Junior Ajayi And Kingsley Sokari On Target As Dream Team Send Black Meteors Crashing
Published: September 09, 2015
Nigeria got their 2015 All-Africa Games campaign off to a winning start with a deserved victory over Ghana in Brazzaville.Junior Ajayi opened the scoring with a rasping finish ten  minutes out of intermission while Kingsley Sokari extended the advantage three minutes from time.Defending champions Ghana played thei...
Unuanel To Super Eagles Fans: Be Patient With Oliseh
Published: September 09, 2015
Nigeria claimed the first win of Sunday Oliseh’s tenure on Tuesday as they saw off Niger in a 2-0 friendly victory at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium.Former Nigeria international Oliseh took charge as Super Eagles boss in July and saw his spell at the helm get off to a disappointing start with a goalless draw agai...
William Troost - Ekong Delighted To Pass Super Eagles Tests With Flying Colours
Published: September 09, 2015
FK Haugesund defender William Troost - Ekong is on his way to Norway to link up with his Tippeligaen club after international duty with Nigeria.Once again, the former Holland youth international passed his tests with the national team with flying colours, with the 2013 African champs not conceding a single goal since h...
Wolves Netminder Carl Ikeme Has Kind Words For Port Harcourt Fans
Published: September 09, 2015
Wolverhampton Wanderers netminder Carl Ikeme was pleased to keep another cleansheet on Tuesday as the Super Eagles beat their Nigerien counterparts 2 - 0 in Port Harcourt.Furthermore, the Anglo - Nigerian had kind words for the fans that came to the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium to cheer the team to victory.“Nice to...
Super Eagles Coach Sunday Oliseh Happy With Evolution Of His Team
Published: September 09, 2015
Super Eagles manager Sunday Oliseh reckons that Nigeria’s 2 - 0 win over Niger Republic in a friendly on Tuesday will raise the level of confidence of his team ahead of their next international fixtures. Goals from CSKA Moscow striker Ahmed Musa and his second - half replacement Moses Simon handed Oliseh his firs...
Dream Team Star Oghenekaro Etebo Brimming With Confidence Ahead Ghana Clash
Published: September 09, 2015
Oghenekaro Etebo appears to be brimming with confidence ahead of Dream Team VI’s clash against the Under 23 national team of Ghana on Wednesday at the 2015 All - Africa Games.The Warri Wolves attacking midfielder has pointed out that the Black Meteors looked ordinary in their opening game against Senegal and will...
Obafemi Martins In The Running For MLS Goal Of The Week Award
Published: September 08, 2015
Designated Player Obafemi Martins is in the running for the Goal of the Week Award for the last round of matches in Major League Soccer. In his bid to win the accolade, the Seattle Sounders marksman is up against Michael Barrios ( FC Dallas), Didier Drogba (Montreal Impact), Diego Fagundez (New England Revolution) and ...
Oliseh Hopes To Polish Rough Diamond Usman Mohammed
Published: September 08, 2015
Sunday Oliseh has stated that FC Taraba’s Usman Mohammed is still a rough diamond that needs to be polished before he can become a better player.The Dream Team VI star was handed his first start against Niger Republic and bossed the midfield before he made way for Prince Aggrey immediately after the intermission....
Sunday Oliseh Says He Will Not Close The Door On Mikel Yet
Published: September 08, 2015
In his post - match comments immediately after Nigeria beat Niger 2 - 0 in an international friendly on Tuesday afternoon, coach Sunday Oliseh has hinted that he will not invite John Obi Mikel to the national team if he keeps sitting on the bench.The Nigeria manager omitted the Chelsea midfielder from his squad list a...
Rabiu Ibrahim Puts On Show As Super Eagles Beat Niger In Friendly
Published: September 08, 2015
A goal in either half from Ahmed Musa and Simon Moses was all the Super Eagles needed to defeat Niger 2-0 in an international friendly played at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium on Tuesday.The game was the second in charge for Eagles head coach Sunday Oliseh.Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa raced for goal but he was ...
Ahmed Musa, Anthony Ujah And Birthday Boy Igboun Start In Attack Vs Niger Republic
Published: September 08, 2015
Only five players that were named in the starting line- up in the Super Eagles African Cup of Nations qualifier against Tanzania last weekend will start Tuesday’s international friendly against Niger Republic.William Troost - Ekong, Moses Simon, Lukman Haruna, Emmanuel Emenike and Kingsley Madu will start from th...
Lazio Midfielder Eddy Onazi Is The Worst Paid Nigerian Player In Italian Serie A
Published: September 08, 2015
Italy’s authoritative sports daily La Gazzetta dello Sport has published on its official webpage the net salaries of all the footballers playing in the Serie A.The highest paid Nigerian player in the Italian top flight is Joel Obi, who takes home 500,000 euros at Torino every season.The Super Eagles midfielder is...
Dele Alli Admits He Was Below Par Against Norway
Published: September 08, 2015
England Under 21s began their European Championship qualifiers on a winning note though they could only beat the hosts Norway 1 - 0 at Marienlyst Stadium, Drammen on Monday evening.Jordon Ibe (Liverpool ) and Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) made Gareth Southgate’s starting XI but there was no place in it for Wolves...
Injured Duo Izunna Uzochukwu, Leon Balogun Out Of Friendly Vs Niger
Published: September 07, 2015
Amkar Perm midfielder Izunna Uzochukwu has been ruled out of the Super Eagles international friendly against Niger Republic at Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium Port Harcourt on Tuesday.The Russian - based player was handed his international debut by new coach Sunday Oliseh in the African Cup of Nations qualifier against Tanz...
Ex-international Okenla Set To Launch Biggest Cultural African Carnival
Published: September 07, 2015
The Federal Government through the Ministry of Culture and Tourism has given former green Eagles winger Folorunsho Okenla the mandate to run the biggest cultural festival in Africa, the Abuja Carnival, now known as the Nigeria National Carnival for the next three years.The Morocco 1988 star who is now anaccomplished ma...