Adductor Injury Rules Joel Obi Out Of Wolfsburg Clash
Published: March 10, 2015
Through their official Twitter account, Inter Milan have revealed that Joel Obi will not travel to Germany with the squad for the Europa League round of 16 first leg clash against Wolfsburg. The midfielder has failed to recover from an adductor injury, which has ruled him out of the game at the Volkswagen Arena.Joel Ob...
Free Agent Francesca Ordega Hoping To Attract Suitors At World Cup
Published: March 10, 2015
Free agent Francesca Ordega is hoping to put herself in the shop window at the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup.The 21 - year - old is on the lookout for a new team after her contract was not extended by Swedish Damallsvenskan side Pitea IF at the end of the 2014 season. “I know the immediate task before us...
CSKA Moscow Striker Ahmed Musa Nominated For Player of The Week Award
Published: March 10, 2015
Ahmed Musa has been recognized for his outstanding performance against Terek Grozny last weekend, with the Russian Premier League in conjunction with championat.com nominating him for the Player of the Week Award. Experts, journalists and representatives of the League have already offered their nominations, with f...
Pierre Coly Blames Referee For Rangers Loss To Taraba
Published: March 10, 2015
Enugu Rangers’s Senegalese defender Pierre Coly has pointed an accusing finger to the referee, following the Flying Antelopes 3 - 2 loss to Taraba FC in both teams opening fixture in the Nigeria Professional Football League.Coly scored in the first half to bring the scoreline to 1 - 1, only for the referee to awa...
Daniel Chima Scores On Shanghai Shenxin Debut
Published: March 10, 2015
Daniel Chima has admitted that defensive lapses were to blame for Shanghai Shenxin’s heavy loss to Shanghai Greenland Shenhua in the opening round of the Chinese Super League. Shanghai Greenland Shenhua thrashed Shanghai Shenxin 6 - 2, with Chima scoring on his debut in the 45th minute to bring the scoreline to 3...
Chuba Akpom Starts From The Bench Against Manchester United
Published: March 09, 2015
Arsenal coach, Arsene Wenger, has named his starting line - up for the eagerly anticipated English FA Cup clash against Manchester United on Monday night, starting from 20:45 hours.England youth international Chuba Akpom starts the game at Old Trafford from the bench, but Semi Ajayi has not been considered as expected....
Taiwo Awoniyi Not Chasing Personal Glory At AYC
Published: March 09, 2015
Taiwo Awoniyi has played down talk he’s chasing the Top Scorer Award at the ongoing African Youth Championship, saying personal accolades should not come at the expense of the team. The Kalmar trainee notched a brace in the Flying Eagles first game in Senegal, as well as the MOTM Award.“Top scorer of the to...
Kalmar Admit Taiwo Awoniyi May Join Another Club
Published: March 09, 2015
Kalmar FF have admitted that the club could lose Nigeria youth international  Taiwo Awoniyi even before he signs a contract in August. A lot of European teams are believed to have sent their scouts to Senegal to run the rule over the 17 - year - old, and in practice he could shred the preliminary agreement he has ...
Sylvester Igboun Says He Will Take Penalties Again Despite Miss Against Esbjerg
Published: March 09, 2015
FC Midtjylland’s 3 - 0 victory over Esbjerg on Sunday night could have been greater if Sylvester Igboun had converted a spot kick in the 65th minute. The Nigerian attacker has insisted that the missed opportunity will not discourage him from taking penalty kicks for the Wolves in future games.“I felt I did ...
Michael Uchebo On Target In Boavista Win
Published: March 09, 2015
In their battle against relegation, Boavista collected three valuable points after defeating Vitória Guimarães 3 - 1 at the Estádio do Bessa Século XXI in the 24th round. But it was the visitors who took the lead in the 22nd minute, thanks to Alex, who kept his composure to score from the pe...
Obafemi Martins Stars As Seattle Sounders Defeat New England Revolution
Published: March 09, 2015
Obafemi Martins has hailed the supporters of Seattle Sounders for their show of solidarity in their 3 - 0 win over New England Revolution in the MLS on Sunday at CenturyLink Field. The former Nigeria international was on target in the 41st minute, heading home a cross from Tyrone Mears.“The atmosphere...electrify...
Official : Edafe Egbedi Signs Two - Year Deal With Swedish Club KSF Prespa Birlik
Published: March 09, 2015
With a statement on their official website, prespabirlik.se, Swedish fourth - tier side KSF Prespa Birlik have announced the signing of ex Nigeria Under 20 international Edafe Egbedi on a two - year deal.Egbedi, a winger, arrives the Heleneholms IP as a free agent after he mutually terminated his contract with Danish c...
New Aktobe Signing Dele Adeleye Reveals Sparta Rotterdam Blocked Everton Move
Published: March 09, 2015
Nigeria international Dele Adeleye has penned a two - year deal with Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Aktobe, after shredding the agreement he had with OFI Crete.Speaking to the official website of the Kazakhstan powerhouse during his unveiling, the central defender has claimed that he was close to a move to Everton f...
Lukman Haruna Claims Interest From Russian Clubs
Published: March 08, 2015
In an interview with Ukrainian media, Lukman Haruna has hinted that he will not extend his loan agreement with Hoverla Uzhhorod at the end of this season. And the central midfielder has claimed that a lot of teams have expressed interest in his signature, especially Russian clubs.“Other teams are interested...
Anthony Ujah Will Set Personal Record If He Scores Against Borussia Dortmund
Published: March 08, 2015
Anthony Ujah continued his recent purple patch by scoring his ninth Bundesliga goal as Cologne defeated Eintracht Frankfurt 4- 2 on Sunday in the 24th round.The Nigeria international has netted in each of his last three games in the topflight, equaling his best scoring run since he arrived Germany from Lillestrom in th...