Exclusive - Agent : We Hope To Move Abiola Dauda In January
Published: December 04, 2013
Abiola Dauda has flourished this season in the Serbian Superliga, notching up 6 goals in 13 matches for second on the table Red Star Belgrade. There are reports linking the Swedish - Nigerian with an exit from the Marakana Stadium, with Blackpool and unnamed teams in Spain said to be mulling over a bid in the January t...
John Ogu Wants Eagles To Avoid Brazil, Argentina, Spain
Published: December 04, 2013
With the World Cup draw scheduled to take place in Brazil on Friday, Academica midfielder John Ogu wants Nigeria to avoid some of the top guns in the group stage.The Super Eagles are in basket 2 of the draw and could find themselves in a group containing Spain, Brazil or Argentina.“I would love we don’t mee...
Paul Pogba Wins Golden Boy Award
Published: December 04, 2013
Authoritative Turin based sports daily Tuttosport has announced the winner of the golden boy for the year ended 2013.The eleventh edition of the award which is chosen by some of the top European journalists went to Paul Pogba of Juventus.Paul Pogba scored 256 points ahead of Romelu Lukaku (Everton), who collected 129 p...
World Cup Draw : Victor Obinna Wants Brazil, Russia, Iran
Published: December 04, 2013
Lokomotiv Moscow attacker Victor Obinna has commented on the World Cup draw scheduled to take place in Brazil on Friday.The Nigeria international has said that he would love to be be in the same group with Brazil, Russia and Iran.Speaking to sport - express.ru, the 26 - year - old said : “If the draw for the Worl...
Marseille President, Vincent Labrune Praises Enyeama
Published: December 03, 2013
Nigeria international Vincent Enyeama has now gone 1035 minutes without conceding a goal in Ligue 1 following Lille’s 1 -  0 defeat of Marseille on Tuesday evening.The 31 - year - old has kept 14 clean-sheets (includes 11 on the bounce) in his last 16 games, the second longest streak in the history of the Fr...
Individual Training For Chigozie Udoji
Published: December 03, 2013
Greek outfit Aris Thessaloniki resumed training on Tuesday following the 2 - 2 draw with Panthrakikos in the 13th round of matches in the Super League. Nigerian midfielder Chigozie Udoji has been suffering a groin injury since the penultimate round of games. But he is very important to manager Zoran Milinokovits, who i...
Fifa Announces Composition Of World Cup Draw Pots
Published: December 03, 2013
Football governing body, Fifa on Tuesday announced the composition of the baskets before the draw of the World Cup scheduled to be held on December 6 in Brazil. Nigeria as well as fellow Africans Ghana, Ivory Coast, Algeria, Cameroon and Chile are in pot 2.Pot 1 consists of the top eight seeds -  Brazil, Spain, Ar...
3SC Boss Commiserates With Family of Dead Supporter
Published: December 03, 2013
The chairman management board of Ibadan darling team, 3SC Kelani Babatunde-Anifowose has commiserated with the family of one of their committed supporters, Pastor Olawuyi Popoola, who died on Sunday 1st December.Pastor Popoola according to a release signed by 3SC’ Boss and made available to newsmen by the media o...
Aalesund Reject Bid From Russia For Leke James
Published: December 03, 2013
Norwegians Aalesund have rejected two undisclosed bids- a Russian club mentioned - for highly rated Nigerian striker Leke James , the electronic edition of Sunnmørsposten is reporting. The Norwegian newspaper has suggested that the two interested suitors must come back with bags of money in their bid to lure the...
David Alaba Pleased To Extend Bayern Contract
Published: December 03, 2013
Bayern Munich left back David Alaba says he is very pleased to prolong his stay with the Bundesliga champions after putting pen to paper on a new three - year deal on Monday. The 21 - year - old Austria international will now defend the colors of Bayern Munich for the next five years.“I’m very, very pleased...
Yaya Toure Beats Mikel, Moses To Clinch BBC Award
Published: December 02, 2013
Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has been named the best player in Africa for 2013, according to a poll conducted by United Kingdom based broadcaster BBC.To scoop the prestigious award, the Ivory Coast international was chosen ahead of Mikel Obi (Chelsea), Victor Moses (Liverpool), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borus...
Godfrey Oboabona Happy To Net Debut Goal For Rizespor
Published: December 02, 2013
Rizespor stopper Godfrey Oboabona has said that he was very delighted to net his first goal for the Turkish club in their 2 - 1 loss to Konyaspor on Monday evening.The Nigeria international was on target in the 72nd minute  but his joy did not last long after scoring an own goal eight minutes later.“I give t...
Manager Michel Heaps Praise On Michael Olaitan
Published: December 02, 2013
Nigeria Under 20 international Michael Olaitan has been praised by Olympiakos manager Míchel for his performance on Sunday evening in the 3 - 0 win over Ergotelis.The Flying Eagles star was handed a starting shirt and he repaid the manager’s faith, netting in first half stoppage time.To think that Olaitan ...
Schalke Still Want To Acquire Aogo
Published: December 02, 2013
Despite the injury to Dennis Aogo, Schalke 04 still want to exercise their option of acquiring him outright from Hamburg having impressed enough prior to his spell on the sidelines. The 26 - year - old Germany international could be out of action for up to six months after damaging knee ligaments during training.&ldquo...
Bnei Sakhnin Plan To Offload Sunday Stephen
Published: December 02, 2013
Bnei Sakhnin are not pleased with the performance of one - cap Nigeria international Sunday Stephen and there are strong suggestions in the Israeli press led by one.co.il that his contract might be terminated as early as January 2014.Sunday Stephen, a summer arrival, is contractually bound to Bnei Sakhnin until June 20...