Ex - Spartak Moscow Netminder : Emenike Caused Confusion At Training
Published: January 25, 2016
FC Krasnodar shot-stopper Andriy Dykan has declared that Emmanuel Emenike is the strangest footballer he has played with since he turned professional 21 years ago.The Ukraine international was a teammate to the ex-Super Eagle before the attacker returned to Turkey in 2013 to sign for Fenerbahce.“The odd player wh...
Chikeluba Ofoedu Ends Five - Month Goal Drought
Published: January 16, 2016
Chikeluba Ofoedu could not prevent Samsunspor from losing 2 - 1 to Altinordu in the Turkish First League on Saturday despite scoring his fourth goal of the season.The 23 - year - old had not scored in the second - tier since August 23, 2015 when he notched a brace in Samsunspor’s 3 - 3 draw with Adana Demirspor.O...
Umar Aminu Reveals Osmanlispor Will Not Block Him From Representing Dream Team At Olympics
Published: December 14, 2015
Nigeria U23 international Umar Aminu has revealed that his Turkish club Osmanlıspor will release him for the Olympic football tournament in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, after missing out on the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations.The attacker did not have the luxury of watching his international teammates in action in Senegal ...
John Chibuike Back Among The Goals For Gaziantepspor
Published: December 12, 2015
John Chibuike opened the scoring in Gaziantepspor’s 2 - 1 victory over Raheem Lawal’s Eskisehirspor in the Turkish Super Lig on Saturday afternoon.The visitors got off to a dream start in the 13th minute thanks to a goal from the Nigerian only for Eskisehirspor to restore parity in the 64th minute before M...
Sunday Mba Returns To Scoring Ways Against Adana Demirspor
Published: December 06, 2015
Out - of - favour Nigeria international Sunday Mba returned to scoring ways but could not prevent Yeni Malatyaspor from losing 3 - 1 home to Adana Demirspor in the Turkish 1 Lig on Sunday afternoon.The former Warri Wolves star gave Yeni Malatyaspor a 1 - 0 lead in the seventh minute but the visitors drew level barely a...
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...