Anthony Ujah Salvages Point For Werder Bremen
Published: December 06, 2015
Werder Bremen managed to rescue a point in their Bundesliga clash away to VfB Stuttgart on Sunday thanks to a goal from Super Eagles striker Anthony Ujah .VfB Stuttgart had taken the lead in the 33rd minute of the match through Lukas Rupp but Ujah netted in the 71st minute to salvage a 1 - 1 draw for the Green-Whites....
Sunday Mba Returns To Scoring Ways Against Adana Demirspor
Published: December 06, 2015
Out - of - favour Nigeria international Sunday Mba returned to scoring ways but could not prevent Yeni Malatyaspor from losing 3 - 1 home to Adana Demirspor in the Turkish 1 Lig on Sunday afternoon.The former Warri Wolves star gave Yeni Malatyaspor a 1 - 0 lead in the seventh minute but the visitors drew level barely a...
Austria Vienna Star Kayode Olanrewaju Reveals He Will Be Out For Four Weeks
Published: December 06, 2015
Austria Vienna striker Kayode Olanrewaju has revealed that he will miss his team’s final game of 2015 against Rheindorf Altach  next weekend on account of injury.The former Flying Eagles star took to the Lavanttal Arena pitch on Saturday in the 64th minute but had to be carried from the field  in the 82...
Jaycee John Okwunwanne Scores Ninth League Goal
Published: December 06, 2015
Jaycee John Okwunwanne scored his ninth goal in the Thai Premier League on Sunday in Bangkok United’s 3 - 0 rout of  Nakhon Ratchasima FC . Just after the hour mark, the Bahrain international found the net and the scoreboard remained the same until 15 minutes from time.On 75 minutes, Dragan Boskovic doubled...
Odion Ighalo Says Game Plan Was Executed To Perfection
Published: December 06, 2015
Odion Ighalo was pleased to score for the ninth time in the Premier League this season as Watford defeated Norwich City 2-0.The Nigeria national - teamer said their game plan was executed to perfection as they stopped the opponents from playing their own game and reckons that it was one of their best performances of th...
Bnei Yehuda Striker Jude Nworuh Scores Fourth Premier League Goal
Published: December 06, 2015
Jude Nworuh scored what turned out to be a consolation goal as Bnei Yehuda were beaten 3 - 1 at home by Hapoel Ra’anana in the Israeli Premier League on Saturday night.Shabtai gave the visitors an early lead in the tenth minute then Evans Kangwa bagged a brace before Nworuh pulled a goal back four minutes out of ...
Samson Siasia Delighted With Clean Sheet
Published: December 06, 2015
Dream Team VI coach, Samson Siasia, was delighted that his side kept a clean sheet against Algeria on Saturday night at the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations.His defense had collapsed twice in the second half, against Mali and Egypt, conceding four goals in total after going into the interval with a healthy lead.“I cong...
Samson Siasia Hands Dream Team Players $100 Each
Published: December 05, 2015
Nigeria U-23s Head Coach, Samson Siasia, has fulfilled a pledge he made to the players before their final Group B clash against Algeria on Saturday night.The former Nantes striker promised the players $100 each if they qualify for the semi - final of the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations.The Dream Team roster consists of 21 p...
Chelsea Loanee Victor Moses Suffers Hamstring Injury
Published: December 05, 2015
Victor Moses, 24,  faces another spell on the sidelines after picking up an injury in West Ham’s goalless draw with Manchester United in the Premier League on Saturday.The Nigeria international will have to undergo a scan to ascertain the extent of damage and the number of weeks he will spend in the treatmen...
Tom Adeyemi Goal Helps Leeds United Beat Hull City
Published: December 05, 2015
A 45th minute goal from midfielder Tom Adeyemi helped Leeds United beat Hull City 2 - 1 on game week 19 in the Championship on Saturday.New Zealand star Chris Wood had given the Whites the lead on the half- hour mark before Adeyemi doubled the advantage, slamming the ball into the back of the net after Hull City netmin...
Nigeria U-23s Keep Olympic Dream Alive, Draw With Algeria
Published: December 05, 2015
The Dream Team VI have qualified for the last four of the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations after securing a goalless draw against Algeria - U23s in both countries final Group B fixture.With Egypt losing 1 - 0 to Mali in a game played simultaneously, Algeria emerged winner of Group B ahead of Nigeria thanks to their superior ...
Premier League Wrap : Ighalo & Alli Score; Iheanacho Comes Off Bench; Anichebe, Iwobi, Onomah & Ilori Benched
Published: December 05, 2015
Catch up on the performance of players of Nigerian descent in the English Premier League on Saturday.Ex Golden Eaglet sensation Kelechi Iheanacho played 33 minutes of Manchester City’s shock 2 - 0 loss to Stoke City at Britannia Stadium . It was the 19 - year - old’s 10th appearance in the English Premier L...
Dili Onyedinma Commends Oba Aromolaran Over Girls Tourney
Published: December 05, 2015
Chief Mrs Dili Onyedinma has commended the paramount ruler of Ijesaland, Oba Gabriel Adekunle Aromolaran for including female category to his annual Under-17 National Football Competition slated for Federal Technical College Ilesa, Osun State between 13th to 20th December.Onyedinma, who made this known in letter sent t...
Taiwo Awoniyi Drops To The Bench As Siasia Names Starting XI For Algeria Clash
Published: December 05, 2015
Samson Siasia has made two changes to his starting XI for the Dream Team’s clash against Algeria at the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, starting from 1800 hours at the Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar.Liverpool loanee Taiwo Awoniyi has failed to impress so far at the tournament in Senegal and drops to...
Official : Jonkopings Sodra IF Swoop For Moses Ogbu
Published: December 05, 2015
Through a press release, newly - promoted Swedish Allsvenskan side Jönköpings Södra IF have announced the signing of Moses Ogbu on a two - year contract.The 24 - year - old joins the Superettan champions as a free agent after deciding not to extend his contract with IK Sirius.Moses Ogbu arrived in Sweden...