Norway's Top Scorer Dubbed The New Emile Heskey Strikes Again
Published: May 23, 2017
Former Norway U21 international Ohi Omoijuanfo registered his ninth league goal of the season in Stabæk's 1-1 home draw with Viking at Nadderud Stadion on Monday night.The visitors thought they had secured all three points but Ohi had other ideas and popped up with the equalizer in the fifth minute of second-half stop...
Manchester City Loanee Nwakali Scores Brilliant Goal From Outside The Box
Published: April 26, 2017
Manchester City loanee Chidiebere Nwakali opened his goalscoring account for Sogndal in their 6-1 rout of Fjoera in the Norwegian Cup on Wednesday evening.The Nigeria youth international penned a short-term contract with the Tippeligaen side in the winter transfer market and has gone on to make five appearances in the ...
Shuaibu,Tagbajumi & Ex-Man City Target Omoijuanfo Are Joint Top Scorers In Norway
Published: April 09, 2017
Former Giwa FC striker Ibrahim Shuaibu continued his impressive start to the season with a goal for Haugesund in their 2-0 road win over Lillestrom in the Norwegian Eliteserien on Sunday FKH\'s most in-form player Shuaibu was in the right place at the right time to double his team\'s advantage in second-half injury tim...
Aaron Samuel Makes Emotional Appearance For CSKA Against Sarpsborg 08
Published: February 19, 2017
Russian champions CSKA Moscow are getting set for the resumption of the Premier League on March 4, and faced off with Sarpsborg 08 in a friendly at their training camp in Spain on Sunday evening.Aaron Samuel, who defended the colours of Sarpsborg 08 for one year before transferring to Guangzhou R&F in 2014, was inc...
Ex-Manchester City Target Ohi Omoijuanfo Saves Stabaek From Relegation
Published: December 04, 2016
Stabaek will compete in the 2017 Norwegian Tippeligaen after a 2-0 win over Jerv in the second leg of the playoffs on Sunday. The Bærum-based side were on the brink of playing in the second-tier next season after losing the first leg 1-0 and today’s fixture was heading for a draw until Ohi Omoijuanfo struck...
Super Eagles Star Troost-Ekong, Fred Friday Named In Tippeligaen Team Of The Year
Published: November 07, 2016
William Troost-Ekong has been named in the 2016 Tippeligaen Team of the Year on the back of his imperious displays for FK Haugesund over the course of the just concluded season.Highly respected Norwegian broadcaster TV2 has announced a ceremonial Team of the Year, with two Nigerian young stars making the list.In a 4-4-...
91-Year-Old Grandad Watches Troost-Ekong Score For FK Haugesund
Published: October 24, 2016
William Troost-Ekong’s grandfather was among the 4,302 spectators that attended the Norwegian Tippeligaen clash between FK Haugesund and Bodø / Glimt at the Haugesund Stadion on Sunday evening.Against the run of play, the home team opened scoring when Troost-Ekong slotted the ball into the back of the net ...
Former Super Falcons Coach Mourns The Big Boss
Published: June 08, 2016
Technical Adviser of Nigeria Women Premier League side, Rivers Angels and former head coach of the senior women’s national football team, the Super Falcons, Edwin Okon has described the death of former Super Eagles coach, Stephen Okechukwu Keshi as a big loss to the country.Keshi died in the early hours of Wednes...
Viking Striker Samuel Adegbenro Reveals He Was Not Under Pressure To Score
Published: May 09, 2016
Viking striker Samuel Adegbenro has revealed that he was not under pressure from any quarters to open his account in the Norwegian Tippeligaen before he scored in his side’s 2-0 win against Tromsø this past weekend.The former Kwara United star is optimistic that Viking will qualify for the Europa League at...
Red Hot Fred Friday Four Games Away From Equaling 50-Year Old Record In Norway
Published: May 07, 2016
Fred Friday is four games away from equaling a long-standing record in the Norwegian top-flight after he scored for the seventh consecutive game as Lillestrom lost 3-1 to Stroemsgodset at the Marienlyst Stadion on Saturday.Ex-Lyn Oslo striker Ole Stavrum holds the record for longest scoring streak in Norway after findi...
Lillestrom Hitman Fred Friday Extends Scoring Streak In Norway To Six Games
Published: May 01, 2016
Fred Friday remains the top goalscorer in the Norwegian Tippeligaen after extending his scoring streak to six games as Lillstrom beat Valerenga 2-0 on Saturday afternoon.On eighth minutes, the Nigerian forward gave the Canaries the lead when he fired home from close range after Simen Kind Mikalsen’s header toward...
FK Haugesund Skipper William Troost-Ekong Pleased To Net Second Goal
Published: April 13, 2016
FK Haugesund skipper William Troost-Ekong was pleased with his team’s 8-1 rout of Stord in the Norwegian Cup on Tuesday and has now set his sights on the upcoming game in the Tippeligaen against Fred Friday’s Lillestrom.The Super Eagles defender scored his first senior goal in March and delivered again yest...
Ohi Omoijuanfo Hoping To Score More After Getting Off The Mark For Stabaek
Published: April 03, 2016
Ohi Omoijuanfo was pleased to score his first goal for Stabæk in their 3-1 loss suffered at the hands of Bodø / Glimt in the Norwegian Tippeligaen on Sunday.The former Norway youth international penned a three-year contract with Stabæk in the January transfer window, and had racked up 265 minutes of ...
MFM FC Stops Sunshine Stars
Published: March 03, 2016
Stephen Odey’s 86th minute strike on Wednesday evening at the Agege Stadium in Lagos gave Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries Football Club of Lagos a hard earned victory over Sunshine Stars Football Club of Akure in match day 4 of the Nigeria Professional Football League.The Olukoya Boys dominated the first...
Fred Friday Nets Game-winner For Lillestrom In Scrimmage
Published: February 29, 2016
Ahead of the start of the Norwegian Premier League, Lillestrom continued their preparations on Monday with a scrimmage against Bodo/Glimt. The outcome of the game held at Aspmyra was decided by Dream Team trainee Fred Friday, who scored the game-winner in the 51st minute.The 20-year-old reacted quickest after a shot p...