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 ...
Tornadoes Subdue Rivers United In Thriller
Published: March 14, 2016
A late fight back from Rivers United fail to yield dividends as Nigeria Tornadoes prevailed by the odd goal in five in a tempestuous but hugely-entertaining Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) contest decided at the Lokoja Stadium on Sunday.The big news from the United camp before kick off was the demotion to t...
Nigerian Exports: Onazi Makes Rare Start; Ideye,Edomwonyi On Target; Balogun,Madu Play Full Game; No Debut For Latifu
Published: March 13, 2016
Catch up on the performances of players of Nigerian descent in the European Leagues on Sunday.We start off at Villa Park. Tottenham Hotspur dragged Aston Villa deeper into relegation trouble with a 2-0 win. England midfielder Dele Alli started and played 87 minutes of the contest. Both Josh Onomah (Tottenham Hotspur) a...
Arsenal Young Star Iwobi Gutted Not To Make It To Wembley
Published: March 13, 2016
Alex Iwobi was disappointed that Arsenal have been knocked out of the Emirates FA Cup following their 2-1 loss to Watford. The 19-year-old, who was a second half substitute, was one of the Gunners players that impressed and would have brought his team back to parity in the closing minutes but struck the post.“Gut...
Exclusive: Watford Star Ighalo Reveals He Sustained A Muscle Injury And Will Need Rest
Published: March 13, 2016
Odion Ighalo has admitted that he is racing to be fit for Watford’s Premier League clash against Stoke City on March 19 after sustaining a muscle injury in the Hornets 2-1 victory against Arsenal on Sunday afternoon.The Super Eagles striker had to be substituted eight minutes from time against the Gunners at the ...
Odion Ighalo Back On The Goal Trail As Watford Record Shock Win Against Arsenal
Published: March 13, 2016
Odion Ighalo got on the scoresheet for Watford in their shock 2-1 win over Arsenal in the sixth round of the FA Cup at the Emirates on Sunday afternoon.The Nigeria international had scored 15 goals in all competitions but failed to find the net in his last seven games prior to the contest against the Gunners.Ighalo hit...
FA Cup Team News : Iwobi On The Bench For Arsenal; Watford Star Ighalo Makes First Start
Published: March 13, 2016
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has named his starting line-up for his side’s FA Cup clash against Watford on Sunday afternoon and has omitted Nigeria international Alex Iwobi.The 19-year-old, who drops to the bench, has featured from the start in the previous four games contested by the defending champs in this co...
Samson Kpenosen Nets Game-winner For Dong Thap Cao Lanh
Published: March 13, 2016
Samson Kpenosen opened his goalscoring account for the new season as Dong Thap Cao Lanh defeated Hoang Anh Gia Lai 2-1 in the V-League on Sunday afternoon.The former Warri Wolves star fired blanks in his first two matches in the top-flight, against Da Nang and Ha Noi ,before netting his first of the season at the Cao L...
Niger Tornadoes Coach Fancies Chances Against Rivers United
Published: March 13, 2016
Niger Tornadoes and Rivers United go head to head in a match day six Nigeria Professional Football League game that should be special for many reasons.Tornadoes currently sit in 15th place on the NPFL standings with four points from five matches but this is a side that can score goals.Abdullahi Biffo’s charges ha...
Anthony Ujah Tips Bayern Munich Star Alaba To Become The Greatest Left Back In History
Published: March 13, 2016
Super Eagles striker Anthony Ujah had nothing but praise for Bayern Munich wing-back David Alaba in the wake of Werder Bremen’s 5-0 loss to the Bundesliga champions on Saturday.The former Cologne and Lillestrom star has opined that Alaba can become the greatest left back in the history of the game if he continues...