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Manchester United Defender Mathew Olosunde Called Up To USA U20s Squad
Published: March 15, 2016
United States U20 manager, Tab Ramos, has called up new Manchester United signing Mathew Olosunde to the national team ahead of the Dallas Cup.The Nigerian-American was among eight defenders named to the roster as the Americans begin preparations for the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.The 18-year-old has been part of ...
Official : Fanendo Adi Extends Portland Timbers Contract
Published: March 15, 2016
Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers have announced that they have extended the contract of  Super Eagles invitee Fanendo Adi. Per league and club policy, the financial terms and duration of contract penned by the striker have not been disclosed.The former FC Copenhagen and Dynamo Kiev man has been rewarded f...
Exclusive: Jordan Williams Offered New One-Year Deal By Southend United
Published: March 15, 2016
Southend United highly-rated full-back Jordan Williams has been offered a new deal by the League One club, with the current agreement between club and player set to run out at the end of the 2015-16 season.The player’s agent, George Alawode-Williams, has disclosed that his client is likely to accept the contract ...
Tottenham Hotspur Monitoring Musa Yahaya At Portimonense After Work Permit Hitch
Published: March 15, 2016
Tottenham Hotspur are closely monitoring the performance of Nigeria U20 international Musa Yahaya at Portuguese setup  Portimonense SC, according to the the midfielder’s intermediary Babawo Mohammed.Spurs failed to secure a work permit for the Flying Eagles dazzler after he attained the age of majority last ...
Work Permit Delays Debut Of Shanghai Shenhua Loanee Brian Fok
Published: March 15, 2016
Hong Kong Under 23 international Brian Fok  has explained why he is yet to make his debut for Romanian Liga II club ACS Berceni. The Shanghai Greenland Shenhua defender was farmed out on a year-long loan just before the close of the Romanian transfer window due to his lack of first team opportunities at the Chines...
Ex-Al Ahly Goal Poacher Peter Ebimobowei Predicts Egypt Will Fall In Kaduna
Published: March 15, 2016
Former Al Ahly striker Peter Ebimobowei has predicted that Nigeria will defeat Egypt when both African powerhouses square off in an African Cup of Nations qualifying fixture next Friday in Kaduna.With Egypt coach Hector Cuper expected to hand invitations to a number of players in the ranks of Al Ahly,  Ebimobowei ...
Gabriel Olalekan Apologizes For Mistakes
Published: March 15, 2016
Rivers United centre half, Gabriel Olalekan has moved to apologize for his mistakes in Sunday’s Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) 2-3 reverse to Niger Tornadoes in Lokoja.Olalekan appeared culpable for all three goals scored by the hosts, the first, ill times bicycle which caught former teammate, Jackso...
Ayobami Asekunowo Gets Three Match Ban
Published: March 15, 2016
Ayobami Asekunowo has will miss the next three games of Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) club, Rivers United.The defender was hit with a three-match ban after he received a straight red card from referee, Sani Mohammed in the closing stages of United’s 2-3 defeat to Niger Tornadoes at the Confluence St...
Roma Star Mohamed Salah, Arsenal Midfielder Elneny Named In Egypt Squad To Face Nigeria
Published: March 14, 2016
Egypt national team coach Héctor Cúper has announced a list of five-foreign based professionals summoned for the African Cup of Nations qualifiers against Nigeria later this month.Roma winger Mohamed Salah headlines the list of players invited and is joined on the roster by Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elne...
Leicester City Put Move For Ahmed Musa On Hold To Concentrate On Winning Premier League
Published: March 14, 2016
English Premier League leading Leicester City have not approached CSKA Moscow again regarding the signing of Ahmed Musa in after a failed bid for the striker in January.At the moment, the Foxes have more important things to worry about, including winning the Premier League for the first time in their history, but a sou...
Stakeholders Assure Club Owners Women League Will Resume In April
Published: March 14, 2016
Sunday’s stakeholders meeting between club owners of the South South zone of the Nigeria Women Football League and some Adhoc Committee members set up by the Nigeria Football Federation yielded what one could call bright future for Women football in Nigeria.The meeting had the Adhoc committee chairman, Ba...
Super Eagles Striker Sylvester Igboun Hopes To Resume Training This Week
Published: March 14, 2016
Sylvester Igboun has explained that he sustained an injury during the Russian Cup tie between Ufa and CSKA Moscow on March 1, which has kept him on the sidelines for about two weeks.The Super Eagles frontman was not in Ufa’s squad for league games against Mordovia(March 6) and Lokomotiv Moscow(March 13) because o...
Arsenal Slayer Odion Ighalo Says He Was Bothered By Goal Drought
Published: March 14, 2016
Watford striker Odion Ighalo has admitted that he was bothered by his goal drought but took an amount of solace in the fact that manager Sanchez Flores kept faith with him during his dry spell.The Nigeria international’s lack of goals in his last seven games was the main talking point days leading up to the FA Cu...
Fanendo Adi Rues Loss To San Jose Earthquakes
Published: March 14, 2016
Fanendo Adi has rued Portland Timbers’s 2-1 loss to San Jose Earthquakes in the second round of matches in Major League Soccer on Sunday and has suggested that the team failed to convert their chances.The Oregon-based outfit fell 2-0 behind inside the opening first forty-five minutes before Jack McInerney pulled ...
MATCH REPORT: MFM FC Thrash El-Kanemi Warriors
Published: March 14, 2016
A goal each from Stephen Odey, Julius Emiloju and Onuwa Chukwuka shot Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries Football Club of Lagos to the top of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) table as they trashed  El-Kanemi Warriors of Maiduguri 3-1.The Olukoya Boys started the game like a house on fire with ...