Canada Call-Up For Vancouver Whitecaps Lagos-Born Striker Teni Akindoju
Published: December 16, 2017
Vancouver Whitecaps striker Teni Akindoju has been called up to a training camp by the Canadian Soccer Association ahead of January's CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Championship in Trinidad and Tobago.Born in Lagos to Nigerian parents 16 years ago, Akindoju moved to Canada along with her parents when she was two months ol...
Red-Hot Striker Ogbeche Reveals The Secret Behind His Goal Scoring Form
Published: December 15, 2017
Bartholomew Ogbeche has revealed the secret behind his goal-scoring form for Willem II in the Dutch Eredivisie, having recovered from a cruciate ligament injury, which had kept him on the sidelines for up to nine months.The Nigeria international has netted in each of his last five matches in the Dutch top-flight and wi...
SKE, Rainbow Stars Reach Final Of Aaron Samuel 5-A-Side Tournament
Published: December 15, 2017
The Aaron Samuel 5-a-side football tournament will see the very impressive SKE take on Rainbow Stars in the final at the Liberation Stadium in Port Harcourt on Saturday.In the semifinals decided on Friday, SKE put up a masterful showing to dispatch Mike Boys 4-2. The latter had taken the lead early in the first period,...
Iceland To Announce World Cup Roster 42 Days Before Showdown With Super Eagles
Published: December 15, 2017
Nigeria's opponents at the 2018 World Cup, Iceland, will announce their World Cup roster 42 days before they face off with the Super Eagles at the Volgograd Arena, Volgograd.According to reports in Iceland Icelandic national team coach Heimir Hallgrímsson stated at a press conference on Friday morning that the 23-man ...
Dominic Solanke : Klopp Is One Of The Best Managers In The World
Published: December 15, 2017
England international of Nigerian parentage Dominic Solanke says he enjoys playing under Jürgen Klopp, adding that the German is one of the best managers in the world.It was Klopp that approved the signing of the Golden Ball winner of the 2017 Fifa U20 World Cup from Chelsea in the summer transfer window, and the tale...
Algerian Federation Vow To Punish Staff Who Failed To Spot Nigeria's Error
Published: December 14, 2017
Algerian Football Federation Vice President, Bachir Ould Zmirli, says it came as a surprise that the Desert Foxes were awarded a 3-0 win and three points after Fifa took the decison to sanction Nigeria for fielding an ineligible player on the final day of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers.Just like his Nigerian counterpart...
Aaron Samuel Announces One Hundred Percent Increment For Winners At 5-A-Side Tourney
Published: December 14, 2017
The second edition of the Aaron Samuel 5-a-side football tournament will see an increase in prize monies, organizers have confirmed.The grassroots football tournament is being organized by Nigeria international and CSKA Moscow forward, Aaron Samuel, and he has announced a 100% increase in prize monies from what winners...
Zenit's Argentina Defender: We Lost To Nigeria Recently, Argentina One Of The Best Teams
Published: December 14, 2017
FC Zenit Saint Petersburg defender Emanuel Mammana is confident that Argentina will advance to the knockout rounds of the World Cup and has labelled the team that parades the likes of Lionel Messi and Sergio Aguero one of the best in the world.Exactly a month ago, the Super Eagles showed off their World Cup credentials...
Amkar Perm Duo Brian Idowu, Fegor Ogude May Be Clubless At End Of This Season
Published: December 14, 2017
Amkar Perm Nigeria internationals Brian Idowu and Fegor Ogude may find themselves unemployed at the end of the 2017-2018 season.General Director Igor Reshohin has confirmed that Amkar Perm are experiencing liquidity issues which may stop the club from being a going concern as from next season.Asked by Sport Express if ...
Eagles Coach Rohr Considers Inviting The New Iniesta For Friendly Against Poland?
Published: December 14, 2017
Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr is considering inviting CS Sfaxien midfielder Kingsley Sokari for the pre-World Cup friendly against Poland on March 23, 2018, according to reports.Although respected Tunisian outlet Gnet has claimed that the playmaker will definitely be summoned by the Nigeria Football Federation for t...
Semifinalists Emerge At Aaron Samuel 5-A-Side Tournament
Published: December 14, 2017
Semifinalists emerged on Thursday at the second edition of the Aaron Samuel 5-a-side football tournament currently happening in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, after more teams were eliminated from the competition.Aaron Samuel’s own team, Aaron FC, had been eliminated on the opening day in the knockout serie...
NFF General Secretary Sanusi Aware Of Shehu Suspension : We Don't Want To Trade Blames
Published: December 14, 2017
Nigeria Football Federation General Secretary Dr. Mohammed Sanusi has made comments on Fifa sanctioning Nigeria for lining up an ineligible player against Algeria on the final day of qualifying matches for the 2018 World Cup.Sanusi has admitted that he was aware that Anorthosis Famagusta right-back Abdullahi Shehu was ...
Abdullahi Shehu Scandal- Pinnick Warns NFF Staff: Nigerians Depend On These Footballers
Published: December 14, 2017
Nigeria Football Federation President, Amaju Pinnick, has read the riot act to the staff of the Federation in the wake of sanctions imposed by Fifa for fielding an ineligible player, Abdullahi Shehu, in the national team's final 2018 World Cup qualifier last month.The Anorthosis Famagusta right-back was automatically s...
Aaron Samuel 5-A-Side Tournament Kicks Off In Grand Style
Published: December 13, 2017
The second edition of the Aaron Samuel 5-a-side football tournament kicked off in grand style at the Liberation Stadium in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, and witnessed the presence of several amateur football teams from within Rivers and Bayelsa states.The tournament is sponsored by Nigeria international Aaron Samuel, as ...
The Stats That Prove Victor Moses Is Improving His Defensive Qualities
Published: December 13, 2017
Super Eagles star Victor Moses was Chelsea's top player for a key defensive stat in Tuesday night's Premier League clash against Huddersfield Town.In their statistical analysis of the 3-1 win at The John Smith's Stadium, the official website of Chelsea noted that Moses had the joint-most clearances by a Chelsea player,...