Mikel Obi Confesses: I Hate Europa League
Published: April 09, 2013
Nigeria international Mikel Obi has confessed to hating the Europa League, UEFA's second grade competition. Chelsea failed to progress to the knock out stages of the Champions League and are now condemned to Thursday night football. The Londoners clash with Rubin Kazan in the second leg of the Europa League quarter-fin...
Nosa Igiebor Plays Best Game Of The Season
Published: April 08, 2013
Real Betis midfielder Nosa Igiebor has scored himself high after the 5 - 1 victory over Granada this past weekend.The Nigeria international had arguably his best performance for Real Betis since he joined the Seville based side in August 2012. And he was applauded by teammates, coach and supporters after the match at E...
John Ogu Plays Down Injury Fears
Published: April 08, 2013
Académica midfielder John Ugochukwu Ogu has played down fears that he is injured and may be unavailable for the Super Eagles quick - fire games in the summer against Mexico, Kenya, Namibia as well as matches in the Fifa Confederations Cup.John Ogu was omitted by manager Pedro Emmanuel for Sunday's Primeira Liga ...
Gabonese Federation Picks Holes In Heartland's Claims
Published: April 08, 2013
The claims of Heartland FC through the Media Officer that the team was due to depart Nigeria last Thursday for the Confederation Cup second leg tie against US Bitam are totally false.Perhaps, if officials of Heartland were sincere enough, the club won't be in this predicament . It is almost a foregone conclusion that t...
Jude Nworuh Suffers Thigh Injury
Published: April 08, 2013
Danish club AC Horsens will be without their Nigerian striker Jude Nworuh for the next few weeks after he suffered an injury in AC Horsen's 0 - 2 defeat to FC Nordsjaelland on Sunday.Introduced by manager Johnny Molby with 25 minutes left, Nworuh spent 14 minutes on the pitch before he was substituted .''I got a ruptur...
Charlton Manager Praises Jonathan Obika
Published: April 08, 2013
Charlton Athletic manager,  Chris Powell has lavished praise on the Anglo - Nigerian striker Jonathan Obika for scoring an injury time winner against Leeds United on Saturday.Powell told the official website of Charlton Athletic, cafc.co.uk: ''I wanted him to make an impact and show people what he was about. He ha...
Brown Ideye Upset With Loss To Shakhtar Donetsk
Published: April 07, 2013
Following Dynamo Kiev's 1 - 2 loss to champions Shakhtar Donetsk , the capital side mathematically stand no chance of winning the Ukrainian championship this season.Brown Ideye is still searching for his first goal for Dynamo Kiev this calender year after he failed to score for the seventh consecutive game in the leagu...
Red Star Belgrade Striker Abiola Dauda Thanks Teammates For Support
Published: April 07, 2013
Abiola Dauda found the back of the net for the second consecutive game after his 89th minute winner handed Red Star Belgrade a hard fought 1 - 0 win over Smederevo.The 25 - year - old Nigerian striker has now notched 3 goals in his last two games in the Serbian Super Liga. Dauda is very pleased with his recent goal- ru...
Uche Nwofor Hopeful To Return Next Weekend
Published: April 07, 2013
Former Flying Eagles striker Uche Nwofor has not featured for VVV Venlo since late February due to a thigh complaint. His rehabilitation is going according to plan and he could return to the pitch as early as next weekend against PEC Zwolle.Uche Nwofor told allnigeriasoccer.com: ''I hope to be back this week because I ...
John Ogu Sprains Left Knee
Published: April 07, 2013
One - cap Nigeria international John Ugochukwu Ogu has not been selected by Pedro Emmanuel, manager of Académica, in his 18 - man squad for the trip to Gil Vicente , which corresponds to the 25th round of matches in the Portuguese championship.The 24 - year - old central midfielder misses Sunday's game due to a ...
Rabiu Afolabi Out For One Month
Published: April 07, 2013
New SønderjyskE signing Rabiu Afolabi broke a rib against FC Midtjylland on Saturday, and he is now ruled out of action for between three to four weeks.It was insult to injury as SønderjyskE lost the tie to FCM 0-2, with the goals coming from Sylvester Igboun and Rilwan Hassan.After 30 minutes, Afolabi wa...
CAF To Decide Heartland's Fate
Published: April 07, 2013
Heartland of Owerri could not play the CAF Confederation Cup tie against hosts Union Sportive Bitam (USB) after the club arrived Gabon on Saturday, the day of the match.The Nigerians had sent a message to the Gabonese Football Federation (FEGAFOOT) requesting the postponement of the match to Sunday. But the communicati...
Chinedu Obasi To Undergo Shin Surgery
Published: April 07, 2013
FC Schalke 04 manager Jens Keller could be without Nigerian striker Chinedu Obasi for the rest of the campaign. For the past three seasons,Obasi has struggled with injuries, which has limited his appearances in the Bundesliga.Chinedu Obasi has been carrying a 30 centimeter long titanium nail in the left shin, which w...
Agboebina Osi Lucky Scores 18th Goal Of The Season
Published: April 06, 2013
In-form Nigerian striker Agboebina Osi Lucky netted his 18th goal of the season as St Georges defeated Mellieha 3 - 1 in the Maltese Second Division on Saturday.Zebbug Rangers have already been crowned league champions with four games to spare.With three more teams fighting for the remaining promotion spots, Agboebina ...
Christian Obodo Starts Individual Training
Published: April 06, 2013
Nigeria international Christian Obodo is successfully recovering from injury and has started individual training, reports the official website of Dinamo Minsk .Sunday's derby clash against Minsk has come too early for the 28 - year - old central midfielder to be considered for selection by manager Oleg Protasov. He is ...