Delfouneso Scores First Career Hat-Trick, Nigeria U23 Invitee Nets Fine Goal For Blackpool
Published: April 07, 2018
Former Aston Villa wonderkid Nathan Delfouneso netted his first professional hat-trick as Blackpool claimed a 5-0 win over Bradford City at Bloomfield Road on Saturday afternoon in an EFL League One clash.Delfouneso struck in the 16th minute to open the scoring for the Seasiders after meeting a cross from Daniel.Former...
Why Nigeria WNT Lost 8-0 To France? NFF Boss Pinnick Explains
Published: April 07, 2018
Nigeria Football Federation president Amaju Pinnick has made excuses for Nigeria WNT humiliating 8-0 loss to France in a friendly on Friday evening, saying the Federation put all of their efforts on the Super Eagles.In a statement released this afternoon, Pinnick pointed out that the Super Falcons are still the best te...
World Cup Greatest Goal : Daniel Amokachi Knocked Out But Is Africa's Best
Published: April 07, 2018
Daniel Amokachi's wonder goal against Greece did not make it to the next round in the voting for the favorite ever goal scored in a World Cup tournament.The former Everton striker would have faced Dutchman Giovanni van Bronckhorst in the last sixteen but was knocked out by ex-England ace Michael Owen's sublime ...
Osinachi Ohale Faulted For Seven Goals Conceded By Nigeria From Inside The Box
Published: April 07, 2018
American-born striker Sophia Omidiji still has to wait for her international debut as Super Falcons Swedish manager Thomas Dennerby did not utilize her off the bench in their 8-0 loss to France at the MMArena, Le Mans on Friday evening.The  S.B.V. Excelsior star was one of three players that watched proceedings from t...
France 8 Nigeria 0: Ruthless Les Bleues Run Riot Against Understrength Falcons
Published: April 06, 2018
Nigeria's Super Falcons got on the receiving end of a 8-0 thrashing by their French counterparts at the MMArena in Le Mans on Friday night.Valerie Gauvin netted an hat-trick, with Le Sommer, Gaetane Thiney, Aminata Diallo and Marie-Charlotte Léger also getting on the scoresheet. Faith Ikidi deflected the ball to the b...
17-Year-Old GK Starts As Nigeria Announce Starting XI Vs France
Published: April 06, 2018
Super Falcons coach Thomas Dennerby has named his starting line-up for Friday night's friendly against France at the Stade MMArena in the city of Le Mans, France, starting from 2100 hours.The 17-year-old goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie has been preferred in goal ahead of Onyinyechukwu Okeke.The defense contains Swedish-ba...
Shanghai Shenhua Consider Signing Ex-Chelsea Star To Replace Injured Martins
Published: April 06, 2018
Shanghai Shenhua are heavily linked with a move for former Chelsea striker Demba Ba as replacement for Obafemi Martins who is expected to spend a minimum of six months on the sidelines after undergoing knee surgery in London.According to News Express, Shanghai Shenhua are planning to re-sign the former Senegal interna...
Manchester United's Nigerian Whizkid Ready For Most Important Game Of Career
Published: April 06, 2018
Lagos-born Nigerian midfielder Tosin Kehinde is set to play arguably the most important game of his young career to date when Manchester United U23s welcome Sunderland to Old Trafford on Friday, April 6.Victory for the Black Cats at the the Theater of Dreams would see United U23s relegated to the Premier League 2 Divis...
Super Eagles Young Star Ebuehi Reveals His Dream Is To Play In The World Cup
Published: April 06, 2018
ADO Den Haag young defender Tyronne Ebuehi has reiterated that he wants to represent Nigeria at the World Cup.Speaking about his ambitions for the end of the season, the right-back also revealed that he wants to help ADO Den Haag qualify for next season's Europa League before taking the next step in his career.If not f...
Top Dribbler Arsenal Vs CSKA: Musa The Best Ahead Of Ozil, Iwobi & Golovin
Published: April 05, 2018
Ahmed Musa impressed for CSKA Moscow even though they lost 4-1 to Arsenal in the quarterfinal of the Europa League at the Emirates Stadium on Thursday evening.According to the statisticians at OPTA, the Leicester City loanee completed more dribbles than any other player, finishing the match with a game high five succes...
Ajayi Keen To Extend Al Ahly Contract, Reveals Arsenal Interest
Published: April 05, 2018
Former Nigeria U-23 star Junior Ajayi has sensationally declared his willingness to extend his contract with his Egyptian club Al Ahly but hints that his future could be made clearer after the World Cup in Russia this summer.Ajayi has two years left in his contract and made his senior international debut in Nigeria's i...
Argentina's Best-Ever GK, The Duck, Blames Chelsea Star For Defeat To Spain
Published: April 05, 2018
Legendary Argentina goalkeeper Ubaldo Matildo Fillol, nicknamed the Duck, has blamed Chelsea glovesman Wilfredo Caballero for the national team's humiliating 6-1 loss to Spain in their last pre-World Cup friendly.The former River Plate Star, who was in goal when Argentina won the World Cup for the first time in their h...
Physical Nigerian-Brazilian Striker Dominic Sends Message To Rohr After Scoring Brace
Published: April 05, 2018
Nigerian-Brazilian striker Dominic Uzoukwu is among the leading scorers in the Chinese League One after netting a brace for Beijing BG in their 2-1 win at Shenzhen in the fourth round of matches on Wednesday, April 4.The 23-year-old São Paulo native had already opened his account for the season in his team's 3-0 rout ...
Everton Loanee Henry Still In Danger Of Missing World Cup
Published: April 05, 2018
Everton loanee Henry Onyekuru is still in danger of missing the 2018 World Cup.La Dernière Heure says Anderlecht tested the knee of the Nigeria international yesterday and the earliest possibility of the striker resuming full training with the first team is two weeks.He suffered a serious knee injury in a Belg...
(Photo) Martins Wheelchaired Into Airport, Flies To London For Surgery
Published: April 05, 2018
Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua have provided an update on the injury situation of Nigeria international Obafemi Martins and it's still not looking good for the former Inter Milan wonderkid.Martins was wheelchaired into the airport before his trip to the English capital, where he will undergo knee surgery on...