Coach Manu Garba Praises Flying Eagles After Defeating Ghana
Published: February 19, 2015
The Flying Eagles defeated their Ghanaian counterparts 2 - 0 in a friendly ahead of next month’s African Youth Championship.Skipper Musa Mohammed put away his spot - kick in the 70th minute before substitute Ifeanyi Matthew doubled the advantage in injury time. Coach Manu Garba has showered praise on his charges ...
Kelechi Nwakali Rescues Golden Eaglets From Defeat
Published: February 18, 2015
Skipper Kelechi Nwakali rescued world champions Nigeria from defeat in their second group game at the ongoing CAF Under 17 Championship. In the 13th minute, the Guinea Under 17s took the lead through Sam Diallo, who converted a spot kick, and the scoreline remained the same until eight minutes from time.The Golden Eagl...
Exclusive : Enugu Rangers Exploring Ways To Sign Christian Ifeanyi Inyam From Sharks
Published: February 18, 2015
According to leaks gathered by allnigeriasoccer.com’s editorial staff, Enugu Rangers are in the market for offensive reinforcements ahead of the start of the Nigeria Professional Football League.Representatives of the Flying Antelopes have made contact with Christian Ifeanyi Inyam, who played for Sharks of Port H...
Lukman Haruna Left Out Of Dynamo Kiev Squad To Face Guingamp
Published: February 18, 2015
Lukman Haruna will not be on parade at the Stade du Roudourou when Dynamo Kiev face Guingamp in the Europa League round of 32 on Thursday night.The Kievites left their training camp in Marbella, Spain early this afternoon, and the Nigeria international was not among the 23 players that were selected for the trip to Fra...
Anthony Nwakaeme To Spend At Least Two Weeks On The Sidelines
Published: February 18, 2015
Due to a thigh muscle injury the striker picked up in Hapoel Ra’anana’s last match in the Israeli Premier League, Anthony Nwakaeme will not feature in the club’s next match against Ironi Kiryat Shmona.The striker scored his fifth goal of the season in the 2 - 1 win over Maccabi Netanya, which came in ...
Chidozie Awaziem Stars As Porto Knock Out Real Madrid From UEFA Youth League
Published: February 18, 2015
Chidozie Awaziem made his UEFA Youth League debut for the Under 19 squad of Primeira Liga giants Porto on Tuesday.The 18 - year - old started and completed the game against Real Madrid held at Estadio Alfredo Di Stéfano, and was cautioned in the 63rd minute.Tournament’s top scorer Mayoral gave Real Madrid ...
RoPS Defender Faith Friday Obilor Scores First Goal Of The Season
Published: February 17, 2015
Faith Friday Obilor, who is regarded as one of the top defenders in the Finnish championship, was on target as four - time League Cup winners HJK Helsinki were held to a 2 - 2 draw by RoPS.In the game attended by approximately 750 spectators, the central defender opened scoring for RoPS in the 14th minute before teamma...
David Alaba Named In Starting LineUp For Shakhtar Donetsk Clash
Published: February 17, 2015
Austrian - Nigerian wing-back David Alaba has been named in the starting lineup for Tuesday night’s Champions League meeting between Bayern Munich and Shakhtar Donetsk.The Austria international did not feature in the last two games played by the Bavarians in this competition after suffering knee ligament injury a...
Alhaji Gero Misses Out On Gabon Trip, As Siasia Names Squad
Published: February 17, 2015
Olympic National Team coach Samson Siasia has trimmed his squad to 21 players for the upcoming All Africa Games qualifier against Gabon in Libreville on Saturday.Surprisingly, Viborg striker Alhaji Gero and ex Samsunspor ace Umar Aminu will not be on the plane to Central Africa.But Arsenal Under 21 captain Alex Iwobi i...
Rilwan Hassan Faces Late Fitness Test, Ahead OB Odense Game
Published: February 17, 2015
FC Midtjylland coach Glen Riddersholm is optimistic that Rilwan Hassan will be fit for the game with OB Odense next Monday.The Nigerian winger has struggled with a knee complaint since the start of winter training, and has been rated 50 - 50 for the encounter at the MCH Arena. “Preliminary it looks very positive....
Teams Based In Russia, Holland And Germany Circling For Leke James
Published: February 17, 2015
Aalesunds striker Leke James has commented on the possibility of departing his Norwegian club before the start of the Premier League in April. According to the Norwegian press, it is believed that the 22 - year - old is on the wish list of teams in China, Russia, Turkey, Israel, Holland and Germany.“I know there ...
Marco Tagbajumi Targets Top - Six Finish And Cup
Published: February 17, 2015
Marco Tagbajumi has vowed that AEL Limassol will not take their foot off the pedal until they achieve their targets which they set at the beginning of this season.Tagbajumi, a household name in Cyprus on the back of emerging the top scorer in the top- tier last term, was on target in the 32nd minute as AEL defeated Ayi...
Arsenal Striker Alex Iwobi, Paul Onuachu Begin Training With Nigeria Under 23s
Published: February 17, 2015
Arsenal striker Alex Iwobi was among the six foreign - based professionals that trained with Nigeria’s Olympic National Team on Monday evening. Joining him are Danish - based duo Alhaji Gero and Paul Onuachu, Atanda Sodiq, Popoola Saliq and Oladele Oshobe.Standard Liege have not sanctioned one - cap Nigeria inter...
Brown Ideye Relishing Prospect Of Stepping Out On Hallowed Turf Of Wembley
Published: February 17, 2015
Brown Ideye is relishing the prospect of playing at Wembley, should West Brom defeat west Midlands rivals Aston Villa in the sixth round of the FA Cup on the weekend of March 7/8.The Baggies booked their place in the last eight of the competition following their 4 - 0 thrashing of West Ham last weekend, with Brown Idey...
Nigeria Draw Against Ghana In Pre - AYC Friendly
Published: February 16, 2015
In a warm - up game ahead of the African Youth Championship, Nigeria and Ghana, who have won nine tournaments between them, played a 2 - 2 draw in Accra on Monday evening.The hosts found themselves 1 - 0 down in the 22nd minute when Tottenham Hotspur starlet Musa Yahaya opened scoring for the Flying Eagles, after being...