Taiwo Awoniyi, Peter Onyekachi On Target As Dream Team Beat Abuja Football College
Published: April 09, 2015
Taiwo Awoniyi bagged a brace as the Nigeria Under 23s beat Abuja Football College 3 - 0 in a scrimmage ahead of their trip to Zambia for an All Africa Games qualifier. The 17 - year - old scored two goals in the first half before he was substituted for Enyimba forward Peter Onyekachi in the second stanza.Onyekachi, who...
Emmanuel Emenike Resumes Training With Fenerbahce
Published: April 08, 2015
Nigeria international Emmanuel Emenike has resumed training with Fenerbahce after reportedly traveling to Milan, Italy during the Easter holidays. The Yellow Canaries are preparing to take on Mersin Ä°dmanyurdu in the second leg, quarter final of the Turkish Cup and practiced on Wednesday morning.The game was schedul...
Super Eagles Drawn With Egypt In Afcon Qualifiers
Published: April 08, 2015
After awarding the hosting right  to Gabon, CAF conducted the draw for the 2017 African Cup of Nations on Wednesday.The 52 countries were divided into 13 groups containing four countries each, with the winner of each group qualifying for the final. Along with the host country, the two best runners- up will feature...
Guingamp Striker Desire Oparanozie May Struggle Against Mali
Published: April 08, 2015
Female football expert, Claudio Marcone , has shared his thoughts on the upcoming All Africa Games qualifier between the Super Falcons and their Malian counterparts. The Italian agent is bothered that French - based striker Desire Oparanozie is not playing at a high level at the Feminine Division I, adding that the st...
Fifa Orders Israeli Federation To Deduct Six Points From MS Ashdod Over Missing Efe Ambrose Transfer Fee
Published: April 08, 2015
Football’s governing body, Fifa, has ordered the Israeli Federation to deduct six points from MS Ashdod over their alleged refusal to pay the transfer fee of Efe Ambrose. Close to five years after the transfer of the Nigeria international was done and dusted, Ashdod are yet to remit $150,000 to the domiciliary ac...
Samson Siasia Names Squad For Battle Of Lusaka
Published: April 08, 2015
Nigeria Under 23s manager Samson Siasia has named the final squad that will travel to Lusaka for the crucial All Africa Games qualifier against Zambia on Sunday. 2 goalkeepers, 6 defenders, 4 midfielders and 6 strikers will be on the plane to East Africa on Thursday.Apart from Dele Alampasu and Musa Mohammed, Siasia ha...
Kelechi Iheanacho, Musa Yahaya And Taiwo Awoniyi Among Players Named To Flying Eagles Provisional Roster
Published: April 08, 2015
Flying Eagles coach Manu Garba has announced the eagerly anticipated 35 - man provisional roster for the 2015 Fifa Under 20 World Cup, which will be hosted by New Zealand as from next month. An analysis of the roster published by the official website of the Nigeria Federation on Wednesday revealed that 4 goalkeepers, 1...
From Kogi United To Idah United
Published: April 08, 2015
People have asked several questions on the secret of the success of recently crowned Kogi State FA Cup champions Idah United.There are many factors that aids the successful run of a champion - ranging from motivation to the playing personnel of the team.For Idah United, at the beginning of the journey they wouldn&rsquo...
Kalu Uche Still Searching For His First Goal In The First Half
Published: April 08, 2015
Experienced forward Kalu Uche registered his name on the score - sheet as Levante lost 2 - 1 to Sevilla on Tuesday night.Goals from Kevin Gameiro and José Antonio Reyes gave the Europa League winners a two - goal lead at the end of the first stanza. Levante desperately searched for an equalizer after Uche had re...
John Ogu Barred From Training With Hapoel Beer Sheva
Published: April 08, 2015
John Ogu was barred from training with his teammates at Hapoel Beer Sheva on Tuesday for usurping the authority of the powers that be at the Israeli Premier League side. In the aftermath of the 3 - 1 loss to Maccabi Tel Aviv two days ago, the Nigeria international failed to appear in the dressing room, and he was nowhe...
Obafemi Martins Nominated For Goal Of The Week Award
Published: April 07, 2015
Obafemi Martins’s 39th minute strike against Houston Dynamo has been nominated for the AT&T MLS Goal of the Week for the latest round of games in the MLS.  The other players on the five - man shortlist are Juan Agudelo (New England Revolution ) Javier Morales (Real Salt Lake) , Benoit Cheyrou (Toronto FC...
Nigeria international Adule Charity On Target In Cup Game
Published: April 07, 2015
Adule Charity found the back of the net for BIIK Kazygurt as they defeated Kariak FC 3-2 in a Cup Game on Monday.Adule set up a goal and then plundered one for herself in the five-goal thriller for the Kazakhstan women’s football league champions.Last season the 21-year-old struck 36 times in all competitions for...
Nigeria Federation Shows Compassion To Emmanuel Emenike
Published: April 07, 2015
NFF supremo Amaju Pinnick has shown compassion to Emmanuel Emenike over the incident involving Fenerbahce’s team bus after the match against Rizespor this past weekend.The Yellow Canaries bus was shot at by a yet to be identified gunman but the Nigeria international was not injured in the attack.“He was hap...
Osmanlispor Say No To Samson Siasia Over Aminu Umar
Published: April 07, 2015
Osmanlispor striker Aminu Umar will not take part in the All Africa Games qualifier against Zambia, the Nigeria Football Federation has confirmed via its official webpage.In the press release written by Nigeria Under 23s media officer, Timi Ebikagboro, he confirmed that FC Midtjylland loanee Paul Onuachu will not be on...
Kalmar Almost Give Up On Signing Taiwo Awoniyi
Published: April 07, 2015
Kalmar sporting director Thomas Andersson Borstam has confessed that it would be difficult to sign professional terms with Flying Eagles striker Taiwo Awoniyi because several big teams have expressed an interest in his signature.And that is understandable as the United Academy starlet put himself in the shop window dur...