Nigeria To Play Mexico In Friendly
Published: March 06, 2013
Recently crowned African champions, the Super Eagles of Nigeria will trade tackles with the Mexico National Team in a friendly match on Friday, May 31st in the United States.Both countries will use the exhibition game to test-run their strategies ahead of the Fifa Confederations Cup holding in Brazil from June 15 - 30,...
Sam Obuh Names Final Squad For AYC
Published: March 06, 2013
Coach Sam Obuh has named his final 21 - man roster for the African Youth Championship billed to be staged in Algeria from March 16 - 30.Three goalkeepers, seven defenders, six midfielders and five attackers have been selected to defend the cup the Flying Eagles won in South Africa two years ago.Nigeria are in Group B o...
British Law Firm Takes Over Case Of Nosa Igiebor
Published: March 05, 2013
According to estadiodeportivo.com, representatives of Nosa Igiebor have hired a British law firm that specializes in immigration matters to handle the case involving the Nigeria international, who has not returned to Spain more than three weeks after the conclusion of the African Cup of Nations.The law firm has been ma...
Keshi Unveils List Of Domestic Players To Face Kenya
Published: March 05, 2013
Ahead of Nigeria's World Cup qualifier against Kenya, coach Stephen Keshi has unveiled a list of 24 players from the domestic championship that will start preparations in Abuja this weekend.Dele Ajiboye, Taofeek Adepoju, Zubairu Mohammed and Jiya Mohammed are the new players summoned by Stephen Keshi.CAF Champions Leag...
ADO Den Haag Want Omeruo For Extra Season
Published: March 05, 2013
ADO Den Haag want to retain the services of Nigeria stopper Kenneth Omeruo next season, informs Voetbal International. The teenager is on loan at the Dutch club from European champions Chelsea. However, the temporary agreement between both clubs expires at the end of the current season. A return to Chelsea is on the ag...
Akpala Possibly Out For Six Weeks
Published: March 05, 2013
Following an injury to his left knee, Werder Bremen attacker Joseph Akpala will spend at least six weeks on the sidelines.On Sunday, Akpala came off worse in a training ground collision with goalkeeper Raphael Wolf. The next day, tests conducted revealed that the Nigeria international has damaged the internal ligament ...
Christian Obodo Feared Injured
Published: March 05, 2013
Dinamo Minsk midfielder Christian Obodo had to be substituted during the first half by manager Oleh Protasov in the practice match with FC Rotor Volgograd on Monday evening.The teammate of the Nigeria international, Vitaly Trubilo announced after the game that there is a possibility that he got injured.''Sorry that Chr...
Real Betis May Not Release Nosa For Kenya Match
Published: March 04, 2013
Real Betis midfielder Nosa Igiebor is stuck in Nigeria and is in a race to return to his club. That could happen in the coming days, writes authoritative Spanish newspaper Estadio Deportivo..The Spanish Embassy had earlier rejected Nosa's work permit application . The translation of documents from English to Spanish an...
Efe Ambrose Believes In Miracles
Published: March 03, 2013
Nigeria stopper Efe Ambrose still believes Glasgow Celtic have a chance of qualifying for the next stage of the Champions League.Going into Wednesday's tie in Turin, Juventus have a healthy 3 - 0 advantage from the first leg. Efe Ambrose, 24,  is not throwing in the towel without a fight and insists miracles happe...
AGF Release Edafe Egbedi For AYC
Published: March 01, 2013
AGF will be without the services of  Edafe Egbedi, 19, for at least a month, the official website of the Danish club has informed. The winger has been named in the Flying Eagles provisional 30 - man squad for the African Youth Championship billed to be staged in Algeria from March 16 - 30.He is now expected to fly...
We Should Prepare Carefully For Kenya - Aiyegbeni
Published: February 27, 2013
Experienced striker Yakubu Aiyegbeni has admitted that the Super Eagles, recently crowned African champions, have a busy fixture schedule this coming summer.In June, Nigeria will play a World Cup qualifier against Kenya and days later participate in the Fifa Confederations Cup, where they are pitted in the same group w...
Spanish Embassy Continue To Frustrate Nosa, Rule Birth Certificate Invalid
Published: February 27, 2013
The Spanish Embassy in Lagos is giving Nosa Igiebor a hard time processing his residence permit. It would be recalled that the German authorities did not allow the Real Betis midfielder come down from the plane in Frankfurt on Saturday, February 16.Nosa was sent back to Nigeria to authenticate his papers. That bureaucr...
Enyeama Happy With Three Points
Published: February 23, 2013
Maccabi Tel Aviv are inching closer and closer to winning  the Israeli championship they last won 10 seasons ago. In the latest round of games played in the Ligat ha'Al, the Yellows, playing at home, defeated Ironi Ramat Hasharon 1 - 0 thanks to Eliran Atar's 68th minute strike.After being away on international du...
Eddy Onazi Dismisses Quit Reports
Published: February 23, 2013
Nigeria international Eddy Onazi insists he is happy to extend his contact with Lazio amid reports he is set to quit the capital side at the end of the current campaign in June.Just recently, Onazi, 20, put pen - to - paper on an additional two - year contract with The Biancocelesti . He now has contractual obligations...
Joel Obi's Apartment Burgled In Milan
Published: February 22, 2013
The house of Nigeria midfielder Joel Obi  in Milan was burgled last night while he was away, according to Fcinternews.it.Obi noticed that thieves had broken into his apartment through the window when he returned home. The burglars stole valuables from the safe including a reproduction of a bank note and three gold...