UCHE NWOFOR Fit To Face Vitesse
Published: December 08, 2012
Top scorer at the last African Youth Championship Uche Nwofor had been struggling with an ankle complaint for the past two weeks. Thus, the attacker was not selected by coach Ton Lokhoff in last weekend's 1 - 1 draw with PEC Zwolle.Nwofor has declared himself fit for Sunday's encounter against Vitesse, a game which cor...
FIDELIS DIMAKU Will Start Against Hapoel Tel Aviv
Published: December 08, 2012
Shimon Edri, the coach of Israeli Ligat ha'Al side Hapoel Acre, has hinted that former Under 23 National Team invitee Fidelis Dimaku will make the starting line-up  in Sunday's game against Hapoel Tel Aviv.Dimaku, who has made only 2 starts this season after 12 games in the championship, has been given the green-l...
YAKUBU AKILU Targets January Return From Broken Leg
Published: December 08, 2012
Yakubu Akilu is targeting a return to first team action when the Danish first division resumes from winter break in late March. The central midfielder has not played for Fredericia in the 2012- 2013 campaign due to injury. ''I have been injured for the past eight months, but I am getting better now. Was going to play t...
Official: EMMANUEL EMENIKE Named In Nations Cup Roster
Published: December 08, 2012
Russian Premier League club Spartak Moscow have confirmed via the official website  http://www.spartak.com that striker Emmanuel Emenike has been named by coach Stephen Keshi in the roster for the forthcoming African Cup of Nations billed to be staged in South Africa from January 19 - February 10 next year.Further...
EMMANUEL SARKI Testing With Wisla Krakow
Published: December 07, 2012
Ahead of a potential move in the January transfer window, former Nigeria youth international Emmanuel Sarki has started tests in Poland with WisÅ�a Kraków , informs sport.pl.Sarki appeared in training on Thursday and will be offered a contract by The White Star if he impresses coach Tomasz Kulawik at the end of...
Russian Team Eye JERRY MBAKOGU
Published: December 07, 2012
A Russian team is interested in acquiring the Nigerian youngster Jerry Mbakogu from Juve Stabia in the January transfer market, according to reports in Italy.20 - year - old Mbakogu, who made the prestigious 2012 edition of Nigeria's Top 50 Youngsters, is also on the wishlist of at least three teams in the Serie A. Now...
Official: MICHAEL ODIBE Returns To Arsenal Kiev
Published: December 07, 2012
Arsenal Kiev have recalled one  - cap Nigeria international Michael Odibe from his loan spell with Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, informs the official website of the Europa League campaigners.Odibe had repeatedly stated that he wanted to remain with Dnipro, but the capital team are in urgent need of his services. On the 1...
TAIWO, HARUNA On Vacation
Published: December 07, 2012
Nigeria internationals at Dynamo Kiev - Taye Taiwo, Yussuf Ayila, Brown Ideye and Lukman Haruna - have proceeded on vacation, which will last until January 10, football.ua citing the official website of the Ukrainian vice - champions is reporting.Dynamo's first collection in preparation for the second part of the seaso...
Fifa Ranking: Falcons Remain Africa's Best
Published: December 07, 2012
On Friday,  the international governing body of football, Fifa, published the final ranking of female teams in 2012. Despite failing to win a medal at the African Women's Championship in Equatorial Guinea, the Falcons of Nigeria remain the best team in Africa and have a global rank of 32nd. They were previously ra...
OKE AKPOVETA Axed From Brondby Squad
Published: December 07, 2012
Brondby are without the services of Oke Akpoveta for the away game against SønderjyskE on Friday night. This is a technical decision by Coach Skarbalius as the former Warri Wolves man is not injured.20 - year - old Akpoveta has played 15 games in the Superliga for Brondby and is still searching for his first goa...
Exclusive: FC Inter Turku Sign Nigeria International Defender
Published: December 06, 2012
Top Finnish clubside FC Inter Turku claim that they have signed a Nigerian international defender whose identity is yet unknown for now. FC Inter, who were runners up in the Finnish league last season and thus qualified to represent Finland in the UEFA Europa League have started beefing up their ranks, and their very f...
Sporting Braga Like DANIEL ADEJO
Published: December 06, 2012
The future of the Nigerian defender Daniel Adejo could be in Portugal, tuttoreggina.com citing the website of Italy's transfer market specialist Alfredo Pedulla is reporting.Adejo is heavily linked with a move from Reggina in the winter transfer market, which opens in the next 26 days.Sporting Braga intend to submit a ...
CHIGOZIE UDOJI Expelled From Training
Published: December 06, 2012
Nigerian attacking midfielder Chigozie Udoji, who plays with a Bulgarian Passport, on Wednesday was driven from training and sent to the dressing room by Platanias coach Angelos Anastasiadis for not exercising properly. Udoji has turned a new leaf, and obeyed the instructions of the coach in Thursday's workout. A summe...
EMMANUEL EMENIKE: Fans Supported Celtic Powerfully
Published: December 06, 2012
Emmanuel Emenike is annoyed with Spartak Moscow's 1 - 2 loss to Celtic in the Champions League on Wednesday. The Nigeria international told Chempionat.com: ''It's a shame to lose such matches. We fought from the first second to the final whistle, trying to show our best qualities. We were better than Celtic in many are...
MIKEL Suspended For Three Games
Published: December 06, 2012
Nigeria international John Mikel Obi has been suspended for three matches by the English FA, and fined £60,000 following an Independent Regulatory Commission hearing on Thursday. During the match between Chelsea and Manchester United in October, Mikel had claimed he was racially abused by the referee Mark Clatten...