Ahmed Musa Takes His Tally In The League To 12 Goals, As CSKA Continue Their Winning Ways
Published: May 11, 2016
CSKA Moscow continue to lead the pack in the Russian Premier League and are now five points ahead of FC Rostov courtesy of their 3-1 win against FC Ufa at Stadion Neftyanik on Wednesday afternoon.In the entertaining encounter, two Nigeria international strikers in the shape of Ahmed Musa (CSKA) and Sylvester Igboun (Uf...
Aaron Samuel Voted Third Best Player At CSKA Moscow For April
Published: May 03, 2016
CSKA Moscow fans have voted injured Nigerian striker Aaron Samuel as the club’s third best player for the month of April, writes the official website of the Army Men. The Guangzhou R&F loanee finished behind experienced defender Aleksei Berezutski and Alexander Golovin.Last month, Samuel featured in six games...
Aaron Samuel, Ahmed Musa On Song In CSKA Moscow Win
Published: April 28, 2016
Aaron Samuel and Ahmed Musa were on target to help CSKA Moscow climb back to the Premier League table following their 3-0 rout of Ural on Thursday afternoon.The Muscovites had no trouble seeing off the opponents, with Aaron Samuel netting his second league goal in the 19th minute.Ahmed Musa then added a second in the 5...
Ogude,Anene&Idowu Suffer Penalty Shootout Outbreak In Russian Cup
Published: April 20, 2016
Zenit St Petersburg beat Amkar Perm on penalties to progress to the final of the Russian Cup on Wednesday evening.The Russian-Nigerian defender Brian Idowu gave Amkar Perm the lead in the 19th minute but both teams were level at half-time, with Javi Garcia equalizing for Zenit in the 41st minute.The two teams could n...
Brian Idowu Argues That Messi,Ronaldo Will Struggle Against Amkar Perm At Temperature Of Minus 30
Published: April 20, 2016
Ahead of Amkar Perm’s Russian Cup tie with Zenit Saint Petersburg, Brian Idowu has argued that two of the best footballers in the world, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, will struggle against his team due to the unfavorable conditions. Zenit’s Russia international Artem Dzyuba first pointed out that the ...
Ahmed Musa Predicts Tough Derby Game Against Lokomotiv Moscow
Published: April 16, 2016
Nigeria international Ahmed Musa has predicted a tough fixture for CSKA Moscow when tackle city rivals Lokomotiv in the Russian Premier League on Saturday in Cherkizovo, but is hopeful that the Army Men will get the three points.The Army Men head into today’s fixture atop the standings with 46 points garnered, wh...
Brian Idowu Expects Tough Game Against Mordovia
Published: April 14, 2016
Brian Idowu expects FC Mordovia to put up a fight when they tackle his club Amkar Perm in the Russian Premier League on Friday, April 15, despite losing 7-1 to CSKA Moscow last weekend.The Russian-Nigerian stopper has pointed out that the Republic of Mordovia-based team scoured four times against the Army Men in the fi...
Henty Ezekiel Confident Lokomotiv Moscow Will Win Title
Published: April 03, 2016
Henty Ezekiel,22, believes Lokomotiv Moscow will win the Russian Premier League title at the end of this season.After 21 games played in the division, Lokomotiv Moscow are six points behind leaders Rostov, who have played a game more, but the Nigerian is confident the Railwaymen can close the gap.“I like the styl...
Ahmed Musa Excused From CSKA Moscow Training
Published: April 02, 2016
Ahead of CSKA Moscow’s big game in the Russian Premier League on Sunday against Zenit St. Petersburg, Ahmed Musa did not participate in full training on Friday.The Super Eagles star and teammate Aaron Samuel both returned to the Russian capital on Thursday after international duty.And due to the long flight and c...
Ahmed Musa, Aaron Samuel Yet To Resume Training With CSKA Moscow
Published: March 31, 2016
Super Eagles strikers Ahmed Musa and Aaron Samuel did not participate in CSKA Moscow’s training session on Thursday.Championat.com is reporting that the two Nigeria national-teamers are expected to arrive in Russia on Friday, April 1, two days before the Muscovites face off against Zenit Saint Petersburg in the P...
Ahmed Musa Named Player Of The Month In Russia
Published: March 21, 2016
CSKA Moscow frontman Ahmed Musa has been named the Most Valuable Player in the Russian Premier League for the month of March. During the period under review, the Nigeria international plundered three goals past the opposition, including his brace on Saturday night against Kuban Krasnodar.The 23-year-old Musa went the d...
Super Eagles Striker Sylvester Igboun Hopes To Resume Training This Week
Published: March 14, 2016
Sylvester Igboun has explained that he sustained an injury during the Russian Cup tie between Ufa and CSKA Moscow on March 1, which has kept him on the sidelines for about two weeks.The Super Eagles frontman was not in Ufa’s squad for league games against Mordovia(March 6) and Lokomotiv Moscow(March 13) because o...
Super Eagles Striker Aaron Samuel Makes League Debut For CSKA Moscow
Published: March 12, 2016
Aaron Samuel made his league debut for CSKA Moscow in their 2-0 loss to FK Rostov on Saturday night .Although the 21-year-old made the bench last weekend for the Moscow derby, the Guangzhou R&F loanee was an unused substitute.With CSKA Moscow losing 1-0 to Rostov, manager Slutsky introduced Aaron Samuel to add fire...
Ahmed Musa Named Player Of The Week In Russia
Published: March 08, 2016
CSKA Moscow striker Ahmed Musa has won the Player of the Week accolade in the Russian Premier League for the last round of matches.The Nigeria international was recognized for his performance against Spartak Moscow on Sunday after scoring the game-winner as early as the 11th minute.Musa saw off competition from Maciej ...
Fegor Ogude Suffers Knee Injury
Published: March 07, 2016
Allnigeriasoccer.com has independent confirmation that Amkar Perm midfielder Fegor Ogude picked up a knee injury in Monday afternoon’s Premier League tie against Anzhi Makhachkala.In the coming days, Ogude will undergo tests to establish the severity of his injury and whether or not he would be available for sele...