Fanendo Adi Excited To Score Against Colorado Rapids
Published: October 26, 2015
Fanendo Adi ended the MLS regular season with 16 goals to his name after scoring the fourth goal in Portland Timbers’s  4  -1 rout of Colorado Rapids on Monday morning.After scoring in the 88th minute, the Nigerian forward was excited and picked up the head coach, Caleb Porter .“I get excited anyt...
Finland Round - Up : Taye Taiwo, Obilor Go The Distance; Babatunde Wusu On Target
Published: October 25, 2015
Experienced frontman Babatunde Wusu was on target in KTP’s 2 - 1 loss to Ilves on the final day of the Veikkausliiga season.A brace from Lahtinen gave the visitors a two - goal lead at the Arto Tolsa Areena but Wusu, who was introduced on the hour mark, brought more respectability to the scoreline with his second...
Brown Ideye Happy With Olympiakos Win, Wowed By Golden Eaglets Performance
Published: October 21, 2015
Brown Ideye has admitted that the Olympiakos players had to work their socks off before grinding out a win against Dinamo Zagreb in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday night.The Nigeria international would have put the Greek champions in front  earlier in the second half but fluffed his lines before scoring the m...
Emmanuel Amuneke Heaps Praise On Effective Golden Eaglets
Published: October 21, 2015
Coach Emmanuel Amuneke has heaped praise on his offensive players for their ruthlessness in the wake of the Golden Eaglets  5 - 1rout of Chile in a Group A fixture at the ongoing Fifa Under 17 World Cup.“It is true we were effective up front, but we also knew how to block their passing game, forcing them to ...
Funsho Bamgboye Benched As Amuneke Names Starting XI To Face Chile
Published: October 20, 2015
Emmanuel Amuneke has named a strong starting line - up for the Golden Eaglets tie with Chile at the Fifa Under 17 World Cup on Wednesday morning at the Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar.After keeping a clean sheet in the Nigeria U17s opener against the United States, Remo Academy shot - stopper Akpan Udoh will rem...
Onigbinde, 3SC Mourn Passing Away Of Ex Shooting Stars Hero Rafiu Salami
Published: October 14, 2015
A former member of the victorious set of IICC Shooting Star squad that won the first continental laurel for Nigeria in club-side football, Rafiu Salami died in early hours of Wednesday in his Elebu-Oluyole extension, Ibadan home.Salami, along with late Jossy Lad assisted Coach Allan Hocks to win the Cup Winners-Cup for...
Chima Akas & Austin Obaroakpo Resume Training With Home- Based Eagles, Sunday Oliseh Missing
Published: October 13, 2015
The home - based Super Eagles continued preparations for their African Nations Championship qualifier against Burkina Faso with another training session on Tuesday morning.Sharks fullback Chima Akas and Abia Warriors stopper Austin Obaroakpo returned to the squad on Monday evening after their trip to Belgium for the in...
Ahmed Musa And Vincent Enyeama Nominated For African Player of the Year Award By CAF
Published: October 11, 2015
The Confederation of African Football has revealed the shortlist for the African Player of the Year award.Of the 37 - player shortlist announced on Sunday, only two Nigerian players in the shape of CSKA Moscow forward Ahmed Musa and Lille goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama were considered.Algeria have six players that are in t...
Fulham Midfielder Dennis Adeniran Features As England U17s Thrash Armenia
Published: October 01, 2015
Fulham midfielder Dennis Adeniran won his second cap for the Under 17 national team of England in their 5 - 0 thrashing of Armenia in a European U17s Championship qualifier staged in Portugal on Thursday afternoon.The 16 - year - old debuted for the Young Lions in their 8 - 0 win over San Marino on September 29.Today a...
Ahmed Musa Leads Player Of The Week Poll
Published: September 22, 2015
On the back of his brace and assist against Mordovia Saransk, Ahmed Musa is in contention to be named the Player of the Week in the Russian Premier League for week nine.Joining the Nigeria national - teamer on the shortlist are strike partner Seydou Doumbia (CSKA Moscow), Kuban shot - stopper Alexander Belém, Zo...
Dream Team Coach Samson Siasia Assures On Olympic Ticket
Published: September 14, 2015
Dream Team VI manager, Samson Siasia, has opined that the Nigeria Under 23s were not handed a favourable draw for the U-23 African Nations Cup after the draw for the tournament took place today in Cairo.Nigeria will have to navigate past Egypt, Mali and Algeria in Group B of the competition and must finish amongst the...
Tottenham Hotspur Youngster Josh Onomah Scores On England Under 19s Debut
Published: September 08, 2015
Three Anglo - Nigerians were in action as England - Under 19s played out a 1 - 1 draw with Croatia in an international friendly at Sveti Josip Radnik Stadion, Zagreb on Monday afternoon.The Young Lions were trailing the hosts 1 - 0 until Tottenham Hotspur starlet Joshua Onomah lashed in an equalizer with 18 minutes of ...
Oliseh Confident Super Eagles Will Qualify For African Cup of Nations
Published: September 07, 2015
Though things did not go as planned in his first game in the dugout, Super Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh has refused to push the panic button and is confident that the national team can qualify for the 2017 African Cup of Nations.The team struggled in Dar es Salaam last weekend and were forced to a goalless draw by the ho...
Rasheed Olabiyi Thrilled To Train With Barcelona Superstar Messi
Published: September 06, 2015
Houston Dynamo midfielder Rasheed Olabiyi was thrilled to train with Lionel Messi ahead of Argentina’s international friendly against Bolivia at BBVA Compass Stadium on Saturday.The ex Enyimba star has expressed his delight at meeting some of the stars in the Argentina set-up other than the Barcelona superstar.&l...
Official : Man City Midfielder Chidiebere Nwakali Signs For Girona On Loan
Published: August 31, 2015
Through official channels, Spanish Segunda Division side Girona have announced that they have struck a deal with Manchester City over the signing of Flying Eagles star Chidiebere Nwakali.The 18 - year - old will remain in Catalonia on loan from The Citizens until the end of this season, that is June 30, 2016.A product ...