Sani Lulu Cautions On Grassroots Football Development
Published: December 20, 2015
Former NFF President Alhaji Sani Lulu Abdullahi has insisted that for the country to sustain the successes recorded at the FIFA U-17 World Cup, that genuine attention should be on the development of the game at the grassroot level.Lulu, who was the President of the Federation from 2006-2010, said  if the game is p...
Odion Ighalo Extends Scoring Streak To Four Matches, Nets Brace Against Liverpool
Published: December 20, 2015
Odion Ighalo notched a brace as Watford thrashed Liverpool 3-0 at Vicarage Road on Sunday in the Premier League.The in-form Nigeria international doubled the Hornets advantage in the 15th minute before grabbing his 12th goal of the season five minutes from time to help guide his side to seventh in the standings.For his...
Anthony Ujah Disappointed With Loss To Eintracht Frankfurt
Published: December 20, 2015
Anthony Ujah was not pleased that Werder Bremen surrendered a one - goal lead before losing 2 - 1 to Eintracht Frankfurt at the Commerzbank-Arena in their last game before the winter break on Saturday afternoon.The Super Eagles striker worked a ninety - minute shift in attack but failed to find the net just as he did n...
Free Agent Michael Babatunde Targets Move To Europe Or Asia
Published: December 20, 2015
Free agent Michael Babatunde, who recently terminated his contract with FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, has vowed not to join an Ukrainian team in the January transfer window.“Now I’m looking for a new club. Most likely, it will not be the Ukrainian team, and not even familiar to me Volyn, from which I had come t...
Mighty Jets Give Christmas Break To Players, To Resume January 4th
Published: December 20, 2015
Following the fast approaching periods of festivities, the Chairman of Mighty Jets FC of Jos, Godfrey Hamza, has approved management’s decision to send players and officials of the team on Christmas and New Year break to resume on January 4, 2016.In a statement released by the Club through its Media Officer, Mbum...
Plateau United Coach Mansur Abdullahi Undergoes Successful Eye Surgery
Published: December 20, 2015
Plateau United coach Mansur Abdullahi has undergone successful eye surgery at the Makka Specialist Eye Hospital in Kano The hospital is owned by Al Basar International Foundation by Saudi Arabians with experienced doctors from Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. The former Flamingoes assistant coach had the procedure some ...
Onyekachi Okonkwo Sent Off Against Birkirkara
Published: December 19, 2015
Former Nigeria international Onyekachi Okonkwo took the walk of shame as Mosta were beaten 3 - 0 by Birkirkara in the Maltese Premier League on Saturday.The new acquisition was named in Mosta’s starting lineup alongside Osa Guobadia , while Ini Etim Akpan was handed a rare start for Birkirkara as a result of the...
John Akinde, Jabo Ibehre Help Clubs Record Wins
Published: December 19, 2015
Anglo - Nigerian pair John Akinde ( Barnet ) and Jabo Ibehre ( Carlisle United) helped their respective clubs record wins in the English League Two on Saturday.At the Hive Stadium in London, Akinde was a thorn in the flesh of the opposition defenders and he capped off an impressive display by scoring from the spot in...
Matilda Calls For Fairness In The Selection Of New NWFL Chief
Published: December 19, 2015
Rivers Angels team manager, Mrs Matilda Onyiloha has called for caution and fairness in the selection of the next Nigeria Women Football League chairperson. The highly-rated administrator made this declaration after the 71st Annual General Assembly of the Nigeria Football Federation, which took place at the Transc...
Lead City Varsity Wins Football Gold, As NPUGA Ends
Published: December 19, 2015
As the 6th Nigerian Private University Games Association (NPUGA), hosted by Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti, (ABUAD) ended over the weekend Lead City University Ibadan emerged champion in Football event.The Ibadan based private institution; Lead City defeated the football team of Alikmah University in the final game,...
Premier League Wrap : Mikel Comes Off Bench; Anichebe Benched; Alli Stars; Odemwingie & Onomah Missing
Published: December 19, 2015
Catch up on the performance of players of Nigerian descent in the English Premier League on Saturday evening.Chelsea got back to winning ways in their first game following the sacking of Jose Mourinho. It ended 3 - 1 at Stamford Bridge, with Nigeria international John Obi Mikel involved in action for the last 19 minute...
Derick Ogbu Mulling Over His Future At Liaoning Whowin
Published: December 19, 2015
Derick Chuka Ogbu has kept Chinese Super League club Liaoning Whowin waiting over a contract extension, with his current deal set to expire at the end of this month.The ex OH Leuven hero has been one of the standout players for Liaoning Whowin since he arrived the club from CFR Cluj in the summer of 2014, scoring 16 go...
Iheanacho, Simon Miss Out On Golden Boy Award
Published: December 19, 2015
Super Eagles strikers Moses Simon (Gent) and Kelechi Iheanacho (Manchester City) have both missed out on the prestigious 2015 Golden Boy award for the best player in Europe under the age of 21 years.Manchester United’s France international Anthony Martial was crowned the winner of the award following his blisteri...
Solomon Kwambe Coy Over Sunshine Stars Future
Published: December 19, 2015
Super Eagles defender Solomon Kwambe remains coy over his future with Sunshine Stars, with his deal with Warri Wolves running out at the end of the 2015 season.Injuries, to a large extent, limited his appearances for club and country over the course of the season but the right - back has revealed that he’s now in...
Dominic Solanke Pleased To Be Back Among The Goals For Vitesse
Published: December 19, 2015
England youth - teamer Dominic Solanke was back among the goals as Vitesse Arnhem thrashed Twente 5 - 1 in their final game of 2015 before the winter break, to take his tally to 5 goals from 15 games.The Chelsea loanee had been searching for his first goal in the Eredivisie since he found the net in Vitesse’s 3 -...