Paschal Ekwueme Reinstated To The First Team
Published: March 05, 2014
Paschal Ekwueme has been reinstated to the first team of  Pelikan Lowicz by new manager Maciej Bartoszek, writes the official website of the Polish club. In December, the 31 - year - old was demoted to the reserves and placed on the transfer market by former coach  Gregory Wesolowski.One of the first actions ...
Kenneth Omeruo Lavishes Praise On Chicharito
Published: March 05, 2014
The Nigeria squad led by manager Stephen Keshi had a feel of the turf of the Georgia Dome Stadium on Tuesday.The Super Eagles are drawn in the same World Cup group as Argentina, Bosnia Herzegovina and Iran.Middlesbrough defender Kenneth Omeruo believes the contest against Mexico is a good test for Nigeria before the sh...
Abdul Ajagun Visits Olaitan In Hospital
Published: March 04, 2014
Panathinaikos manager Yiannis Anastasiou  and midfielder Abdul Ajagun visited Michael Olaitan in hospital on Tuesday to wish him speedy recovery following the incident last weekend.In the first half of the Athens derby, the 21 - year - old striker collapsed without making contact with an opponent.And the Nigerian ...
Nigeria Vs Mexico Friendly To Set New Stadium Attendance Record
Published: March 04, 2014
60,000 tickets have been sold for the meeting between Nigeria and Mexico at the Georgia Dome, Atlanta , promotional company Soccer United Marketing has stated. And if all the fans that purchased the tickets attend the match, the number of spectators would surpass the viewers for the double header in the quarterfinals o...
Leon Balogun Replaces Joseph Yobo On Nigeria Roster
Published: March 04, 2014
Fortuna Düsseldorf defender Leon Balogun, 25, has finally gotten his wish to represent the National Team of Nigeria.Manager Stephen Keshi has handed him a late call-up for the tuneup game against Mexico on Thursday morning.Super Eagles media officer Ben Alaiya disclosed that Norwich center back Joseph Yobo had to ...
Shola Shodiya Scoops Player Of The Month Award
Published: March 03, 2014
Nigerian striker Shola Shodiya , 22, has won the BOV Player of the Month award for February .The Birkirkara marksman has been rewarded after netting 4 goals in three consecutive matches including a brace against Vittoriosa Stars on February 8.The Malta Premier League table-toppers accumulated nine points from the three...
Imoh Ezekiel Suffers Knock Against Club Brugge
Published: March 03, 2014
Standard Liege striker Imoh Ezekiel is rated 50 - 50 for the upcoming fixture against Mexico at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.He suffered a knock in the meeting with Club Brugge  (1 - 0) on Sunday and had to be substituted by manager Luzon 12 minutes before the final whistle. More information is expected today from ...
Michael Olaitan To Be Discharged From Hospital On Tuesday
Published: March 03, 2014
Moments after the 3 - 0 defeat to Panathinaikos, majority of Olympiakos players rushed to the hospital where Michael Olaitan is currently receiving treatment. Recall that during the first half of the clash at home to the Greens on Sunday, Olaitan suddenly collapsed and landed on his neck despite not being close to an o...
Ahmed Musa Scores Seventh Goal Of The Season
Published: March 03, 2014
CSKA Moscow have qualified for the quarter finals of the Russian Cup following the 2 - 0 win over Second Division table-toppers Sokol Saratov on Sunday at Arena Khimki.Mario Fernandez opened the scoring for the capital outfit before Nigeria international Ahmed Musa struck in the 59th minute.That was Musa’s first ...
Nigeria Football Coaches Congress Holds In Abuja
Published: March 03, 2014
The 2014 Congress of the Nigeria Football Coaches Association (NFCA) will hold in April in Abuja. Revealing this at the weekend, the President of the Association Bitrus Bewarang said the Congress which is the highest decision making body of the Association is expected to review the progress made by the Association sinc...
David Fuster: What Happened To Olaitan Affected Us
Published: March 02, 2014
Olympiakos attacking midfielder David Fuster has admitted that the injury to Michael Olaitan affected the team’s psyche and this contributed to the 3 - 0 loss to Panathinaikos on Sunday evening.“The team will be giving everything in every match. I do not want to say excuses. “Certainly what happened t...
Ikechukwu Uche To Miss Granada Clash
Published: March 02, 2014
Ikechukwu Uche will not play against his former team Granada next weekend except Villarreal appeal the decision of referee Ignacio Iglesias to send him off on Sunday afternoon against Real Betis (1 - 1).The Nigeria international was first cautioned in the 63rd minute and received the matching orders  for a second ...
Michael Olaitan Now In Stable Condition After Collapsing On Pitch
Published: March 02, 2014
Olympiakos’ ongoing Super League clash against Panathinaikos has been overshadowed by an episode involving Michael Olaitan.With less than 35 minutes into the match, the attacker inexplicably collapsed without being touched by an opponent.The medical staff of both teams had to work hand in hand to give the Nigeri...
Obi Mikel May Be Loaned To Italian Club
Published: March 02, 2014
Italy based transfer market expert Alfredo Pedulla writes on his website, alfredopedulla.com that Obi Mikel could depart Chelsea in the summer transfer window. In recent days, the Chelsea midfielder has been linked with Inter Milan while he has been courted by Napoli plus Juventus in the past.Alfredo Pedulla says the N...
Mexico Travels To United States A Man Short
Published: March 02, 2014
Mexico National Team fullback Miguel Layún has been dropped from the list of players summoned for the exhibition match against Nigeria later this week in the United States.The Club America defender has a shoulder injury which he picked up last weekend against UNAM Pumas.He has since left the training camp to sta...