Olarenwaju Kayode Pleased To Get Off The Mark For Austria Vienna
Published: August 02, 2015
Austria Vienna attacker Olarenwaju Kayode has expressed his happiness at scoring on his home debut in his side’s 3 - 1 defeat of Rheindorf Altach in the Bundesliga on Sunday evening.The former Flying Eagles star netted his maiden goal for his new employer on the hour mark, helping Austria Vienna climb to the top ...
Sunday Friendlies Wrap : Michael Olaitan Celebrates Twente Deal With Goal On Debut; Ujah, Obika, Sheyi Ojo Hit Target
Published: August 02, 2015
Anthony Ujah capped a man - of - the - match performance by scoring a brace against West Ham in Werder Bremen’s final pre - season fixture before their DFB Pokal clash with Würzburger Kickers in six days time.The Nigeria international took his tally in pre - season to an impressive 10 goals after hitting tar...
African Champs Crash Out Of 2016 Olympic Games Qualifiers
Published: August 02, 2015
Nigeria will not be represented at the 2016 Summer Olympics women’ s football tournament after crashing out of the qualifiers following a 2 - 1 loss to one of the emergent powerhouses of African football, Equatorial Guinea, in Bata.The Super Falcons had it at their back of their minds that they needed to score in...
Dream Team Come Out Unscathed Against Congo; Qualify For CAF Under 23 Championship
Published: August 02, 2015
The Dream Team VI have qualified for the CAF Under 23 Championship after drawing goalless with Congo in the away leg of their qualifier in Pointe - Noire on Sunday evening.The Nigeria Olympic Team , who had defeated the Congo U23s 2 - 1 in the first leg, were put under pressure by their opponents  but came out uns...
Etim Esin, UK Scouts Arrive Ibadan For Frenage Soccer Summit
Published: August 02, 2015
Ex-Super Eagles’ playmaker, Etim Esin and England based Strive Sports Management have landed at the Lead City University, the venue of ‘2015 Frenage Soccer Summit scheduled to commence on 3rd to 8th August in Ibadan.The former Eagle’s midfield mestro is lined up to deliver a motivational lecture hingi...
Egwim Bags Treble To Send Nasarawa Packing
Published: August 02, 2015
Ifeanyi Egwim fired a hat-trick to inspire ten-man Dolphins to a 3-1 victory over Nasarawa United in a Nigeria Professional Football League match on Saturday.The Pride of Rivers showed determination despite playing more than 77 minutes of the game with a man down as goalkeeper Rotimi Sunday was sent-off for handling th...
Community Shield : Arsenal Striker Alex Iwobi In Line To Make Official Debut ; Mikel And Moses Benched
Published: August 02, 2015
Both Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger have named their starting line - ups for the Community Shield at Wembley.The big news as it concerns Nigerian fans is that Dream Team VI target Alex Iwobi is in line to make his official debut for the current FA Cup winners, with manager Wenger naming him in the 18 - man squad but h...
Taiwo Awoniyi, Kingsley Sokari And Aminu Umar Benched As Siasia Names Starting XI For Battle Of Pointe - Noire
Published: August 02, 2015
Dream Team VI manager, Samson Siasia, has announced his starting line-up for the CAF Under 23 Championship qualifier against Congo in Pointe - Noire on Sunday afternoon.Nigeria under 20 internationals Kingsley Sokari, Taiwo Awoniyi and Godwin Saviour have all been included in the team sheet but only the KV Oostende n...
Official : Noah Ojuola Competes Move To Qormi
Published: August 02, 2015
Ex Dream Team VI trainee, Noah Ojuola’s proposed move to Qormi, is now in the bag, with the defender appending his signature to a three - year contract with the Maltese Premier League club.For the upcoming season, the versatile defender, who can be handy in midfield will play with the number five jersey.In the on...
NPFL Returnee Ike ThankGod Eyes Win Against Ifeanyi Ubah FC
Published: August 02, 2015
Abia Warriors defender Ike ThankGod expects the Umuahia side to pick up at least a point when they clash with Ifeanyi Ubah in the Nigeria Professional Football League on Sunday.The former Nigeria international would be playing his second game for Abia Warriors if he is selected to face the Nnewi side.“Our expecta...
EXCLUSIVE : HJK Helsinki Target Taye Taiwo Departs Finland After Refusing To Play Friendly Against Liverpool
Published: August 02, 2015
Taye Taiwo sensationally departed Finland on Sunday morning without signing a contract with HJK Helsinki, the defender’s intermediary Tekin Birinci has informed allnigeriasoccer.com.To let the cat out of the bag, the ex Marseille, AC Milan and Dynamo Kiev full - back refused to play a friendly for the Finnish clu...
Nosa Igiebor : I Did Not Sleep After The Loss To Viktoria Plzen
Published: August 02, 2015
Nosa Igiebor is still disappointed that Maccabi Tel Aviv lost 2 - 1 to Viktoria PlzeÅ� in the first leg of both teams third qualifying round fixture in the Champions League, and has admitted he was scratching his head after the game at Bloomfield Stadium.Ahead of Wednesday’s return leg in the Czech Republic, the...
Official : William Jidayi Leaves Juve Stabia For U.S. Avellino
Published: August 02, 2015
Italian Serie B club U.S. Avellino have announced the signing of  midfielder William Jidayi on a two - year contract ahead of the new season.The Italian - Nigerian spent the 2014 - 15 campaign at Juve Stabia, scoring 3 goals in 33 appearances in the Lega Pro.Before William Jidayi’s move to The Wasps, he repr...
Obafemi Martins Fails Late Fitness Test, Misses Vancouver Whitecaps Clash
Published: August 02, 2015
Major League Soccer side Seattle Sounders continued their slump in the league after losing 3 - 0 at home to Vancouver Whitecaps in their 23rd match of the season.Most of the pre - match talk centered around whether or not Nigeria international Obafemi Martins was going to make a return to the pitch, having been on the ...
NWPL: Confluence Queens Walk Over FC Robo in Lagos
Published: August 01, 2015
Confluence Queens FC on Saturday, walked over FC Robo in the Week Ten encounter of Nigeria Women Premier League, NWPL in Lagos.The match, billed to take place at the Onikan Stadium at 2pm could not come alive as the home side, FC Robo failed to show up due to reasons believed to be financial constraints.However, ...