Eagles Win CHAN Bronze
Published: February 01, 2014
Christian Obiozor’s late goal meant Nigeria finished in third place at African Nations Championship with a 1 - 0 victory over 10-man Zimbabwe on Saturday.A great ball in from substitute Ejike Uzoenyi was turned in by the Enugu Rangers forward to give the win to Nigeria.The Warriors were dealt a fatal blow when Ni...
Papa Idris Prays For Eagles Victory Against Zimbabwe
Published: January 31, 2014
New Gombe United recruit Papa Idris has commented on the upcoming fixture between Nigeria and Zimbabwe, the third place play - off in the ongoing African Nations Championship which comes to a conclusion on Saturday.“First, I want to pray for them to win the third place match against Zimbabwe.“They should al...
Free Agent Seyi Olofinjana Surfaces In Kristiansand
Published: January 30, 2014
Free agent Seyi Olofinjana defended the colors of Tippeligaen outfit SK Brann about a decade ago.And it was his imperious displays for the Bergen based outfit that made Nigerian youngsters a hot commodity in Norway.Few days ago, the 33 - year - old defensive midfielder was in Sweden to hold discussions with Kalmar FF r...
CHAN 2014: Lady Luck Deserts Super Eagles, Lose To Ghana On Penalties
Published: January 30, 2014
10-man Ghana stretched Super Eagles to win 4-1 via penalties on Wednesday night in the second semi finals of the on-going African Nations Championship.Earlier in the day, Libya needed the demon known as penalty to dispatch Warriors of Zimbabwe to progress to the final of the competition.Aliyu Ibrahim hit the post for t...
Individual Training For Joel Obi
Published: January 29, 2014
Ahead of the meeting with Roma on Sunday, Parma held another round of training session on Wednesday morning and afternoon.Nigerian midfielder Joel Obi is struggling for fitness and did not take part in full training,Instead, the 22 - year - old, on loan from Inter Milan till the end of this season,  practiced on h...
Dele Aiyenugba Drops To The Bench For Hapoel Petah Tikva Clash
Published: January 29, 2014
Bnei Yehuda custodian Dele Aiyenugba might be relegated to the substitutes bench for the State Cup clash away to Hapoel Petah Tikva on Wednesday evening. Following a string of poor performances, the experienced goalkeeper is likely to be axed from the starting lineup, with back up goalie Tom Almadon tipped to replace t...
Emmanuel Emenike Faces Three Weeks On The Sidelines
Published: January 28, 2014
Fenerbahçe marksman Emmanuel Emenike will spend the next three weeks on the sidelines.He suffered a tear in his muscle on Monday night as the Yellow Canaries defeated Konyaspor 2  - 1.In the 78th minute, the Nigeria international had to make way for Mehmet Topuz and scans have now revealed that he will not ...
Exclusive: Italian - Nigerian Forward Marco Tagbajumi Eyes National Team Call Up
Published: January 27, 2014
Little known Marco Tagbajumi, 25, has been banging in the goals for fun in the Cypriot top flight.Only yesterday, the attacker netted his tenth league goal as Ermis defeated Ethnikos Achna 1 - 0 in the 18th round.Tagbajumi’s adviser, Ben Itorho wants manager Stephen Keshi to hand him an invitation to the National...
Nationwide side, Juvenile FC Name Festus Allen Technical Director
Published: January 27, 2014
In a desperate move to secure promotion to Nigeria Professional cadre, management of a Nationwide side Juvenile FC Ota has announced former Coach of 3SC Festus Allen as its new Technical Director. The team, while unveiling the experienced gaffer, expressed high optimism that the caliber of the coach would surely give t...
Red Hot Olaitan Nets Seventh Of The Season
Published: January 26, 2014
Michael Olaitan is staking a claim to make the Super Eagles World Cup roster after his form for Olympiacos  earned him a starting shirt in Sunday evening’s Super League showdown with Xanthi. The 21 - year - old attacking midfielder cum striker scored his fourth league goal of the season, his second in as man...
Ejike Uzoenyi : This Is The Greatest Comeback I Have Witnessed
Published: January 25, 2014
Enugu Rangers winger Ejike Uzoenyi has admitted that the 4 - 3 win over Morocco on Saturday in the quarter - finals of the African Nations Championship was the greatest comeback he has witnessed as a professional footballer.The Super Eagles really looked dead and buried trailing by three goals at the end of the first h...
Eagles Shock Lions In Miracle Of Cape Town!
Published: January 25, 2014
Aliyu Ibrahim struck late as Stephen Keshi’s Super Eagles dramatically qualified for the African Nations Championship semi finals with a thrilling 4-3 win over Morocco on Saturday. The victory was even sweeter as the Atlas Lions had led 3-0 at the end of the first half.The result meant the Super Eagles have zoome...
Taye Taiwo Left Without A Home; French Authorities Auction Mansion For Evading Taxes
Published: January 24, 2014
Bursaspor wing-back Taye Taiwo has had his house confiscated by the authorities in France due to his failure to remit his taxes from the period 2008 - 2011. According to a report in authoritative regional daily La Provence, the Nigeria international owed backlog of taxes of approximately one million euros.His mansion i...
Brown Ideye Rescues Draw For Dynamo Kiev
Published: January 24, 2014
On Friday , Dynamo Kiev traded tackles with Azerbaijani opponents FC Baku in their second exhibition game at their training camp in Marbella, where the Ukrainian Premier League side are preparing for the second stanza of the championship.From the penalty spot, Huseynov gave FC Baku the lead in the 38th minute only for ...
Morocco National Team Trains Behind Closed Doors
Published: January 24, 2014
Ahead of the showdown with Nigeria in the quarter finals of the African Nations Championship on Saturday, Morocco National Team trained for the last time today in Cape Town behind closed doors, just like they did on Thursday.All the players of the Atlas Lions, who are debuting in this tournament, trained even those who...