Official: IK Sirius Captain Moses Ogbu Departs Swedish Club At The End Of 2018 Season
Published: November 02, 2018
Swedish Allsvenskan side IK Sirius have announced that Nigerian striker Moses Ogbu will depart the club at the end of the 2018 season. The 27-year-old is expected to play his last home game for IK Sirius when they take on Kalmar at Studenternas IP (Uppsala) and it would be his 185th appearance for the club he joined...
Unai Emery Explains How Arsenal Have Helped Nutmeg King Iwobi Improve
Published: November 02, 2018
Arsenal head coach Unai Emery on Friday explained how the Gunners' technical crew with him in charge has helped improve the form of Super Eagles winger Alex Iwobi. The former Sevilla and PSG tactician was addressing the media in his Friday's news conference ahead of the big Premier League game against Liverpool on S...
Done Deal: Central Midfielder Pens New Contract With Liverpool
Published: November 02, 2018
Liverpool have informed via their official website that young central midfielder Liam Coyle has signed a new contract with the club. The financial terms and duration of contract have not been disclosed by the Anfield side. Aged 18, Coyle broke into Liverpool's U18 team during the 2015-16 season when he was just 1...
Nigeria U17 World Cup-Winning Midfielder Idowu Will Join Dynamo Kiev On One Condition
Published: November 02, 2018
Former Nigeria U17 international Akinjide Idowu has confirmed that Ukrainian powerhouse Dynamo Kiev are exploring ways to sign him, as first reported by Football Live Nigeria. The central midfielder, who won the U17 World Cup with the Golden Eaglets back in 2013, has given a condition before he can agree to a switch...
Victor Moses' Exit From Chelsea Gathers Pace As Eagles Joins Man Utd In Race For Winger
Published: November 02, 2018
The transfer window will not reopen until the next two months but speculations continue to link Victor Moses with a departure from Chelsea. Manchester United have been credited with an interest in the former Nigeria international but he has a new suitor in Premier League rivals Crystal Palace. Italian website Cal...
South Africa Striker Kgatlana Outlines Why Super Falcons Shine At AWCON; Hopes To Pick World Cup Ticket
Published: November 02, 2018
Bayana Bayana of South Africa striker Thembi Kgatlana expects her experience in the American Women's Soccer League (NWSL) to rub off positively in her country's 2018 Africa Women's Cup of Nations (AWCON) campaign in Ghana where they hope to upstage Nigeria as the champions of the continent.South Africa are in Group B o...
Omeruo Says He Will Never Return To Chelsea If He Has His Way, Hails Former Liverpool Star
Published: November 02, 2018
If Kenneth Omeruo has his way, he would love to extend his collaboration with Spanish setup Leganés beyond June 30, 2019 as he is benefiting from working under ex-Liverpool star Mauricio Pellegrino. Since joining Chelsea in 2012, the Nigeria international has yet to play an official match for the London club and hi...
Bordeaux Have Done Club Legend Rohr A Favour, Ligue 1 Club Explain Why Kalu Won't Be Risked
Published: November 02, 2018
Bordeaux coach éric Bedouet has explained that Samuel Kalu was excused from training this week in order not to aggravate the ailment he was suffering from before the winger reports for international duty in ten days time. The Nigeria international was missing from Bordeaux workout on Thursday due to a throat infect...
Super Eagles Receive Massive Boost Ahead Of Trip To RSA As Etebo 'Close' To Full Fitness
Published: November 02, 2018
Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr has received a massive injury boost ahead of the national team's trip to Johannesburg for an Africa Cup of Nations against South Africa with news that Oghenekaro Etebo is close to full fitness. For close to one month, the central midfielder has not figured for Stoke City after suffer...
Red-Hot Everton Winger Who Wants To Play For Nigeria Nets Brace Against Liverpool
Published: November 02, 2018
Everton U18s lost their first match of the 2018-2019 season after they were beaten 4-3 in a Merseyside derby against Liverpool at Liverpool’s Academy Ground on Thursday evening. Nigerian-born winger Korede Adedoyin took his tally to five goals in his last three games for the Toffees in the U18 Premier League after...
Samuel Chukwueze Nets First Goal For Villarreal Exactly Three Years After Destroying Brazil
Published: November 02, 2018
Villarreal were held to a 3-3 draw by Almeria in a Copa del Rey encounter at the Estadio Juegos del Mediterráneo on Thursday evening, with rising star Samuel Chukwueze netting his first goal for Villarreal's first team on his domestic debut. The Super Eagles invitee is close to being fully promoted to the first tea...
Chukwueze's Stock Continues To Rise : Teenage Winger Makes Domestic Debut For Villarreal
Published: November 01, 2018
Super Eagles invitee Samuel Chukwueze's stock continues to be on the rise with the winger ready to make his domestic debut for Villarreal on Thursday evening. The 19-year-old has been named in the starting lineup for the Copa del Rey Round of 32 first-leg tie against Almeria which will take place at the Estadio Ju...
Liverpool Loanee Sheyi Ojo Opens Goalscoring Account For Reims
Published: November 01, 2018
Liverpool loanee Sheyi Ojo opened his goalscoring account for Reims in their loss to Orléans in the third round of the Coupe de la Ligue on Wednesday evening at the Stade Auguste-Delaune II. Sixty two minutes into the contest, Jordan Tell gave the visitors the lead but the Nigerian winger restored parity to send th...
Ex-Flying Eagles Striker Alhaji Gero Finally Gets Off The Mark For Esteghlal
Published: November 01, 2018
Former Nigeria U20 international Alhaji Gero is finally off the mark for the Iranian club he joined in August 2018. Prior to today's Hazfi Cup encounter against Saipa at Azadi Stadium (Tehrān), the striker had been searching for his first goal after featuring for Esteghlal in seven official matches. Gero fired ...
Super Falcons Coach Explains Why They Are Facing A Boys' Team In Friendly
Published: November 01, 2018
Super Falcons coach Thomas Dennerby has explained why they are facing a boys' team as part of their preparations for the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations in Ghana. The African champions will take on Dominion Hotspur, a boys' team based in Lagos, in their first friendly match on Thursday. It would be recalled that...