KENNETH OBODO: Grosseto Offered Me Higher Wages
Published: July 24, 2012
Serie B club Grosseto have officially announced the signing of the 27-year-old Nigeria midfielder Kenneth Obodo. Prior to the unveiling of Obodo by the Little Bulls, he was on the wanted list of Benevento and Empoli.Kenneth Obodo, the younger brother of Udinese star Christian, abandoned plans to join Benevento and sett...
FC Vaslui Face Mosta Competition For ELVIS ONYEMA OGUDE
Published: July 24, 2012
25-year-old Nigerian striker Elvis Onyema Ogude is currently training with Maltese Premier League club Mosta FC.So far, the former Barcelona youth - teamer has left a good impression on the technical crew with his goalscoring skills. Ogude netted a brace for Mosta as they sealed a 3-1 win over Hamrun Spartans on Monday...
JOSEPH YOBO To Pocket 5.7 Million Euros As Wages In Fenerbahce Deal
Published: July 24, 2012
There is finally light at the end of the tunnel for Nigeria skipper Joseph Yobo. Everton and Fenerbahce have agreed a transfer fee of three million euros for the Super Eagle, according to Turkish newspaper Habertürk.Both clubs had been negotiating a transfer fee for the central defender since the end of the 2011 -...
Official: CHINEDU EDE Pens Four - Year Deal With Mainz
Published: July 24, 2012
25-year-old  attacking midfielder Chinedu Ede has signed a four-year contract with Mainz 05, the official website of the Bundesliga club has reported.Ede comes from Union Berlin in the second division, with whom he played 80 matches for and scored 11 goals (18 assists).The ex Germany youth-teamer is relieved that ...
Fenerbahce Will Challenge Swansea City For ODION IGHALO
Published: July 24, 2012
Welsh club Swansea City are eyeing a move for the former skipper of the Nigeria Under 20s Odion Ighalo, who spent the last three seasons on loan at Granada.Primarily an Udinese player, Ighalo had fancied a return to Granada but the Spanish club are refusing to play ball, by rejecting his demand for an increase in wages...
CHIDI ONYEAMAH Returns To Olympiakos Nicosia
Published: July 24, 2012
Former Golden Eaglets invitee, Philip Chidi Onyemah (Phenomenom) has taken the painful but inevitable option of returning to cash-strapped Olympiakos Nicosia of Cyprus, after failing to get a better option elsewhere in Europe.Onyemah’s career has been on a slide since failing to gain promotion to the senior squad...
5-A-SIDE SHAKES ITA-OLUWO
Published: July 23, 2012
Despite Nigeria’s dramatic withdrawal from the second leg of the FUTSAL World Cup qualifiers against Egypt last month, the love for 5-A-Side football is getting stronger across the country and has now touched the serene community of Ita-Oluwo on the outskirts of Ikorodu, Lagos State.This is sequel to a massive im...
Official: KENNETH OBODO Joins Grosseto
Published: July 23, 2012
Serie B club Grosseto have officially announced the outright purchase of Nigerian midfielder Kenneth Obodo, who played for Pisa last season. The duration and financial details of the contract were not disclosed by both clubs.The 27-year-old had also attracted huge interest from other teams in Italy's lower division inc...
PHCN's Gen Set Razes Down GBENGA OKUNOWO's Mansion
Published: July 22, 2012
Tragedy has struck another Ibadan based footballer again as fire razed down the multi-million naira duplex of Gbenga Okunowo in the early hours of Sunday.The fire incident occurred from an explosion of a generating set belonging his next door neighbor, PHCN’s office at Capital Building, Ring-road Ibadan.While nar...
Exclusive: CEDRIC OMOIGUI Delighted To Make Final Cut
Published: July 22, 2012
New kid on the block and former Real Madrid youth-teamer Cedric Omoigui was the headline name as Nigeria Under 20 coach John Obuh unveiled a 20 - man roster for the tricky AYC qualifying match with Tanzania in a week's time.The 17-year-old is thrilled that he made the final cut, and is eager to make his international b...
RILWAN HASSAN: I Am Working To Score More Goals
Published: July 22, 2012
FC Midtjylland's Rilwan Hassan was brilliant in the club's 3-1 victory over champions Nordsjælland on Saturday in the second round of matches in the Danish championship.Hassan, 21, went further and topped his performance with a 13th minute strike, his first goal in the 2012 - 2013 season. Speaking to FCM's offici...
In-Form PETER UTAKA Celebrates Arrival Of Baby Girl With Brace
Published: July 21, 2012
With six goals in his last five games for Chinese Super League club Dalian Aerbin, former OB Odense star Peter Utaka is staking a serious claim for a recall to the Super Eagles for September's African Cup of Nations qualifier against Liberia. The out of favor Nigeria international grabbed a brace on Saturday as Dalian ...
EMMANUEL EMENIKE Scores Second Fastest Goal In RPL History
Published: July 21, 2012
For the first time in five seasons, Spartak Moscow have won their opening game in the Russian Championship after defeating FC Alania Vladikavkaz 2-1 on Saturday.Nigeria forward Emmanuel Emenike scored the second fastest goal in the history of the Premier League, firing past an unsettled Alania goalie Dmitri Khomich aft...
Official: KALU UCHE Inks Three-Year Deal With Kasimpasa
Published: July 20, 2012
With a statement on the official website, Kasımpaşa have officially announced the arrival of South Africa 2010 World Cup star Kalu Uche. The ex Espanyol striker has signed a three-year deal with the newly promoted Turkish Super Lig club.The transfer fee paid for the Nigeria international was not disclos...
JOSEPH YOBO's Soap Opera Nearing Climax
Published: July 20, 2012
The transfer saga involving Nigeria's most capped player Joseph Yobo, who has spent the last two seasons on loan at Turkey's vice champions Fenerbahce is nearing conclusion.Everton, Yobo's parent club, have soft-pedaled by reducing their valuation of the Super Eagle to 2.5 million euros. The 31-year-old defender has be...