Joel Obi On The Road To Recovery
Published: December 11, 2015
Joel Obi , 24, will not be in action on Saturday in the Serie A tie between his club Torino and Sassuolo.Ahead of the clash at the Stadio Città del Tricolore, Torino manager Giampiero Ventura has announced a 20 - man squad for the trip to Reggio Emilia without including the Nigeria international.The attacking mi...
Eddy Onazi Wishes Lazio Teammates All The Best
Published: November 26, 2015
Eddy Onazi has wished his Lazio teammates all the best ahead of their Europa League clash against FK Dnipro at Stadio Olimpico, Rome. The central midfielder is unavailable for selection as he is recovering from a first-degree adductor injury , which he picked up while on international duty with the Super Eagles nine da...
Eddy Onazi Poised To Make 23rd Europa League Appearance
Published: November 05, 2015
Based on Lazio’s last training session before the trip to Norway, where they tackle Rosenborg in the Europa League, everything indicates that Nigeria international Eddy Onazi will start against the Tippeligaen champions on Thursday night.And if that is the case, it would be the central midfielder’s 23rd app...
Injured Jerry Mbakogu Out Of Frosinone Game
Published: October 27, 2015
Jerry Mbakogu will sit out Carpi’s tie with Frosinone in the Serie A on Wednesday night on account of injury, the manager of the Biancorossi, Giuseppe Sannino , has revealed ahead of the game at the Stadio Comunale Matusa.Mbakogu had been expected to take the Serie A by storm this season after scoring 15 goals la...
Eddy Onazi Pleased With Lazio Win In Europa League
Published: October 23, 2015
Eddy Onazi was delighted that Lazio managed to grind out a win against Rosenborg despite playing with ten men for the last 85 minutes following the straight red card issued to Mauricio.The Super Eagles combative midfielder, who was scarified five minutes after the dismissal of the Brazilian, has set his sights on Sunda...
Eddy Onazi Fails To Impress For Lazio
Published: October 18, 2015
Eddy Onazi had one of his worst games in a Lazio jersey, so much so that he had to replaced before the start of the second half in the Biancocelesti’s 2 - loss to Sassuolo on Sunday.Of the 13 Lazio players rated, the Nigeria international was awarded the lowest marks, 4.5 out of a possible 10.The editors of Tutto...
Roma Rising Stars Sadiq Umar, Nura Abdullahi Inching Closer To Debut
Published: October 05, 2015
Roma’s rising stars Sadiq Umar and Nura Abdullahi are inching closer and closer to making their first team debut for The Giallorossi after making the bench against Palermo in the Serie A on Sunday.The teenagers were both beneficiaries of a Serie A ruling that came into effect three years ago, allowing teams to na...
Joel Obi Receives First Red Card Of His Career
Published: September 27, 2015
Torino coach Giampiero Ventura will not call - up Joel Obi for his side’s next Serie A fixture against Jerry Mbakogu’s Carpi next weekend after the Nigeria international was sent off in the 2 - 1 win over Palermo on Sunday.The midfielder was shown a straight red card one minute from time by referee Maurizio...
Eddy Onazi To Start Super Cup Game Against Juventus
Published: August 05, 2015
According to projections by the Italian media, Eddy Onazi will be named in the starting line - up when Lazio tackle Juventus in the Super Cup on Saturday. Tuttomercatoweb.com says the Biancocelesti manager, Stefano Pioli, is planning to deploy a 4 - 3 - 3 formation, with Onazi handed one of the spots in midfield alongs...
Individual Training For Torino Midfielder Joel Obi
Published: July 23, 2015
Joel Obi did not take part in full training with Torino on Thursday after starting yesterday’s friendly against Savona.While the rest of his teammates took part in a practice match after the exercises, the Nigeria international trained separately under the watchful eye of Gianluca Petrachi, the sporting director ...
Juventus Defender Angelo Ogbonna Rues Loss To Barcelona
Published: June 07, 2015
Angelo Ogbonna , 27, was an unused substitute on Saturday night as Juventus lost the Champions League final for the sixth time with a 3 - 1 defeat suffered at the hands of Barcelona.The loss to the Nou Camp side pained the Italy international so much so that he took to social media to express his displeasure after the ...
Eddy Onazi Pleased to Bury The Demons
Published: June 01, 2015
 Eddy Onazi , 22, waited until the last day of the season to net his first goal of the 2014 - 2015 campaign.In a dramatic game held at Stadio San Paolo, The Biancocelesti were trailing their opponents by two goals before a second half revival that saw them score four times, with Onazi hitting target five minutes f...
Agent : Julius Ebagua Was Wrong
Published: May 04, 2015
Graziano Battistini, who represents  Osariemen Ebagua, has blamed his client after he was omitted from the last Serie B game against Citadel. Without further explanations, Bari simply stated that the Nigerian striker was not included in the 18 - man squad due to disciplinary reasons.“Julius was wrong. Case c...
Osariemen Ebagua To Miss Cittadella Clash For Disciplinary Reasons
Published: May 01, 2015
Bari striker Osariemen Ebagua has not been summoned for the Serie B clash against Cittadella on Saturday afternoon at Stadio Comunale San Nicola .The Nigerian was omitted from the provisional squad list announced on Friday evening by manager Davide Nicola as a result of disciplinary reasons.The Spezia loanee was a seco...
Mbakogu Admits Carpi Will Fight Tooth And Nail To Remain In Serie A
Published: April 30, 2015
Nigerian striker Jerry Mbakogu has admitted that Carpi will have to fight tooth and nail to maintain their Serie A status.The Biancorossi  have been promoted from the second - tier to the top division following their goalless draw with Bari on Tuesday, with Mbakogu in action for 89 minutes.Speaking to Tuttomercato...