Exclusive : Nurudeen Orelesi Agrees Two - Year Deal With Ukrainian Club, Metalurh Zaporizhya
Published: August 21, 2014
Former Nigeria youth international Nurudeen Orelesi has ended his four - year stay in Albania after agreeing to a deal with Ukrainian Premier League club, Metalurh Zaporizhya. After rejecting the first bid from Ukraine as it failed to meet the midfielder’s valuation, Skënderbeu Korçë chiefs sanct...
Exclusive : Ugo Ukah Signs One - Year Deal With Serbian Team, FK Cukaricki
Published: August 21, 2014
One - cap Nigeria international Ugo Ukah is no longer looking for a club after appending his signature to a contract with  FK Cukaricki on Thursday.The central defender was a free agent before agreeing terms with the Serbian Superliga campaigners, having failed to extend his expired contract with Jagiellonia Bialy...
New Oyo State Head Of Service Charges 3SC Not To lose Focus
Published: August 21, 2014
As Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) looked set to book a ticket back to the elite cadre of Nigerian football, the new Oyo State Head of Service in Oyo State Adesoji Eniade has charged the players and management of the traditional club not to lose focus and put in every best in ensuring that the team return back to wher...
Chinedu Obasi Rubbishes Reports Claiming He Is Injured
Published: August 21, 2014
Having spent three years in the international wilderness, Schalke 04 forward Chinedu Obasi has been invited for the African Cup of Nations qualifiers with Congo and South Africa. But malicious reports surfaced in the local media on Wednesday that claimed he was injured, questioning the decision of the national team sel...
Rilwan Hassan Reinstated In FC Midtjylland Squad For Showdown With Panathinaikos
Published: August 21, 2014
Rilwan Hassan has been reinstated in the FC Midtjylland squad for the Europa League showdown against Panathinaikos on Thursday evening. The winger had sat out the last two matches played by the Wolves in the Danish Superliga after he was sent off against Randers on August 4.Also in the 19 - man provisional squad to fac...
Falconets Coach, Peter Dedevbo Hails Four - Goal Heroine Asisat Oshoala
Published: August 21, 2014
For the second time in three tournaments, Nigeria’s Women’s Under 20 Team, the Falconets have qualified for the final of the Fifa Under 20 World Cup currently taking place in Canada, after defeating North Korea 6 - 2 in the semis.A double brace by Asisat Oshoala, a quick goal from Courtney Dike and Uchechi ...
Amkar Perm To Appeal Fegor Ogude Three - Game Ban
Published: August 20, 2014
Amkar Perm say they will be appealing the three - match ban handed to Fegor Ogude by the Russian Federation after he was red carded in a Russian Premier League game two days ago. The defensive midfielder was shown a straight red card after a violent challenge on Kuban Krasnodar’s Anton Sosnin.When the incident wa...
Forli In Advanced Talks With Christian Jidayi,
Published: August 20, 2014
Italian third - tier side Forli are in advanced negotiations with Novara over the signing of Christian Jidayi, with a positive announcement expected to be made in the coming days.The Italian - Nigerian impressed the technical crew while on loan at the Lega Pro club last term, making 31 appearances in the League.The def...
Official : Bamidele Yampolsky Joins Hapoel Raanana
Published: August 20, 2014
Israeli - Nigerian  Bamidele Yampolsky has joined Premier League side Hapoel Ra’anana on undisclosed terms, the club announced on Tuesday.Th 26 - year - old started his career with the youth team of Bnei Yehuda but never played for the first team before he transferred to Maccabi Netanya in 2004.Two years lat...
Done Deal : Ex West Ham Starlet Conor Okus Joins Dulwich Hamlet On A Non - Contract Basis
Published: August 20, 2014
Former West Ham Academy player, Conor Okus, has joined Isthmian League Premier Division outfit Dulwich Hamlet F.C on a non - contract basis. The central midfielder, who was a free agent before agreeing terms with The Hamlet, last represented another club in England’s basement divisions, Brentwood FC.“I am n...
Efe Ambrose Off To Slovenia After Administrative Goof
Published: August 20, 2014
Nigeria international Efe Ambrose is in a race against time to join the Glasgow Celtic squad that will tackle Slovenian side, Maribor, in the first leg, play - off round of the Champions League on Wednesday night.The stopper is eligible for the match at Ljudski vrt, but an administrative goof prevented him from traveli...
Torino Ponder Move For Sampdoria Striker Stefano Okaka
Published: August 20, 2014
According to reporting by Tuttomercatoweb.com, Torino are in the market for a striker to replace Alessio Cerci, who is being courted by AC Milan and Atletico Madrid. Should the 27 - year - old depart the Turin based club, ex Italy youth international Stefano Okaka has been lined up as his replacement .Though both forwa...
Chinedu Obasi Gets Call Up After Three Years In The International Wilderness
Published: August 19, 2014
Local Football regulator, Nigeria Football Federation, in the absence of a substantive coach, on Tuesday announced a list of 23 players invited to prosecute the Afcon qualifiers against Congo and South Africa.Hull City offensive player Sone Aluko, Elderson Echiejile, Nnamdi Oduamadi, Nosa Igiebor and Chinedu Obasi have...
Emmanuel Sarki Reveals Fifa Has Not Cleared Him To Represent Haiti
Published: August 19, 2014
Contrary to misleading reports by a section of the local press, one of the most respected sports newspapers in Europe, Przeglad Sportowy, has been doing some digging to unravel the decision of the Haiti Federation to call up Emmanuel Sarki for the friendly game with Chile next month. The Wisla Krakow midfielder has cla...
Official : Lazio Sell New Amuneke, Seyi Adeleke, To A - League Vice - Champions Western Sydney Wanderers
Published: August 19, 2014
With a note on the official website, Lazio have claimed that they have struck a deal with Western Sydney Wanderers over the transfer of Seyi Adeleke,, hailed in his homeland as the new Emmanuel Amuneke.At the moment, the financial terms and the duration of contract have not been disclosed by both the Italian and Austra...