UBONG FRIDAY HITS HAT-TRICK AS AKWA UTD CALM TORNADOES IN UYO
Ubong Friday inspired Akwa United to a resounding 4-1 victory over Niger Tornadoes, becoming the first player in his team to score a hat-trick in the 2023-24 Nigeria Premier Football League season. Following a run of two loses in their last two games against Doma United and Remo Stars, the Promise Keepers needed to return […]
IT WASN’T OUR DAY – COACH BABAGANARU
Head Coach of Akwa United Muhammed Babaganaru has attributed his team’s 0-1 home defeat to Doma United to hard luck, stressing that his players didn’t make the most of their many goal scoring chances. Emmanuel Jesam’s 8th minute goal secured all three points for Doma United as they recorded a home and away win over […]
AKWA UTD POISED TO EXTEND UNBEATEN RUN IN THE LEAGUE
Akwa United will be eager to extend their unbeaten run in the Nigeria Premier Football League to four matches when they take on Doma United on matchday 28 at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Nest of Champions in Uyo on Wednesday. The Promise Keepers are unbeaten in their last three games comprising two wins (against […]
RECORD WINNERS AKWA UTD CRUISE TO FA CUP FINAL, SET TO TAKE ON FC ONE ROCKET
Akwa Ibom State FA Cup record winners Akwa United strolled to their seventeen final in seventeen years following a comprehensive victory over Nigeria National League side Vandrezzer FC on Wednesday at Uyo township stadium. First-half goal by the club’s most successful player Ubong Friday and a second-half screamer by youngster Nsikak Raphael gave the Promise […]
NPFL: BABAGANARU ARRIVES UYO ON A RESCUE MISSION
Fresh from a credible four points from two away matches against Gombe United and Plateau United, the Management of Akwa United Football Club have confirmed an end of season contract with coach Muhammed Babaganaru. Already in Uyo to help add quality to the technical crew of the 2021 champions, the two-time league winner with Kano […]
AKWA UTD TARGETS THIRD SUCCESSIVE HOME WIN
Following back-to-back home wins against Abia Warriors and Enugu Rangers, Akwa United will look to build on their good home form and will be expecting to record a third successive victory in Eket when they square up against Bayelsa United on Sunday 25, February 2024. The Promise Keepers, 16th on the log have the […]
NPFL: AKWA UTD REKINDLES QUEST FOR FIRST AWAY WIN
Akwa United’s quest for a first away win in the 2023-24 Nigeria Premier Football League season will be rekindled on Sunday when they take on Enugu Rangers on matchday 20 at the Nnamdi Azikiwe stadium. The Promise Keepers defeated Enugu Rangers 1-0 in the first installment of the match at Eket Stadium before the […]
NPFL RESCHEDULED RIVERS UTD/ AKWA UTD GAME
Nigeria Professional Football League Match-day 18 fixture involving Rivers United and Akwa United FC has been rescheduled by the league organisers. The match which was originally fixed for Sunday, January 14 has been rescheduled to take place on Tuesday 16 January and will kickoff at 4pm at the Adokiye Amiesimaka stadium in Port Harcourt. In […]
AKWA UTD POISED TO MAKE WINNING START TO 2024
As the 2023-24 Nigeria Premier Football League season enters matchday 17 in what will be the first league match in 2024, Akwa United Football Club will be aiming to turn their fortune around when they square up against neighbours Abia Warriors at the Eket Stadium on Sunday. With just three victories in the opening sixteen […]
AKWA UTD TARGET VICTORIOUS END OF THE YEAR IN KATSINA
Occupying 18th place in the Nigeria Premier Football League table with just 15 points from 15 matches is not what Akwa United had hoped for at the beginning of the current campaign, but there is a renewed hope and belief that the team can end the year 2023 with their first away win this season. […]