#HiFL2021

16 teams through to the knockout stage in the 2021 Nigeria Higher Institution Football League

Robert Odu from University of Lagos to the World

University of Maiduguri wins 2021 HiFL Ultimate Champions Trophy

By Olamide O. Abe LAGOS — University of Maiduguri defeated Adekunle Ajasin University 1-0, to win the 2021 Higher Institutions Football League. The 2021 grand finale, played on Saturday at the Yabatech Sports Pavilion was however different from the 2018 and 2019 final which ended 0-0 and 1-1 respectively at the end of regulation…

HIFL21: The Final Showdown: Who Takes The Crown?

By Samuel Bamisebi From 32 teams, now down to two. It’s the battle of the highest scoring side in the knockout stages against the lowest scoring side in the knockout stages as UNIMAID Desert Warriors take on AAUA Luminaries University of Maiduguri lost the 2nd leg of their semi final tie 3-2 to FUTMINNA…

HIFL21: UNN Lions, UAM Tillers Claim wins, Edge Closer To Final Four

By Samuel Bamisebi The Higher Institution Football League ‘21 quarter final first leg saw games across four Centre’ yesterday as universities fight for a place in the semifinal to play in the prestigious Agege Stadium, Lagos. Former champions University of Agriculture, Markurdi (UAM Tillers) defeated their opponents all the way from Maiduguri, the University of…

Six (6) Times Kenya’s Ferdinand Omanyala Broke National Record in a Single year 2021

Kenyan sprinter Ferdinand Omanyala’s life and athletics career will never be the same, the 25 year old rocketed into a new realm of sprinting running in his personal best times and breaking his own national records while making a name for himself in the athletics circuit. The university of Nairobi athlete has been impressive in…

Defending Champions Crash Out As Unilag Marines, Uniben Royals Make Final Eight in the Nigerian Higher Institution Football League

Lagos: By Samuel Bamisebi The Higher Institution Football League in Nigeria saw a flurry of games over two weeks to confirm the exit of 16 teams as the competition in its third season enters the quarter final stage. Defending champions Unical Malabites and last season super four finalist OAU Giants failed to progress to the…

#2021 HiFL: Teams know Opponent in Knockout Stage Draws

The draws have been made for the knockout stages of the 2021 Nigeria Higher Institution Football League (HiFL) on Friday 4th June 2021. The third edition of the prestigious university football tournament, has reached the business end where every game matter, teams now know who they will face in the knock out stage with an eye…

HiFL Pre-qualifiers Round Up: UNN, UNIBEN, KSU and Other Make the Knockout Stage

By Samuel Bamisebi After a week filled with intense, exciting and scintillating football buttered with skill, tackles and goal, ten teams have made it through to the round of 16 knockout stage to join the four semi finalist from the last edition in the Higher Institution Football League (HIFL2021) organised by PACE Sports Management. Two…

HiFL 2021: Action begins in the Pre League Qualifiers

By Samuel Bamisebi The 2021 Higher Institution football League (HiFL), got off to a good start yesterday with matches across four centres on the 20th April 2021. At the Lagos State University Sports Complex, the first game between Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD) Stars and Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) Tigers ended in a…