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...
Odion Ighalo In Contention For PFA Fans Player of the Month
Published: April 29, 2015
Nigeria international Odion Ighalo has been shortlisted for the Championship PFA Fans’ Player of the Month for April.The Watford striker has to see off challenge from teammate Troy Deeney and AFC Bournemouth’s Matt Ritchie in his bid to win the award.AFC Bournemouth’s Yann Kermorgant and Middlesbrough...
Michael Bolvig Reacts To Claims He Forced Musefiu Ashiru To Sign Slave Contract With FCM
Published: April 29, 2015
Agent Michael Bolvig  has denied accusations by Musefiu Ashiru that he colluded with FC Midtjylland to force him to sign a slave contract. The Sporting Director of The Wolves, Claus Steinlein , earlier refuted the claims by the Nigerian winger and it is now the turn of the agent.“I saw them play U19, and I a...
Alhaji Gero Declared Fit To Face Vejle After Injury Scare
Published: April 29, 2015
The injury suffered by ex Flying Eagles striker Alhaji Gero last weekend in the league game between Viborg and AC Horsens is not as bad as first feared. Gero had to be substituted in the 67th minute at the CASA Arena, but has received encouraging news from Viborg’s medical team.“Gero got himself a bruised t...
Slave Contracts : FC Midtjylland Deny Accusations By Nigerian Players
Published: April 29, 2015
FC Midtjylland has published a statement on its website denying that the club forces Nigerian players to sign contracts with specific agents so they get underpaid. The sporting director of the Danish club, Claus Steinlein , has argued that six different agents represents the eight Nigerians on the payroll of FCM.&ldquo...
Confluence Queens Supremo, Abdul Sule Dreaming About Win In League Opener Against Delta Queens
Published: April 29, 2015
Chairman of Confluence Queens Football Club, Mallam Abdul Sule has expressed optimism on the chances of his girls ahead of their Nigeria Women Premier League opener against Delta Queens in Oleh this weekend.Confluence Queens have been handed the toughest draw of the NWPL group A week 1 fixtures with an away match again...
Underpaid Winger Rilwan Hassan Wants Pay Rise At FC Midtjylland
Published: April 29, 2015
Despite being a first team regular in the last five seasons at FC Midtjylland, Rilwan Hassan is one of the least paid players at the Jutland based outfit along with compatriots Izunna Uzochukwu and Sylvester Igboun.The Nigerian winger, who earns between 6,600 euros to 9,000 euros every month, has opined that he is not ...
Musefiu Ashiru Reveals FC Midtjylland Forced An Agent On Him Before Signing Contract
Published: April 29, 2015
Olympic National Team hopeful Musefiu Ashiru has sensationally claimed that FC Midtjylland forced an agent on him before he joined the Danish Superliga club in 2012 from nursery team FC Ebedei.And the attacking midfielder has inferred that the intermediary was not acting in his best interest when he negotiated the cont...
African Champions Super Falcons GOOD Enough To Launch Nike Kits
Published: April 29, 2015
The Super Falcons have the honour of being the first Nigerian team to don the Nike jersey, the Nigeria Football Federation has disclosed through official channels.The African champions will sport the jersey when they take on Mali in an Olympic Games qualifier on May 9.“I urge you to be disciplined and desist from...
Emmanuel Emenike Ends Goalless Streak
Published: April 28, 2015
Emmanuel Emenike , 27,  returned to scoring ways as Fenerbahce defeated Bursaspor 2 - 1 in the Turkish Cup on Tuesday evening.The game was earlier postponed after the Yellow Canaries’ team bus was attacked on the way to Istanbul following a league match with Rizespor.For the fifth time this season, the Super...
Chelsea Coach Admits Kelechi Iheanacho Scared The Hell Out Of Them
Published: April 28, 2015
Chelsea Under 18s coach Joe Edwards has admitted that he was bothered that Kelechi Iheanacho was named in the starting XI by Manchester City when both teams clashed in the FA Youth Cup final on Monday.The Nigeria youth international was not risked for the first leg as he was just recovering from an ankle injury.“...
1860 Munich Happy To Have Rubin Okotie Back After Injury Lay - off
Published: April 28, 2015
Austria international Rubin Okotie returned to action for 1860 Munich in their 1 - 1 draw with Fortuna Düsseldorf last weekend, having recovered from injury.Before that contest, the 27 - year - old last featured in a league match in the first week of March when 1860 Munich shared the spoils with Ingolstadt.Coach T...
Ex Flying Eagles Defender Abonima Izuegbu Named To Israeli Premier League Team Of The Week
Published: April 28, 2015
For the second week in a row, authoritative Israeli football website one.co.il has selected Hapoel Tel Aviv defender Abonima Izuegbu in its ceremonial Team of the Week.The ex Nigeria Under 20 international debuted for The Reds in their 2 - 0 win over Hapoel Acre on March 21.Abonima Izuegbu first made the top eleven out...
Official : San Antonio Scorpions Reach Agreement To Sign Bright Dike From Toronto
Published: April 28, 2015
Through a statement on its official webpage, North American Soccer League side San Antonio Scorpions has announced that it has reached an agreement with Toronto FC regarding the hiring of Bright Dike.Per league and club policy, the financial terms of the contract have not been disclosed by the NASL champions.The Nigeri...
Emmanuel Emenike Involved In Heated Argument With Fenerbahce Goalkeeper
Published: April 28, 2015
Emmanuel Emenike is in the news again for the wrong reasons, after he was involved in a heated argument with Fenerbahce’s Turkey international Volkan Demirel during a team meeting.The influential goalkeeper had cautioned the whole team not to put their foot off the pedal in the remaining six games in the Super Li...