competitions would take a while before nearing the successes of Enyimba in the early year 2000.

Enyimba won the CAF Champions League in 2003 and defended the trophy the following year beating Egyptian side, Ismaila SC and Etoile du Sahel of Tunisia in both finals.

Ogunmodede who was asked how far the Sky Blue Stars could go in the CAF Champions League next season following their early exits in the past two seasons, emphasized that the Nigerian league is still in the growth phase and requires enhancements for the clubs in the country to make more meaningful impacts.

He assured that Remo Stars will fiercely defend the club’s honours and Nigeria’s reputation once the continental battle commences next month and that they are working on ensuring that there is no early blip this term.

 “Football offers surprises once in a blue moon,” he noted, recalling Aba’s club’s accomplishment two decades ago. “As for the Champions League, we can only give our best shot.

 “That’s my honest opinion; unless we want to delude ourselves, the standard of football in our country demands better player quality and improved welfare packages.

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 “Consider this, the average salary of my player is around N500,000, and you are up against teams paying their players $10,000, $15,000 per month, with signing bonuses reaching $300,000.

 “You have clubs like Al Ahly, Zamalek in Egypt, offering such lucrative deals; and then the South African clubs, and others.

 “We need an overall improvement in various areas here in Nigeria.

 “However, I can assure you that we will go out there and compete; we won’t be mere participants, we will fight to uphold our badge and Nigeria’s honour.”

Remo Stars finished second in the topflight last season for the second straight season and will represent Nigeria in the CAF Champions League this season.
 

Remo Stars head coach, Daniel Ogunmodede has told his boys to remain focussed following their dramatic 2-1 win over Rivers United on Monday in a rescheduled Nigeria Premier Football League tie played in Ikenne.

The rescheduled game played at the Remo Stadium in Ikenne witnessed an end-to-end game from both sides but it was former Sky Blue Stars attacker, Andy Okpe who netted the opening goal for the away side from the penalty spot in the 19th  minute.

But two second-half goals from Haruna Hadi and Franck Mawuena earned the home side the maximum points from the game to take Remo Stars to the second spot on the table with 57 points and just one point behind leaders, Enugu Rangers.

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While appreciating the battle his wards overcame before sealing three points, Ogunmodede noted that they must keep  a low profile and focus on the remaining games of the season.

“It was a difficult game but my players showed what they were capable of doing with the way they staged a comeback and got the massive win,” Ogunmodede said after the game.

“We are not yet at the level and the position we set for ourselves at the beginning of the season. We must remain focussed and not allow anything to distract us. It was a good game and a good win for us but emphasis must be on the next game.”