Marco Tagbajumi Fires Champions League Warning To Zenit St Petersburg
Published: July 29, 2014
Ahead of the UEFA Champions League showdown between AEL Limassol and Zenit St Petersburg at the Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium on Wednesday, Italian - Nigerian forward Marco Tagbajumi has fired a warning to the Russian opponents. The Cypriot First Division top marksman of last season is confident that AEL can replicate t...
Anthony Ujah On Target As Cologne Thrash Wacker Innsbruck
Published: July 29, 2014
Bundesliga newcomers Cologne defeated Wacker Innsbruck 5-0 in a pre - season tuneup game held at their training camp in Austria on Monday.Nigeria international Anthony Ujah, one of the success stories of the Billy Goats last term, found the back of the net in the 31st minute to give his side a three - goal advantage, w...
Kelechi Iheanacho Maintains 100 Percent Scoring Record For Man City
Published: July 28, 2014
Nigeria youth international Kelechi Iheanacho scored for the second straight game as Manchester City thrashed AC Milan 5 - 1 at the Guinness International Champions Cup on Sunday night in Pittsburgh, United States.The Golden Ball winner at the last Fifa Under 17s opened his goal account for the Citizens in the  4...
Nosa Igiebor Set To Make Champions League Debut For Maccabi Tel Aviv
Published: July 26, 2014
Nigeria international Nosa Igiebor penned a three - year contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv on Thursday after a successful medical. The central midfielder will sport the number 40 jersey for the remainder of this season, the same number which he wore during his last stint in Israel with Hapoel Tel Aviv.Nosa Igiebor was reg...
Austin Ejide Cautioned Not To Repeat Mistakes In Europa League Tie
Published: July 24, 2014
Hapoel Beer Sheva goalie Austin Ejide was heavily criticized for his blunder which led to the winning goal scored from the penalty spot by Split’s Mate Bilic in the second qualifying round of the Europa League last Wednesday.Ahead of the reverse tie in Cyprus on Thursday evening, Roni Moskovitch, who won two cham...
Whistle Blowing: AfricanFootball.com Olusola Alao Collects Bribe From Raheem Lawal For Favourable Articles , As Obafemi Martins Shuns Samm Audu For PR
Published: July 24, 2014
AfricanFootball.com is enmeshed in another bribery scandal involving the same reporter that had earlier been exposed, Olusola Alao. It would be recalled that the Alao, a confirmed crook and one of the bad eggs in the sports writing industry, insisted on being paid by an agent based in Germany before publishing an artic...
Oyo FA Boss hosts South/West Referees
Published: July 23, 2014
All the leadership of Nigeria Football Referees comprises of State Chairmen, Secretaries and Elders are expected to converge at the University of Ibadan tomorrow, Thursday 24 July for the zonal meeting of Nigeria Referees Association.The meeting according to the zonal coordinator of Nigeria Referee Association (NRA) Ch...
Olarenwaju Kayode Scores In Fifth Consecutive Training Game
Published: July 23, 2014
Maccabi Netanya continued their preparations for the 2014 - 2015 season on Tuesday with another exhibition game against Kecskeméti TE at their training camp in Hungary.The Hungarian topflight team raced into a two - goal lead inside 50 minutes but the Diamonds fought back to level the scoreline, with Nigeria you...
Brown Ideye Wishes Dynamo Kiev All The Best
Published: July 22, 2014
New West Brom acquisition Brown Ideye still has a soft spot for Dynamo Kiev, despite his lack of playing opportunities in the final season spent in Kiev.This past Friday, the Baggies announced that they have agreed a deal with Dynamo Kiev over the signing of Ideye, which ended his three - year association with the Ukra...
Michael Olaitan Back On His Feet
Published: July 22, 2014
Former Flying Eagles attacking midfielder Michael Olaitan has been inactive for Olympiakos since that unfortunate incident in a Super League clash against Panathinaikos last March.But from all indications, the Nigerian has been given the all clear by medics in his battle to resume full training with the Reds.And Michae...
Visa Hitch Prevents Juwon Oshaniwa From Resuming Training With MS Ashdod
Published: July 22, 2014
MS Ashdod have started pre - season in training in Poland without Nigeria international Juwon Oshaniwa, 23.A visa hitch has prevented the left back from resuming training with the Israeli team after he was given an extended vacation due to his participation at the World Cup. Juwon Oshaniwa is expected to join the squad...
Ex NFF Supremo, Sani Lulu Overwhelmed By Performance Of FOSLA Academy Pupils
Published: July 21, 2014
Former NFF President Sani Lulu Abdullahi has emphasized that the concept of establishing the FOSLA Academy in Karshi Abuja is to ensure that the country has a pool where players with verifiable ages could be picked to represent the country at various age grade competitions. Speaking in Abuja at the weekend duri...
Ahmed Musa Pledges Loyalty To CSKA Moscow
Published: July 21, 2014
Nigeria international Ahmed Musa has pledged his loyalty to CSKA Moscow, saying he has no plans whatsoever to depart the capital team in the ongoing summer transfer market. Rumours had abounded that the striker cum winger was on the wish list of clubs in England led by Liverpool and Manchester City, but both teams have...
Sean Okoli Stars For Seattle Sounders In Draw With Tottenham Hotspur
Published: July 20, 2014
Both Obafemi Martins and American - Nigerian forward Sean Okoli took to the field for Seattle Sounders when the MLS outfit clashed with Tottenham Hotspur at the CenturyLink Field on Saturday in an exhibition game.The final outcome was a 3 - 3 draw, with Obafemi Martins lasting 63 minutes on the pitch before he was repl...
Brown Ideye Delighted With West Brom Move
Published: July 19, 2014
In his first words after his record transfer to West Brom from Dynamo Kiev, Super Eagles attacker Brown Ideye says he is looking forward to kick-starting his career at The Hawthorns. The 25 - year - old drew the curtain on his three - year stay in Kiev after penning a three - year deal with the Baggies on Friday, with ...