Yakubu Aiyegbeni Nets Hat - trick For Kayserispor In Turkish Cup
Published: December 01, 2015
Former Super Eagles hero Yakubu Aiyegbeni scored a hat - trick as Kayserispor thrashed 2 Lig side Sariyer 7 - 2 in the Turkish Cup on Tuesday afternoon.In third round tie staged at the Yusuf Ziya öniş Stadyumu (İstanbul), Yakubu opened scoring in the 13th minute, grabbed his brace in the 21st minute befo...
George Akpabio On Target In Yeni Malatyaspor Win
Published: November 22, 2015
George Akpabio scored for the second consecutive game as Yeni Malatyaspor defeated Kayseri Erciyesspor 3 - 1 in the 12th round of matches in the Turkish Ist Lig on Sunday.At the Malatya Ä°nönü Stadyumu, the home team took a 3 - 0 lead thanks to their Nigerian forward, who found the net with five minutes lef...
John Chibuike Opens Season Account For Gaziantepspor
Published: October 04, 2015
John Chibuike opened his goalscoring account for the 2015 - 16 season after hitting target in Gaziantepspor’s hard fought 2 -1 win against Aminu Umar’s Osmanlispor FK.As early as the 35th minute, the attacking midfielder netted what turned out to be the game - winner as there were no more goals after the in...
Official : Ikechi Anya Pens New Five - Year Deal With Watford
Published: October 01, 2015
Ikechi Anya has been rewarded for his outstanding start to the season, with English Premier League newcomers Watford securing his long - term future with the club.Of the seven games the Hornets have contested since their return to the top flight, the Scotland international has started six and featured off the bench onc...
Ekigho Ehiosun Scores In Loss To Tepecikspor
Published: September 22, 2015
Samsunspor lost 2 - 1 to Tepecikspor in the second round of the Turkish Cup on Wednesday at the Necmi KadıoÄŸlu Stadyumu (Esenyurt).In his third stint with the Red Lightning, Nigeria international Ekigho Ehiosun opened his account for this season, netting after 15 minutes to give his team a 1 - 0 lead.In the second...
Rizespor Defender Godfrey Oboabona Not Scared Of Van Persie And Nani
Published: July 18, 2015
Rizespor defender Godfrey Oboabona believes he’ll not find it difficult dealing with the threat of Fenerbahce new signings Robin van Persie and Nani as well as Antalyaspor new poster boy Samuel Eto’o when the Super Lig begins mid- August.The fixtures have not been kind to manager Hikmet Karaman and ...
Emmanuel Emenike To Resume Training With Fenerbahce In Midweek
Published: July 05, 2015
Fenerbahçe are delighted with the progress being made by Emmanuel Emenike in his bid to return to tip - top condition.The Nigeria international has not trained with the Turkish side since Wednesday  due to fatigue in the joints between the vertebrae in the lumbar impairment.But the good news is that club me...
Emmanuel Emenike Misses Training Due To Back Pain
Published: July 02, 2015
Fenerbahce continued preparations for the new season on Wednesday but the coach of the Istanbul side, Vitor Pereira, did not run the rule over Emmanuel Emenike. The Nigeria national - teamer did not undergo full training because he complained of pains in his back.Newly - appointed manager Vitor Pereira cautioned Emenik...
Samsunspor Attacker Chikeluba Ofoedu Scores 13th 1 Lig Goal
Published: June 02, 2015
Chikeluba Ofoedu scored his 10th goal in the jersey of Samsunspor in their 4 - 0 win over Alanyaspor on Monday night in the Turkish 1 Lig semi - final second leg. After a goalless first half half, the former Enugu Rangers striker finally broke the deadlock after 67 minutes before Eren Tozlu, Recep Niyaz and Alperen P...
Chikeluba Ofoedu Bags Brace In Samsunspor Rout
Published: May 28, 2015
Samsunspor thrashed Alanyaspor 5 - 1 in the first leg of the semi - finals of the 1 Lig play - off on Thursday evening.Ex Enugu Rangers striker Chikeluba Ofoedu was on top of his game,scoring a brace for The Red Lightning either side of the half.Going into the break, the home team were 3 - 0 up thanks to Hasan Kilic an...
Samsunspor Striker Chikeluba Ofoedu Finally Scores After Over Seven Hours Of Game Time
Published: May 11, 2015
Chikeluba Ofoedu ended his mini goal drought after finding back the net in Samsunpor’s 5 - 3 win over Bucaspor in the 32nd round of matches in the Turkish First Lig. Before his 84th minute goal against The Fırtına on Sunday, the former Enugu Rangers ace had spent 430 minutes on the pitch without scoring, wi...
Sivasspor Forward John Utaka Steals The Limelight From Raheem Lawal In Super Lig
Published: April 04, 2015
Sivasspor have garnered 10 points from their last 5 away games in the Super Lig following their 3 -1 victory over Eskişehirspor at the EskişehirAtatürk Stadium on Saturday in the 26th round.Super Eagles midfielder Raheem Lawal was included in Eskişehirspor’s starting XI for the 15th time this ...
Emmanuel Emenike Should Have Been Yellow Carded For Attempting To Sub Himself
Published: March 30, 2015
Galatasaray have argued that Emmanuel Emenike should have been shown a yellow card by referee Firat Aydinus for attempting to substitute himself when Fenerbahce met Besiktas in the last round of matches.Going by the rules, the Nigeria international ought to have been cautioned by the match official for attempting to wa...
Chikeluba Ofoedu Brace Sees Off Former Team Karsiyaka
Published: March 22, 2015
Chikeluba Ofoedu scored against his former team KarÃ…ŸÃ„±yaka in their 4 - 0 loss to Samsunspor on Sunday afternoon.The ex Enugu Rangers striker defended the jersey of KarÃ…ŸÃ„±yaka for one - and - a - half seasons before severing ties with the Izmir based side in the winter transfer market. It took Ofoedu just two m...
Isaac Promise Becomes First Nigerian Player To Score A Brace In Super Lig In Last 3 Months
Published: March 20, 2015
A brace from ex Flying Eagles skipper Isaac Promise helped Balikesirspor defeat Eskisehirspor 4 - 1 in the Turkish Super Lig on Friday evening. For the first time since joining Balikesirspor in the winter transfer market, Isaac Promise was on target for his new employer.The 27 - year - old first scored in the 35th min...