Sheyi Ojo On Target As Wolves Beat Birmingham City
Published: October 31, 2015
Goals from Anglo-Nigerian winger Sheyi Ojo and Dave Edwards assisted Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Birmingham City at St Andrews in the Championship on Saturday afternoon.It was the 18 - year - old’s first strike in the league since he found the net in Wolves’ 3 - 0 win over Fulham at the end of September.Ed...
Super Eagles Star Mikel Makes Starting XI To Face Liverpool, As Ibe Is Benched
Published: October 31, 2015
Super Eagles star John Obi Mikel will make his second Premier League start of the season against Liverpool on Saturday afternoon, Jose Mourinho has announced.The 28 - year - old will shield the defenders along with Brazil international Ramires, who few days ago extended his contract with the Londoners.Mikel has not sta...
Asisat Oshoala Wins Another Award In England
Published: October 31, 2015
Asisat Oshoala has won the Outstanding Achievement Female New Player award, Liverpool Ladies Football Club have announced through official channels.The Nigeria international is widely regarded as one of the top young players in the world, having won the FIFA U-20 Women’ s World Cup Golden Boot and Golden Ball in&...
David Enogela Vows To Put It Right Against Brazil
Published: October 31, 2015
Defensive midfielder David Enogela has vowed to put it right when the Golden Eaglets face Brazil at the ongoing Fifa Under 17 World Cup after his slip led to Croatia’s match winner in their final group fixture.But he can take heart from his performance in the Nigeria U17s win over Australia, having helped goalkee...
Jos North LGA Wins Plateau State Governor Cup
Published: October 31, 2015
Jos North Local Government Area have have been crowned Champions of the Plateau State Governor’s Cup Football tournament after they beat their counterparts from Barkin-Ladi 1-0 in a tense final.The final which was scheduled originally for 2014 had to be delayed by one year by the organisers, the State&rsq...
Bright Enobakhare Scores In U21 League Action As Wolves Suffer Defeat
Published: October 31, 2015
Wolves striker Bright Enobakhare was on target on Friday night in the Under 21 Premier League Division 2 but his goal was not enough, with his team losing 3 - 2 to Blackburn Rovers at Molineux.On 10 minutes, the highly - rated Nigerian starlet gave Wolves the lead, reacting quickest to a rebound after Hunte’s eff...
Wenger Reveals Iwobi In Contention To Make Premier League Debut Vs Swansea
Published: October 31, 2015
Super Eagles frontman Alex Iwobi could play his first game in the English Premier League on Saturday, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has revealed.The Gunners have been hit by an injury crisis ahead of the trip to the Liberty Stadium, with Three Lions stars Theo Walcott and Oxlade-Chamberlain picking up injuries in the 3...
Ugonna Uzochukwu Grabs Winner For Chippa United
Published: October 30, 2015
Ugonna Uzochukwu assisted Chippa United secure their third win of the season on Friday night against Mpumalanga Black Aces at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium (Port Elizabeth) .There was plenty of Nigerian interest in this game, with three Super Eagles players in the shape of Daniel Akpeyi, James Okwuosa and Uzochukwu ma...
Sone Aluko Out Of MK Dons Clash
Published: October 30, 2015
Sone Aluko has not recovered sufficiently to be considered for selection ahead of Hull City’s tie against MK Dons in the Championship.Last weekend, the Nigeria international was included in the 18 - man squad for the clash with Viv Solomon - Otabor’s Birmingham City but was withdrawn at the last minute afte...
Ikechi Anya Aware Of West Ham Threat
Published: October 30, 2015
Ikechi Anya, 27, is confident that Watford can pick up all three points against West Ham on Saturday at Vicarage Road.But the Scotland international is aware that the Hammers will be hoping to continue their good run in the Premier League, with 13 points garnered from a possible 15 in their away matches.“If you l...
Copa Coca-Cola Tournament Kicks Off
Published: October 30, 2015
The 2015 edition of Copa Coca-Cola kicked off this October to teach Nigerian teenagers what it takes to play the game of football. Themed ‘Everything for Football’, Copa Coca-Cola is an international youth tournament which is aimed at identifying and rewarding teen soccer talents as well as creating opportu...
George Abbey Delighted Obafemi Martins, Kelechi Iheanacho Are In Super Eagles Squad
Published: October 30, 2015
Retired Nigeria international George Abbey was pleased that Seattle Sounders striker Obafemi Martins and Manchester City talent Kelechi Iheanacho have been chosen to represent the national team. The former Crewe Alexandra defender was a teammate to Martins in the Super Eagles, and was named in the starting XI alongside...
Ujah Admits Being Jittery Before Facing Cologne
Published: October 30, 2015
Werder Bremen striker Anthony Ujah has confessed that he was jittery before he took to the pitch against Cologne in the DFB Pokal on Wednesday night.Cologne saved the Nigeria international from his nightmare at Mainz after signing him on loan before acquiring him on a permanent basis in the summer of 2013 and he repaid...
Kelechi Iheanacho Reveals Dad Vetoed Move To Porto
Published: October 30, 2015
New Super Eagles invitee Kelechi Iheanacho would have been a Porto player, the attacker has revealed.The Portuguese powerhouse had set the wheels in motion to sign Iheanacho from Taye Academy after the 2013 Fifa Under 17s but Manchester City finally won the race for his services with the backing of his father and agent...
Kenneth Omeruo Hints At First Team Return Against Besiktas
Published: October 30, 2015
With doubts surrounding the fitness of Kenneth Omeruo, Super Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh has taken the wise decision of omitting him from a 24 - play roster announced on Thursday for the World Cup qualifiers against Swaziland.But the central defender has sent a message to the Nigeria manager and his fans that suggests h...