David Alaba Still In Dreamland After Winning Champions League
Published: May 29, 2013
20 - year - old Bayern Munich wing back David Alaba is still in dreamland after winning the UEFA Champions League this past weekend. It would be recalled that Bayern Munich defeated rivals Borussia Dortmund 2 - 1 in Saturday's final played at Wembley to win their fifth Champions League crown.''Even if no one believes m...
Anthony Ujah Surprised By Holger Stanislawski's Resignation
Published: May 19, 2013
Super Eagles invitee Anthony Ujah has commented on the resignation of Cologne's manager Holger Stanislawski. Just yesterday, the 43 - year - old gaffer announced that he will be leaving the Billy Goats on June 30, 2013.In his farewell match, Cologne defeated Ingolstadt 3 - 0, with Anthony Ujah netting his 13th goal in ...
Anthony Ujah Praying For Promotion
Published: May 04, 2013
New Super Eagles invitee Anthony Ujah is leaving no stone unturned in his quest to assist Cologne gain promotion to the Bundesliga. The Billy Goats, who currently trail Kaiserslautern  by one point, are away to Bochum on Saturday. Before that fixture, Ujah, top scorer for Cologne, visited the cathedral to pray for...
Chinedu Ede Undergoes Surgery For Appendicitis
Published: April 30, 2013
26 - year - old Mainz offensive midfielder Chinedu Ede underwent a surgery for appendicitis on Monday, the official website of the Bundesliga club, mainz05.de has reported.At the moment, it is unclear when Ede would return to the pitch but he could be out of action for the rest of the season as the league is scheduled ...
Robert Lewandowski Scores Four Times Against Real Madrid
Published: April 24, 2013
24 hours after Bayern Munich's 4 - 0 win over Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund gave Real Madrid a footballing lecture as they defeated the Spanish powerhouse 4 - 1 in the first leg semi - final of the Champions League played on Wednesday.Jurgen Klopp's side opened the floodgates as early as the 8th minute through Polish st...
David Alaba: Teamwork Was Our Greatest Quality
Published: April 24, 2013
Austria international of Nigerian descent David Alaba has commented on Tuesday's 4 - 0 hammering of Barcelona in the first leg semi - final match of the Champions League.Speaking to the official website of UEFA, David Alaba said: ''As a young player, it was obviously a great experience. ''I try to enjoy games like this...
Anthony Ujah Suspended For Trip To Duisburg
Published: April 16, 2013
Super Eagles invitee Anthony Ujah will miss the 30th round of games in the 2 Bundesliga after he was brandished a yellow card by referee Gunter Perl in last weekend's match with Aalen.This was the 22 - year - old's fifth booking of the season, and he is now automatically suspended against MSV Duisburg next Monday.It is...
Chinedu Obasi To Undergo Shin Surgery
Published: April 07, 2013
FC Schalke 04 manager Jens Keller could be without Nigerian striker Chinedu Obasi for the rest of the campaign. For the past three seasons,Obasi has struggled with injuries, which has limited his appearances in the Bundesliga.Chinedu Obasi has been carrying a 30 centimeter long titanium nail in the left shin, which w...
David Alaba Delighted With Champions League Strike
Published: April 04, 2013
Bayern Munich wing back David Alaba is delighted with his first minute strike against Juventus in the quarter-finals of the Champions League on Tuesday.David Alaba's goal against the Turin giants came after 25:02 seconds and the statisticians have now classified it as the seventh fastest goal in the Champions League.Sp...
David Alaba Scores Ninth Fastest Champions League Goal
Published: April 02, 2013
Bayern Munich's David Alaba, who has Nigerian blood flowing in his veins, scored after 26 seconds in the Champions League quarter - final first leg clash against Juventus played on Tuesday evening.Alaba's goal ,which is in ninth position, is amongst the top ten fastest goals scored in Europe's elite club competition. F...
Owomoyela Nearing Full Fitness
Published: March 22, 2013
Patrick Owomoyela has not played for Borussia Dortmund this season due to injury problems. In fact,  his last game in Germany's top flight was against Kaiserslautern on April 28, 2012. The 33 - year - old defender in an interview with German media had disclosed that he is close to full fitness and could be availab...
Anthony Ujah Delighted With Goalscoring Form
Published: March 19, 2013
Anthony Ujah is pleased with his return to goalscoring form. 22 - year - old Ujah has notched four goals in his last two matches for Cologne in the 2 Bundesliga.In Cologne's away tie with Dynamo Dresden on Monday, the game was heading for a draw until the Nigerian striker scored a brace in a space of 8 minutes to hand ...
Anthony Ujah Will Return To Mainz
Published: March 13, 2013
Anthony Ujah will return to Mainz at the end of the season when his loan deal with 2 Bundesliga club Cologne expires, according to German newspaper Bild.The 22 - year - old Nigerian forward has netted 9 goals in 21 matches including his brace against Paderborn this past weekend.''Basically no information on the contrac...
Mainz Manager Happy With Ujah's Progress
Published: March 11, 2013
Mainz manager Christian Heidel has refused to comment on the possibility of Nigerian forward Anthony Ujah remaining at promotion chasing Cologne next season.22 - year - old Ujah is enjoying a new lease of life at Cologne, after failing to establish himself at top- tier Mainz. His goals have been doing the talking for h...
Anthony Ujah Breaks Goal Drought
Published: March 09, 2013
Finally, former Nigeria youth - teamer Anthony Ujah ended his three - month goal drought on Saturday after netting a brace in Cologne's 3 - 0 victory over Paderborn in the 25th round of games in the 2 Bundesliga.Before this afternoon's tie, the 22 - year - old ex Lillestrom ace had not scored in his last 7 games in all...