Jeremiah Ani Bags Hat - trick For Birzebbuga SP
Published: October 20, 2014
Former Golden Eaglets striker Jeremiah Ani scored a hat - trick for Maltese First Division side Birzebbuga SP last weekend, but his team eventually lost the game 7 - 5 to St Andrews. Malta youth international Kyrian Nwoko, who trialed with Huddersfield Town and Crystal Palace in July, bagged a brace for the away team.H...
Mbah Happy Hapoel Petah Tikva Back To Winning Ways
Published: October 20, 2014
Hapoel Petah Tikva defensive midfielder Chimezie Mbah reckons that the victory over Hapoel Acre last weekend will motivate the team in future matches. Having lost their opening three fixtures, Hapoel Petah Tikva got back to winning ways with a 4 - 1 thrashing of the opponents, with manager Shaki handing starting berths...
Emmanuel Emenike Not Pleased With Performance Of Referee
Published: October 20, 2014
Emmanuel Emenike has criticized referee Cuneyt Cakir, who officiated the Istanbul derby between Galatasaray and Fenerbahce ( 2 - 1), for some questionable calls he made during the match at the  Türk Telekom Arena on Saturday.In his post match comments, the Nigeria international felt that he was fouled in the ...
Ahmed Musa WRITES OFF Manchester City Ahead Champions League Showdown
Published: October 20, 2014
In - form Nigerian forward Ahmed Musa has been reviewing  CSKA Moscow’s Champions League clash at home to Manchester City at a press conference held today. He has written off the chances of the Citizens defeating the Russian champions by pointing out that they have struggled in their last few English Premier...
Aaron Samuel On Target As Guangzhou R&F Draw With Shandong Luneng
Published: October 19, 2014
20 - year - old Aaron Samuel came off the bench to score against Shandong Luneng, as Guangzhou R&F dug deep to earn a share of the spoils in the 28th round of matches in the Chinese Super League.The visitors had been trailing their opponents 3 - 0 until the 79th minute when Davi Jesus pulled a goal back.Back from i...
Red - Hot Bartholomew Ogbeche Scores Sixth Goal Of The Season In Frisian Derby
Published: October 19, 2014
Bartholomew Ogbeche continued his rich vein of form in front of goal, after scoring his sixth goal of the season as Cambuur played a 2 - 2 draw with Heerenveen in the Frisian derby on Sunday.The out - of - favour Nigeria international engineered a fight back for Cambuur after his goal in the 55th minute brought the sco...
Abiola Dauda Scoring For Fun In Eredivisie; Nets Fifth Goal Of The Season
Published: October 18, 2014
Abiola Dauda was pleased with Vitesse’s performance in their 4 - 1 hammering of Willem II in the Eredivisie in the ninth round.The summer acquisition bagged his fifth goal of the season, scoring in added time, plus contributed an assist for Propper to score the opening goal in the 15th minute. “Yeah, I am h...
Nigerian Ronaldo, Moses Simon Tops Scoring Chart In Slovakia
Published: October 18, 2014
AS TrenÄ�ín continue to top the log in the Slovakian topflight despite dropping points away to Podbrezová on Saturday.They raced to a two - goal lead within seven minutes of the encounter, thanks to goals from Misak and Moses Simon, before VašÄ�ák and Mincic leveled matters for the home te...
Alfred Effiong Celebrates Scoring 100 Premier League Goals
Published: October 18, 2014
Nigerian striker Alfred Effiong bagged his 100th career goal in the Maltese Premier League as Qormi defeated Floriana 4 - 2 in the 8th round of matches in the championship on Saturday.A product of Command Secondary School, Ipaja, the 29 - year - old has been in the Island Nation for the past nine years representing Mar...
Amkar Perm Defender Brian Idowu Disappointed Game Was Postponed
Published: October 18, 2014
Russian - Nigerian defender Brian Idowu says he is disappointed that the league match between his team Amkar Perm and Dinamo Moscow has been postponed due to unfavorable weather conditions.There has been heavy snow in the city of Perm, where the game had been scheduled to take place this Saturday, so the league organiz...
Gloria Ofoegbu : Pepe Encouraged Me To Take The Free Kick
Published: October 18, 2014
Rivers Angels fullback Gloria Ofoegbu has expressed her delight at opening her goalscoring account at the ongoing Africa Women’s Championship.The former Falconets skipper enhanced her reputation as one of the dead-ball specialists in the Falcons squad after scoring in the first half as nailed on favourite...
Falcons Beat Namibia To Qualify For AWC Semis
Published: October 17, 2014
Six - time African champions the Falcons of Nigeria defeated Namibia 2 - 0 on Friday to confirm their place in the semi - finals of the ongoing Africa Women’s Championship.The Africa powerhouse progressed to the next stage of the competition thanks to goals from free - kick expert Gloria Ofoegbu and Francisca Ord...
Emmanuel Emenike Likely To Start Against Galatasaray
Published: October 17, 2014
Emmanuel Emenike will have only one training session with the Fenerbahce squad ahead of the Istanbul derby against Galatasaray on Saturday evening.On Thursday, the 27 - year - old left Abuja for Lagos, where he took another flight to Istanbul, and he will only arrive Turkey in the early hours of this morning.But despit...
Obafemi Martins And Robbie Keane In Two - Horse Race For MLS MVP Award
Published: October 16, 2014
Out - of - favour Super Eagles striker Obafemi Martins is competing directly with Republic of Ireland international Robbie Keane for the Most Valuable Player in the MLS.The Seattle Sounders marksman had been leading the rankings until last week when he was overtaken by Robbie Keane.With the LA Galaxy forward away on in...
Hull City Midfielder Sone Aluko Happy To Be Back In Super Eagles Fold
Published: October 16, 2014
Hull City midfielder Sone Aluko, 25, was delighted to be back in the Super Eagles fold, and has thanked the fans for their support in the home fixture against Sudan. Former Nigeria manager Stephen Keshi introduced the ex England youth international in the second half of the tie against the North Africans, having ignore...