CROWN FOOTBALL CLUB, OGBOMOSO

|By Oyee OYEDEJI| Crown FC boss Anthony Encho felt Meshack Dennis gave a fine demonstration of both his flair and resilience in the 1-0 win over Cynosure FC. The Ogbomoso based side point man showed plenty of nice touches as usual in the Nigeria National League match week thirteen contest, and it was his header at the 46th minute in the box gave the Ajilete Warriors alone goal victory over relegation threatened Cynosure FC of Abakaliki. Meshack Dennis, the team top scorer with four goals before the match was on the substitution bench for the second time in a row after he was brought in at the halftime against Ijebu United. Meshack Dennis, a major influence in Crown FC attacking role got the only goal 49seconds after being brought in before the restart of the second half. A flick on header in the box was the only goal that separated Anthony Encho's boys from Festus Allen's determined 'top dogs'. "I told him at the halftime to do kill the game...

|By Oyee OYEDEJI| Crown FC head coach Anthony Encho said he was relieved to see his side win 1-0 against Cynosure FC of Abakaliki on Saturday and admitted several of his players “came to party”. The Ajilete Warriors prevailed courtesy of a 46th minute effort by the team current top scorer Meshack Dennis at the LAUTECH football pitch, Ogbomoso. Enchos side fought hard throughout the second half after several scoring chances were wasted at the first half of the encounter. The Ogbomoso based side after today's win have earned 17th points from eleven matches and will be hoping to add more points on May 4th when they host Bayelsa United in an outstanding match. “Today's match is very important for us and the players knew that before the kick-off, you can see clearly the way they play from the beginning to the end. We had chances at the first half but we couldn't score but we were able to convert one and that gave us 1-0 win today  "I notice some chan...

|By Crown Fc Media| Crown FC Head Coach Anthony Encho is not a happy man after their 1-0 defeat to Ijebu United Fc at the Dipo Dina International stadium on Saturday evening. The soccer tactician had lots of hope in his team before their Nigeria National League matchday 12 fixture against Ijebu United and thought it would just be a walk in the park but could not hide his disappointment after their defeat. He told Crown FC Media after the match that 1-0 loss was as a result of the poor performance from his players most especially at the first half. He also condemned the attitude shown by his lads and was quick to appeal to fans and supporters of the Ajilete Warriors concerning the team recent away results. "I'm totally disappointed with the result and performance of my boys. We had a poor first half and we were unable to convert few chances we had at the second half. I think I don't have much to say than to apologize to the fans for this ...

|By Oyee OYEDEJI| Crown FC of Ogbomoso this evening took a huge step towards securing a promotion to the Nigeria Professional Football League as Oginni Olatunbosun injury time spot kick helped Anthony Encho's side beat Sporting Lagos FC at the LAUTECH football pitch Ogbomoso. Meshack Dennis, who is not finding it easy at the league get tougher could not save the Ajilete Warriors after visitors were defensively cautious and discipline right from the kick-off. Meshack Dennis, the team current top scorer with fours goals was unlucky after his efforts were denied by Sporting Lagos FC stopper on five occasion. Oginni Olatunbosun, a reliable wing back was the hero of the day after he fired home from the spot at the injury time, after Sodiq Alamayo was fouled in the box. Sporting Lagos FC struggled to create chances most especially at the second half, no thanks to defensive game tactics and instructions from the team technical crew. At the Nigeria Natio...

|By Oyee OYEDEJI| The Anthony Encho tutored side were in their best form on yesterday in one of the Group B2 matches of NNL fixtures as they defeated Go-Round FC  by 2 goals to continue their impressive form at home. Oginni Olatunbosun opened the scoreline for the homeside at 12th minutes from the spot to seal the first half of the game for the Ajilete Warriors. Coming back to the second half, the Ajilete Warriors was tormenting as Dennis Meshack with a promising attacking moves. And at the 75th minutes of the game, Oba Karatu doubles the lead for the Ajilete Warriors from a calmly and decisive move from Dennis Meshack. "For me our opponent were not a weak side, they had a plan and the plan was to keep the ball and counter it but my boys stood against their plan" Coach Tony said while reacting to  the victory. Commending his boys for their wonderful display, he noted a constructive and strategic approach they have applied to the team to imp...

|By Oyee OYEDEJI & Seyi Adesire| Go Round Assistant Coach Abiye Tamuno Iyalla has commended the management of Crown FC of Ogbomoso over the new look of LAUTECH football pitch. Tamuno Iyalla gave the commendation shortly after his side lost 2-0 to the Ajilete Warriors at the Nigeria National League matchday 9 held at LAUTECH Sports Complex, Ogbomoso. Recall that the traditional home ground of Crown FC, Soun Township Stadium is under renovation by the state government and the Ogbomoso based side had since adopted LAUTECH Sports Complex as her temporal home ground. Speaking to Crown FC Media, Tamuno Iyalla commended the club management led by the general manager Kunle Oyeleye for maintaining the pitch. He said he was impressed with what he saw at the pitch, asserting that it is 100 per cent better off than some football pitches in the league. "With what I saw yesterday during our training session and what I saw this evening, the pitch is commendable. It is better, in ...

|By Oyee OYEDEJI| Crown Fc of Ogbomoso General Manager Mr. Kunle Oyeleye in his message of celebrating Baba Niyi AKANDE. Oyeleye says; Permit me to Celebrate the Former Technical Adviser and Club Manager of CROWN Football CLUB,Ogbomoso Baba Coach Niyi Akande Abraham who joins the class of Octogenarian today . It is a grace to work under this Man , Baba means different thing to different people but one thing you can’t take from Baba is his ability to write anybody no matter how highly placed or exalted the personality or office is, Baba must pass his message across. His brilliance and frankness never in doubt any day.  80 Hearty Goals to Veteran Coach Niyi Akande.