John Utaka Nets As Sivasspor Draw With Eskisehirspor
Published: November 08, 2014
On Friday at the  4. Eylül Stadyumu (Sivas), Sivasspor took on EskiÃ…Ÿehirspor in the ninth round of matches in the Turkish Super Lig. Immediately after the restart, Super Eagles striker John Utaka opened scoring and his team were coasting to victory before they surrendered the lead in stoppage time,...
Emmanuel Emenike Thanks Fenerbahce Coach For Standing By Him Through Two - Month Barren Spell
Published: November 07, 2014
Nigeria international Emmanuel Emenike has thanked Fenerbahce coach Ä°smail Kartal for standing by him during his barren spell in front of goal. Despite failing to score in five straight games before Sunday’s encounter with Besiktas, the manager still kept faith with the 2013 African Cup of Nations goalscorer, ...
Raheem Lawal Opens Goalscoring Account For Eskisehirspor
Published: November 03, 2014
Super Eagles midfielder Raheem Lawal netted his first goal in the Super Lig this term with 20 minutes played in the second period, as EskiÃ…Ÿehirspor shared the spoils with Balıkesirspor (2 - 2) on Monday evening.Yıldırım first scored for the away team in the first half before the Nigeria international leve...
John Chibuike Scores Again For Gaziantepspor
Published: November 02, 2014
Gaziantepspor have climbed to eighth position in the Super Lig standings on the back of their hard fought 1 - 0 win over Mersin Ä°dmanyurdu in the latest round of matches in the top division.Nigerian attacking midfielder John Chibuike secured all three points for Gaziantepspor with the game winning goal in the 64th m...
Emmanuel Emenike Hoping To End Goal Drought Against Besiktas
Published: November 01, 2014
Fenerbahce attacker Emmanuel Emenike has shaken off a back complaint, and is hoping to end his dry spell in front of goal dating back to August 31st tomorrow in the Istanbul derby against Besiktas.Since his eighth minute strike against Karabukspor in the opening round, the Nigeria international has failed to hit target...
Fenerbahce Manager Throws Weight Behind Emmanuel Emenike
Published: October 14, 2014
Fenerbahce manager Ä°smail Kartal has thrown his support behind Nigeria international Emmanuel Emenike, ahead of the big Istanbul derby against Galatasaray this weekend.Going into that fixture, the African Cup of Nations top marksman has failed to find the back of the net in his last three games in the Super Lig.But ...
Macauley Chrisantus Nets Debut Goal For Sivasspor
Published: September 27, 2014
Macauley Chrisantus celebrated wearing the jersey of Sivasspor for the first time in an official match by scoring on his debut.The former Nigeria youth international joined the Turkish Super Lig club from Spanish Las Palmas in the close season, but failed to feature for the club until yesterday due to a thigh muscle in...
Aminu Umar Bags Brace In Samsunspor Win
Published: September 21, 2014
Aminu Umar’s goalscoring prowess can not be criticized if you take into account his goals for the Flying Eagles at last year’s African Youth Championship and his last season’s haul of 7 goals in the Turkish I Lig.The Nigeria youth international successfully found the back of the net on two occasions o...
Emmanuel Emenike Harassed By Fenerbahce Fans On Twitter
Published: August 12, 2014
Fenerbahce striker Emmanuel Emenike shared a picture on Twitter taken while drinking whiskey in his house, which angered some supporters of the Turkish champions.Several fans led by S. Yeter insulted him on the social media platform, “Why didn’t you stay in Russia?”, and Emenike responded by saying, &...
Godfrey Oboabona : I Played For 45 Minutes Against Fulham
Published: August 02, 2014
Allnigeriasoccer.com can confirm that Rizespor defender Godfrey Oboabona featured in the Turkish side’s pre- season friendly that took place on Saturday against Fulham, contrary to reports in a section of the local media.The Nigeria international suffered a foot injury at this summer’s World Cup that limite...
Emmanuel Emenike Starts Training With Fenerbahce
Published: July 31, 2014
2013 African Cup of Nations star Emmanuel Emenike has resumed training with Turkish champions Fenerbahce, just in time for the exhibition match with Sheffield United, which will be staged at Bramall Lane Stadium on Thursday.On arrival at the team’s temporary camp in England, the Nigeria international was well rec...
Turkish Government Cancels Work Permit Of Taye Taiwo
Published: July 26, 2014
The Turkish Federation has informed the authorities to cancel the work permit of Nigerian defender, Taye Taiwo following irregularities in his transfer to Bursaspor from AC Milan, according to matching press reports in France and Turkey.The reason behind the left back missing the last two games played by Bursaspor in t...
Emmanuel Emenike Resumes Training At Fenerbahce Next Wednesday
Published: July 24, 2014
Turkish Super Lig defending champions Fenerbahce have resumed pre - season training without their Nigerian striker, Emmanuel Emenike. The African Cup of Nations top goalscorer has been given an extended vacation by the management of the Yellow Canaries, after World Cup duty with the Super Eagles.The 27 - year - old is ...
Emmanuel Emenike Extends Goal Drought
Published: May 09, 2014
Emmanuel Emenike fired blanks for the sixth game on the bounce as already crowned champions Fenerbahce defeated Karabukspor 4 - 0 in the penultimate round of games. In the encounter held at Ã…žükrü SaracoÄŸlu, Istanbul, the Nigeria international lasted 90 minutes on the pitch whereas another Super Ea...
Emmanuel Emenike Wins Goal Of The Month Award
Published: May 02, 2014
The supporters of Fenerbahce have selected Emmanuel Emenike’s goal against Trabzonspor on March 10 as the Goal of the Month for March. It would be recalled that the game was later cancelled after fans threw objects onto the picth. However, the beautiful goal scored by the Nigeria international in the first ...