Emmanuel Emenike Unlikely To Play Against Anzhi
Published: April 26, 2013
According to the head coach of Spartak Moscow, Valery Karpin, striker Emmanuel Emenike may not play against Anzhi on Sunday as he just started training with the squad.''Basically, he is unlikely to be in the composition because he had his first training session with the team yesterday (Wednesday, ed), so he won't fit i...
Victor Obinna: We Have To Start Using Our Chances
Published: April 25, 2013
Lokomotiv Moscow striker Victor Obinna has commented on the upcoming game against Rostov on Saturday, April 27. The Nigeria international also analyzed last weekend's match with Kuban which ended goalless.Championat.com with reference to the official YouTube channel of the Railway Men quoted Obinna as saying: ''Seven g...
Emmanuel Emenike Trains With Squad
Published: April 24, 2013
Ahead of the match of the 26th round of matches in the Russian Premier League against Anzhi on Sunday, Nigeria international Emmanuel Emenike trained with the Spartak Moscow squad on Wednesday, writes the official website of the red and white.Emmanuel Emenike, 25, trained without discomfort in the training session whic...
Emmanuel Emenike Will Miss Moscow Derby
Published: April 19, 2013
Spartak Moscow's Emmanuel Emenike will miss the eagerly anticipated Russian Premier League match against bitter rivals CSKA Moscow on Sunday the Nigeria international has told the official YouTube channel of the red and white. The 25 - year - old striker has just resumed training with the squad after recovering from a ...
Ahmed Musa Hails CSKA Moscow's Second Half Display
Published: April 18, 2013
Nigeria international Ahmed Musa netted his 11th goal of the season in the Cup game with Yenisei on Wednesday evening.In his post match comments to Russian media, the striker said CSKA Moscow had a brilliant second half, hence the 3 - 0 scoreline.He told championat.com: ''We started well, with a quick goal. Then relaxe...
Emmanuel Emenike Hopes To Play Against Anzhi
Published: April 15, 2013
Spartak Moscow striker Emmanuel Emenike, who has fully recovered from a hamstring injury,  has expressed confidence that he would be back in action against Anzhi on April 27.But the big derby against Ahmed Musa's CSKA Moscow this weekend may have come too soon for the 25 - year - old Nigeria international.''I'm ju...
Emmanuel Emenike Returns To Full Fitness
Published: April 13, 2013
Spartak Moscow forward Emmanuel Emenike claims to have fully recovered from a hamstring injury which had sidelined him from action since February's African Cup of Nations, BBC journalist Oluwashina Okeleji said on his Twitter page.The 25 - year - old Nigeria international started individual training with the red and wh...
CSKA Moscow Will Receive 4 Billion Rubles From Sponsor
Published: April 10, 2013
According to vedomosti.ru, Russian network (formerly IDGC Holding ) has become the general sponsor of CSKA Moscow for the next five years,  the company said on Tuesday.CSKA Moscow will receive 354.7 million rubles(equivalent of 8.7 million euros) in the second half of 2013. That amount has been approved by th...
Emmanuel Emenike Trains With Teammates
Published: April 02, 2013
According to the official website of Spartak Moscow, Nigeria international Emmanuel Emenike is gradually recovering from the thigh injury he picked up at the African Cup of Nations semi - final clash against Mali.On Tuesday, the red and white started preparing for the 23rd round of matches in the Russian Premier League...
Adeleye, Afolabi To Terminate Contracts With Kuban
Published: March 28, 2013
Two Nigerian players - Dele Adeleye and Abdulwaheed Afolabi - are on the verge of terminating their contracts with Russian Premier League club Kuban Krasnodar, informs footballtransfer.com.ua with reference to Russian media.While Dele Adeleye is under contract with Kuban for the next three years, his compatriot and Oly...
Ahmed Musa Eyeing Top Scorer's Award
Published: March 15, 2013
In an interview with Russian media, Ahmed Musa has stressed that he is ready to play in any offensive position manager Leonid Slutsky needs him.Musa, who is primarily a winger, has flourished in attack in the current season, netting 9 goals in 19 matches. ''I like any position the coach puts me. I am an offensive playe...
Ahmed Musa Nominated For Player Of The Week
Published: March 11, 2013
Top Russian football portal championat.com has shortlisted Nigeria international Ahmed Musa for the best player in the Russian Premier League for the 20th round of matches.To win the award, the CSKA Moscow striker will compete with Ari, Salvatore Bocchetti and Yura Movsisyan from Spartak Moscow, Balazs Dzsudzsak and Al...
In - form Ahmed Musa Nets Ninth League Goal
Published: March 09, 2013
CSKA Moscow striker Ahmed Musa netted his 9th goal in the Russian Premier League in the 20th round of matches against Krylya Sovetov on Saturday.With the 72nd minute strike, the 20 - year - old Nigeria international is now the second highest goal scorer in the championship, only 1 goal behind Zenith St Petersburg's Ale...
Victor Obinna Wants To Play In Champions League
Published: March 08, 2013
Nigeria international Victor Obinna has reiterated his desire to play in next season's Champions League. ''The latest trainings are very long.  I played in different countries, but such long workouts never seen. ''This is very useful for the team to prepare for the championship. Bilic knows what he wants and he is...
Abdulwaheed Afolabi Banished To Reserves For Lateness
Published: March 03, 2013
Manager of Russian Premier League club Kuban Krasnodar, Leonid Kuchuk has banished Nigeria youth - teamer Abdulwaheed Afolabi to the reserve team for repeatedly coming late to training, according to F-Sport.The 21 - year - old striker, who signed a four - year deal with Kuban just last summer, was excluded from first t...