Brown Ideye Breaks Five - Month Goal Drought
Published: April 15, 2013
Nigeria international Brown Ideye broke his five - month goal drought in Dynamo Kiev's hard fought 1 - 0 win over FC Karpaty Lviv on Saturday.Though Brown Ideye was delighted with his 64th minute strike, he has admitted that the three points are more important.He told fcdynamo.kiev.ua: ''The most important point is tha...
Golden Eaglets Successful In CAN Under 17 Opener
Published: April 15, 2013
Golden Eaglets striker Isaac Success announced his arrival on the world stage at Grande Stade Marrakech on Sunday after he scored a double brace as Nigeria defeated Ghana 6 - 1 at the CAF Under 17 championship. Bernard Bulbwa and Kelechi Iheanacho were also on target for the nailed on pre - tournament favorites. Ghana...
John Ogu Out For Two Weeks?
Published: April 14, 2013
After several days of denial and misleading the public, Académica de Coimbra midfielder John Ogu has finally admitted to being injured. The 24 - year - old Nigeria international claimed he had minor knee surgery on Thursday evening.His participation at the Fifa Confederations Cup in June is now hanging in the ba...
Efe Ambrose Breaks Silence On Late Arrival For Training
Published: April 14, 2013
Nigeria defender Efe Ambrose has broken his silence on the reason he arrived late for training on the day of the Champions League round of 16 clash against Juventus back in March.The Scottish Sun quoted Ambrose as saying: ''“It was just like the passport, something I never intended.''It wasn’t deliberate. I...
Michael Olagbemiro : I Am Sure We Will Survive The Drop
Published: April 14, 2013
Defensive midfielder Michael Olagbemiro is confident Bahrain Premier League side Al Makiya can survive the drop at the end of the season.Makiya currently occupy the 8th position on the 10 - team table, with 11 points from 12 matches. It was as a result of their poor form in the league that made the leadership of the cl...
Dele Aiyenugba Disappointed With Draw
Published: April 14, 2013
Bnei Yehuda custodian Dele Aiyenugba has expressed his disappointment in the wake of his side's 2 - 2 draw with table - toppers Maccabi Tel Aviv on Saturday. Bnei Yehuda squandered a two goal cushion to draw with Maccabi Tel Aviv at Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv.''It was a very difficult game. Maccabi Tel Aviv is probab...
Fifa Yet To Approve Transfer Of Razak Omotoyossi
Published: April 14, 2013
Fotbolltransfers.com in the middle of the month of March revealed that Razak Omotoyossi is returning to Syrianska.During the last day of the transfer window, it was clear that the striker had signed for the Premier Division club.But FIFA have still not approved the transfer. Before the end of the working week, they wer...
Barcelona, Real Madrid Doctors Treat Christian Obodo
Published: April 14, 2013
Nigeria international Christian Obodo has been ruled out of action for the next two weeks, reports the official website of Dinamo Minsk . Last Friday, the 28 - year - old central midfielder tried to resume training but felt some pains. With the permission of the coaching staff and club management, Obodo flew to Barcelo...
Sporting Braga Win League Cup
Published: April 14, 2013
Sporting Braga have won the Portuguese League Cup after defeating Porto 1 - 0 on Saturday at Estádio EFAPEL  . The scorer of the match winning goal was Brazilian striker Alan, who netted from the penalty spot in first half injury time.Though, he was not selected the man of the match, Nigerian left back Uwa ...
Akeem Agbetu Gets His Groove Back
Published: April 13, 2013
Former Nigeria Under 20 international Akeem Agbetu failed to score in his first nine games for TKİ Tavşanlı Linyitspor in the Turkish First League. His poor form in front of goal earlier in the season, which made him depart Boluspor in the winter transfer market, is now just a thing of the past. The&nbs...
Reading's Uche Ikpeazu Nets Fifth Hat - Trick Of The Season
Published: April 13, 2013
Reading Under 18s cruised past Chelsea with a 3 - 0 victory on Saturday, thanks to an impressive hat-trick from Nigerian striker Uche Ikpeazu.In - form Uche Ikpeazu, 18, has notched up five hat - tricks this season in games against Arsenal, Blackburn Rovers, Queens Park Rangers, Everton and Chelsea.''I am working hard ...
Paul Obiefule Rejected Offers From Hungary, Poland And Norway
Published: April 13, 2013
Nigerian midfielder Paul Obiefule, 26, has talked about his new contract with Swedish club Assyriska.He has played in the highest league in Denmark, Norway and Finland for clubs like Viborg FF, FC Lyn, Lillestrøm SK and KuPS. Despite interest from Hungary and Poland , Paul Obiefule chose the Premier League.Fotbo...
Heartland FC Disqualified From Confederation Cup
Published: April 13, 2013
Finally, Confederation of African Football has ruled in the case involving Heartland FC of Owerri and their Gabonese counterparts US Bitam.It would be recalled that the CAF Confederation Cup fixture between both teams did not take place on April 6 because the Nigerians arrived Gabon late on the day of the match. In its...
Three Golden Eaglets Players Fail MRI Test
Published: April 13, 2013
The Confederation of African Football, CAF has excluded three Nigerian players from participating at the Under 17 African Championship which begins in Morocco on Saturday.MRI test, which can accurately determine the ages of players, conducted on Friday showed that two defenders and a striker were above the age limit fo...
Emmanuel Emenike Returns To Full Fitness
Published: April 13, 2013
Spartak Moscow forward Emmanuel Emenike claims to have fully recovered from a hamstring injury which had sidelined him from action since February's African Cup of Nations, BBC journalist Oluwashina Okeleji said on his Twitter page.The 25 - year - old Nigeria international started individual training with the red and wh...