Christian Obodo Clears The Air On Marijuana, Romanian Girls
Published: July 11, 2013
Nigeria international Christian Obodo was recently in the news for the wrong reasons, with reports suggesting that he absconded from his Belarusian club Dynamo Minsk.General Director of Dinamo Minsk, Sergei Pavlyukovich reported the midfielder missing, only for him to be cited in Udine by Italian Police, who discovered...
Keshi Names Four New Faces For Ivory Coast Clash
Published: July 11, 2013
Manager Stephen Keshi has named four fresh faces in his roster for the return leg CHAN qualifier against the Elephants of Cote d'Ivoire next weekend in Abidjan.Otherwise, he has kept faith with the majority of the squad that was assembled for the first leg clash in Kaduna, northern Nigeria, which Nigeria won 4 - 1.Colo...
Taribo West Wants Yobo Back In Super Eagles Team
Published: July 11, 2013
Retired Nigeria international Taribo West has pleaded with coach Stephen Keshi to consider his substantive skipper Joseph Yobo for selection when the Eagles host the Flames of Malawi in September.Since the conclusion of the African Cup of Nations, the experienced defender has been omitted from the rosters announced by ...
Ahmed Musa Ready For Super Cup
Published: July 10, 2013
Nigeria international Ahmed Musa returned to Russia last weekend to start pre-season training training with CSKA Moscow.Despite spending less than a week with his teammates, the 20 - year - old winger says he is ready for the Super Cup clash against Zenith St Petersburg.Musa's fitness is not questionable after all he p...
Michael Olaitan Not Guaranteed First Team Football At Olympiakos
Published: July 09, 2013
According to a report by Sports Day Greece, Nigeria youth international Michael Olaitan is not guaranteed a first team shirt at Olympiakos this coming season because the club has already established players that play the same position.Nonetheless, the 20 - year - old midfielder will have a final chance to convince mana...
Academica Start Pre - Season Training Without Ogu
Published: July 08, 2013
Académica de Coimbra started pre - season training on Monday without Nigeria international John Ogu, whose holiday has been extended after representing Africa at the Fifa Confederations Cup. The morning session was held behind closed doors while the afternoon workout was open to the public, supporters and media....
Michael Olaitan Returns To Greece On Monday
Published: July 07, 2013
Flying Eagles attacking midfielder Michael Olaitan will begin training with Olympiakos this week. Olaitain, who was one of the standout players in the Flying Eagles squad that failed to qualify for the quarter-finals of the ongoing Fifa Under 20 World Cup, will arrive the Greek capital Athens on Monday if there are no ...
Ahmed Musa Begins Training With CSKA Moscow
Published: July 07, 2013
Nigeria international Ahmed Musa has linked up with the rest of the CSKA Moscow squad for pre-season training, informs the official website of the Russian champions.The offensive player was earlier granted permission by the leadership of the capital team due to his participation at the Fifa Confederations Cup, where he...
Post Match Conference - Stephen Keshi: This Is The Mba I Know
Published: July 07, 2013
In this interview, Nigeria gaffer Stephen Keshi speaks on the Super Eagles 4 - 1 win over Ivory Coast on Saturday in one of the qualifiers for CHAN 2014.ON THE TEAM PERFORMANCE...''We started off brightly and I must say the debutants in the game showed no nerves,we were cruising and we could have sealed the game in the...
Nigeria Thrash Ivory Coast 4 - 1
Published: July 06, 2013
Nigeria's quest to qualify for the third edition of the Orange CHAN, South Africa 2014 has been handed a massive boost after the Super Eagles defeated the Ivorian National Team 4 - 1 on Saturday evening at the Ahamdu Bello Stadium, Kaduna.The line up before the start of the encounter revealed all; this was going to be ...
Taye Taiwo: I Came Here To Win The Title
Published: July 06, 2013
New Bursaspor recruit Taye Taiwo is fit as a fiddle. The 28 - year - old Nigeria international underwent medical examination at Acibadem Bursa Hospital on Saturday morning and passed it in flying colors.This means the green and white, who will represent Turkey in next season's Champions League, have been given the gree...
Real Betis Rescind Decision To Fine Nosa Igiebor
Published: July 04, 2013
Much was said and written about the soap opera involving Nosa Igiebor last season when, after winning the African Cup with Nigeria, the Betis midfielder could not return to Seville until 23 days later because of some bureaucratic problems with his visa. The club later announced that the Nigeria international will be fi...
Christian Obodo: I Am In Italy For Treatment
Published: July 04, 2013
Nigeria international Christian Obodo, who was declared missing by his Belarusian club Dinamo Minsk, has commented on the reasons why he left the location of the team.In his statements to the press in Belarus, Obodo claimed officials of Dinamo Minsk are aware of his whereabouts.''I'm in Italy for treatment. The managem...
Dinamo Minsk: Christian Obodo Fled To Italy
Published: July 04, 2013
Sergey Pavlyukovich, Director General of Dinamo Minsk has shared his opinion on the absence of Christian Obodo from the club.It would be recalled that the central midfielder was declared missing only to found by a police patrol in Udine, Italy two days ago.Goals.by citing Komsomolsk truth  quoted Pavlyukovich as s...
Efe Ambrose: Don't Call These Players Home Based Eagles
Published: July 04, 2013
Glasgow Celtic stopper Efe Ambrose has called on the Nigerian football populace to desist from calling the domestic players currently preparing for the CHAN qualifier against Ivory Coast as home based Eagles.Ambrose was at the team's training on Thursday to cheer and motivate his colleagues ahead of the crucial encount...