Former Marseille Star Taye Taiwo Scores On Bursaspor Debut
Published: August 02, 2013
Free-kick specialist and former Marseille star Taye Taiwo scored for his new team Bursaspor as they drew with Vojvodina, Serbia in the Europa League on Thursday night. In Taye Taiwo's first official game for the Crocodiles, he found the net in the 90th minute to tie the game at 2 - 2. The result means Bursaspor are fav...
Akeem Agbetu Happy To Survive Relegation With Tavsanli Linyitspor
Published: May 27, 2013
Akeem Agbetu has expressed delight with his strike in the final game of the season which helped Tavsanli Linyitspor survive the drop.The ex Nigeria youth - teamer got on the score-sheet after 79 minutes in the 1 - 0 defeat of  Göztepe at the Ä°zmir Atatürk Stadium (Ä°zmir).Speaking to allnigeriasocce...
Joseph Yobo Wins Turkish Cup Again
Published: May 23, 2013
Substantive Nigeria skipper Joseph Yobo lasted the entire duration of the match as Fenerbahce defeated Trabzonspor on Wednesday evening to win their sixth Turkish Cup.Senegal international forward Moussa Sow netted the only goal of the game played in the Turkish capital, Ankara after only nine minutes.In the just concl...
Akhisar Belediyespor's Sani Gideon Delighted With Survival
Published: May 20, 2013
Nigerian striker Sani Gideon's team Akhisar Belediyespor escaped being relegated on the last day in the Turkish Super League after they defeated Orduspor away by 2-0 and finished 14th on the log with 42 points, two places above the drop zone.Sani Gideon a former Magate FC academy player was happy with his team's perfor...
Fenerbahce's Joseph Yobo Thanks Fans; Happy With Result
Published: April 26, 2013
Substantive Nigeria skipper Joseph Yobo is pleased with the performance of Fenerbahce after the Turkish side defeated Benfica 1 -0 in the first leg of their Europa League semi - final on Thursday night.Speaking to the official website of UEFA, the central defender said: ''Benfica are a very good team – I giv...
Joseph Yobo Warns Galatasaray To Expect Fireworks
Published: April 20, 2013
Fenerbahçe stopper Joseph Yobo has warned Istanbul rivals Galatasaray to be ready for fireworks when they clash next month. The Nigeria skipper reckons that a win over Galatasaray will bring them a step closer to the Super League crown.''We missed the championship last season. We do not want to make the same mis...
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...
Besiktas Working On Deal For Elderson Echiejile
Published: March 17, 2013
Beskitas have beamed their searchlight on Nigeria international Elderson Echiejile as a possible reinforcement in the summer transfer market, according to Portuguese sports daily A Bola.Echiejile's display for the Nigeria selection at the African Cup of Nations has not gone unnoticed by the Besiktas chiefs. Already, a ...
Kalu Uche Is Undisputed Goal King In Turkey
Published: March 12, 2013
Kalu Uche's 28th minute strike against Mersin Ä°dmanyurdu on Monday night took his tally to 15 goals in the Turkish championship.30 - year - old Uche, a summer arrival from Espanyol, is the leading scorer in the Super League, one goal better than Turkey international and Galatasaray ace Burak Yilmaz.It should be note...
King of Goals, Kalu Uche Happy With Three Points
Published: March 05, 2013
Out of favour Nigeria international Kalu Uche netted his 14th goal of the season a minute before the interval in Kasımpaşa's 2- 0 home win over Trabzonspor on Monday evening.Uche and Galatasaray ace Burak Yilmaz top the Super League goal scoring charts as both have scored the same number of goals.In his post ...
Joseph Yobo Admits Kasimpasa Game Was Difficult
Published: February 25, 2013
Fenerbahce defeated Kasimpasa 3- 1 on Sunday to move within 3 points of league leaders and bitter rivals Galatasaray. Nigeria skipper Joseph Yobo played his first match for The Yellow Canaries in the Super League this calender year. In his post match comments, Yobo has admitted that despite the three points in their ki...
Raheem Lawal Disappointed Losing On League Debut
Published: February 11, 2013
On Sunday, Mersin İdmanyurdu new signing Raheem Lawal made his Super League debut in the 0-1 loss to Fenerbahçe , coming on as a second half replacement for Emmanuel Culio.The ex 36 Lion midfielder was close to joining another Super League club Istanbul BB in the January transfer market. However, negotiati...
'Injured' Michael Eneramo Nets Brace Against Fenerbahce
Published: February 04, 2013
Sivasspor eased their relegation worries with a surprise 1 - 2 away victory over Istanbul giants Fenerbahçe on Sunday in the 20th round of matches in the Super League.Out-of-favor Nigeria international Michael Eneramo notched a brace for Sivasspor, including a late winner on the dot of 90 minutes.''It was a chal...
Kalu Uche Writes His Name Into Kasimpasa Folklore
Published: January 28, 2013
Out-of-favor Nigeria international Kalu Uche is now the second highest goalscorer in the Turkish championship. The Kasimpasa ace netted his tenth goal of this campaign in the 3- 0 away win over Karabukspor last Friday.Uche's ten goals make him the highest goalscorer ever in the nine seasons Kasimpasa have participated ...
Raheem Lawal Goes AWOL, Club To 'Freeze' Contract
Published: January 19, 2013
The future of Raheem Lawal at Turkish club Adana Demirspor remains unresolved. Since failing to make the roster for the African Cup of Nations, the midfielder has not appeared in training.Officials of Adana Demirspor have threatened to take disciplinary action against the former Atlético Baleares ace, who is des...