Imoh Ezekiel Nets Tenth Goal Of The Season
Published: March 09, 2014
Standard Liege marksman Imoh Ezekiel celebrated his debut for the Nigeria National Team by scoring in the 2 - 0 win over Mechelen on Saturday. The 20 - year - old registered his name on the score-sheet five minutes from normal time, running past the opposition defenders to net his tenth goal in the Juplier League so fa...
Agent Stays Mum On Michael Olaitan Spell On The Sidelines
Published: March 08, 2014
Paschalis Tountouris, Head of Football Division of Prosport International, did not reveal much when quizzed on speculations in the media which suggested that his client Michael Olaitan could be out of action until the start of next season.21 - year - old Olaitan has spent the last 6 days in the Metropolitan Hospital af...
Nosa Igiebor Faces Another Spell On The Sidelines
Published: March 06, 2014
Ahead of Real Betis’ clash with Getafe on Saturday, the Andalusian outfit practiced today without Nigeria international Nosa Igiebor. The 23 - year - old  has been battling with a knee injury for the past one week and club medics have recommended that he goes under the knife to correct the defect.On Friday, ...
Leon Balogun May Spend At Least Two Months On The Sidelines
Published: March 06, 2014
Fortuna Düsseldorf center half Leon Balogun could spend at least eight weeks on the sidelines after he suffered a broken ankle against Mexico in an international friendly on Wednesday.The German born defender, a late replacement for crocked Joseph Yobo, was introduced by manager Stephen Keshi before the start of t...
Nigeria Hold Mexico In Friendly
Published: March 06, 2014
68,212 spectators watched the goalless draw between Nigeria and Mexico last night at the Georgia Dome Atlanta, a new stadium attendance record.While the Super Eagles made their physical presence count, a defect that was noticed on Wednesday is that the attackers may not be able to score against a well coordinated defen...
Players Association, Mitroglou Sympathize With Olaitan
Published: March 05, 2014
Fulham attacker Kostas Mitroglou, who until January was leading Olympiakos frontline, has sympathized with Michael Olaitan over the incident last weekend. The Greece international shared his thoughts on Twitter : “And because health is the most important: passing to Michael Olaitan! Iron and quickly back on the c...
Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, FCT Chapter Congratulates New Sports Minister
Published: March 05, 2014
The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, SWAN, FCT chapter on Wednesday congratulated the newly appointed Minister of Sports and Chairman, National Sports Commission, Dr. Tamuno Danagogo. A former Rivers state Commissioner for Urban Development, Danagogo, replaced  Alhaji Bolaji Abdullahi as the head of the Spor...
Stephen Keshi To Run The Rule Over Uchebo, Balogun And Others
Published: March 05, 2014
Stephen Keshi has stated that he would use the friendly against Mexico on Wednesday to run the rule over some players expected to break into the World Cup squad if they show brilliance. While no names were mentioned, perhaps, the likes of Juwon Oshaniwa, Michael Uchebo, Ramon Azeez, Imoh Ezekiel and Leon Balogun have a...
Kenneth Omeruo Lavishes Praise On Chicharito
Published: March 05, 2014
The Nigeria squad led by manager Stephen Keshi had a feel of the turf of the Georgia Dome Stadium on Tuesday.The Super Eagles are drawn in the same World Cup group as Argentina, Bosnia Herzegovina and Iran.Middlesbrough defender Kenneth Omeruo believes the contest against Mexico is a good test for Nigeria before the sh...
Abdul Ajagun Visits Olaitan In Hospital
Published: March 04, 2014
Panathinaikos manager Yiannis Anastasiou  and midfielder Abdul Ajagun visited Michael Olaitan in hospital on Tuesday to wish him speedy recovery following the incident last weekend.In the first half of the Athens derby, the 21 - year - old striker collapsed without making contact with an opponent.And the Nigerian ...
Nigeria Vs Mexico Friendly To Set New Stadium Attendance Record
Published: March 04, 2014
60,000 tickets have been sold for the meeting between Nigeria and Mexico at the Georgia Dome, Atlanta , promotional company Soccer United Marketing has stated. And if all the fans that purchased the tickets attend the match, the number of spectators would surpass the viewers for the double header in the quarterfinals o...
Leon Balogun Replaces Joseph Yobo On Nigeria Roster
Published: March 04, 2014
Fortuna Düsseldorf defender Leon Balogun, 25, has finally gotten his wish to represent the National Team of Nigeria.Manager Stephen Keshi has handed him a late call-up for the tuneup game against Mexico on Thursday morning.Super Eagles media officer Ben Alaiya disclosed that Norwich center back Joseph Yobo had to ...
Imoh Ezekiel Suffers Knock Against Club Brugge
Published: March 03, 2014
Standard Liege striker Imoh Ezekiel is rated 50 - 50 for the upcoming fixture against Mexico at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.He suffered a knock in the meeting with Club Brugge  (1 - 0) on Sunday and had to be substituted by manager Luzon 12 minutes before the final whistle. More information is expected today from ...
Michael Olaitan To Be Discharged From Hospital On Tuesday
Published: March 03, 2014
Moments after the 3 - 0 defeat to Panathinaikos, majority of Olympiakos players rushed to the hospital where Michael Olaitan is currently receiving treatment. Recall that during the first half of the clash at home to the Greens on Sunday, Olaitan suddenly collapsed and landed on his neck despite not being close to an o...
David Fuster: What Happened To Olaitan Affected Us
Published: March 02, 2014
Olympiakos attacking midfielder David Fuster has admitted that the injury to Michael Olaitan affected the team’s psyche and this contributed to the 3 - 0 loss to Panathinaikos on Sunday evening.“The team will be giving everything in every match. I do not want to say excuses. “Certainly what happened t...