Granada Sporting Director Dismisses Reports Isaac Success Will Feature At Africa U - 23 Cup of Nations
Published: November 23, 2015
Sporting Director of Granada, Juan Carlos Cordero, has repeated that Isaac Success will not be released for the Africa U - 23 Cup of Nations, amid speculations in the local media that he is one of the four foreign - based professionals that made the roster for the tournament that begins in Senegal this weekend.It is co...
Fanendo Adi Believes Portland Timbers Are In A Good Position To Win Western Conference
Published: November 23, 2015
Fanendo Adi was in action for 85 minutes as Portland Timbers put themselves in a good spot ahead of the second leg meeting with FC Dallas in the Audi 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs Western Conference Championship after beating the opponents 3 - 1 at Providence Park on Monday morning.Liam Ridgewell opened scoring for the Provide...
Ramon Azeez Nets Second League Goal For Almeria Reserves
Published: November 22, 2015
Ramon Azeez scored his second goal of the season for the reserve team of Almeria but it was not enough as they lost 3 - 2 to Linares Deportivo in the Segunda División B on Sunday afternoon. In the 53rd minute, the Nigeria international pulled a goal back for Almeria B , then, Hicham Khaloua scored from the pena...
Obafemi Martins Thanks Sounders Teammates After Winning MVP Award
Published: November 22, 2015
Obafemi Martins was delighted to be named the Most Valuable Player of Seattle Sounders for the second year in a row.And the Nigeria national - teamer has refused to take the credit alone for his brilliant performances at the CenturyLink Field last season, stressing that his teammates deserve a special mention.“Hu...
Wolves Coach Pleased To See Carl Ikeme Play Through The Pain Barrier
Published: November 22, 2015
Wolves manager Kenny Jackett has applauded the professionalism of Super Eagles shot - stopper Carl Ikeme in his side’s 2 - 2 draw with Ipswich Town at Portman Road in the Championship on Saturday.The Nigeria international had to play through the pain barrier after picking up an injury in the first half but still ...
FCT FA Drums Up Support For Women League Boss
Published: November 22, 2015
The Board of the Federal Capital Territory Football Association (FCTFA) has thrown its support for the ambition of the Chairperson of the Nigeria Women Football League Chief (Mrs.) Dilichukwu Onyedinma to re-contest for the position in the forth- coming elections into the Boards of the various League bodies in the coun...
Hat - Trick Hero Etebo Oghenekaro Admits Dream Team Are Not Up To Scratch Yet
Published: November 21, 2015
Etebo Oghenekaro has sent out a message to the defenders that will be coming up against him at the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations after notching a hat - trick on Saturday morning as the Dream Team thrashed Real de Banjul 3 - 0 in a scrimmage.The Warri Wolves attacking midfielder has revealed that the Nigeria Under 23s are ...
18 - Year - Old Sadiq Umar Makes Serie A Debut For AS Roma
Published: November 21, 2015
Sadiq Umar, 18, made his Serie A debut in Roma’s draw with Bologna on Saturday night at the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara.With the scoreboard reading 2 - 2, the attacker replaced Juan Iturbe in the 88th minute but could not score his first professional goal before the end of the contest.Before today’s contes...
Junior Ajayi Will Deliver Goals At U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, Says Rep
Published: November 21, 2015
CS Sfaxien striker Junior Ajayi will join the Nigeria Under - 23s at their training camp in Gambia latest Sunday, according to his Tunisian representative Mahmoud Ouaddeni.Despite Ajayi not training with the Dream Team for more than two months, Ouaddeni is confident that the former Shooting Stars frontman will sparkle ...
Fegor Ogude Features In Amkar Perm Loss To Rubin Kazan
Published: November 21, 2015
Nigeria international Fegor Ogude was handed his 12th start of the season but could not prevent Amkar Perm from losing 2 - 1 to Rubin Kazan in their first game after the international break.The 28 - year - old played 68 minutes of the contest at the Stadion Zvezda (Perm’) before he was subbed out while fellow Sup...
Wolves Talent Dominic Iorfa Wants To Continue Improving
Published: November 21, 2015
Dominic Iorfa has admitted that he is still learning the trade at Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers despite establishing himself in the squad and the England youth teams over the past one year.The Nigeria target made his debut for Wolves in their 2 - 1 loss to AFC Bournemouth last December and has racked up 33 ...
Obafemi Martins Named Seattle Sounders MVP For Second Year In A Row
Published: November 20, 2015
For the second straight season, Nigeria international Obafemi Martins has been named the Most Valuable Player of Major League Soccer side Seattle Sounders.The attacker joins Osvaldo Alonso as the only players to have won the prestigious award on more than one occasion.In the 2015 campaign, Martins finished with 15 goal...
Bernard Bulbwa Scores Second League Goal In Three Matches
Published: November 20, 2015
Nigeria U20 international Bernard Bulbwa returned to the scoresheet in Esperance’s 4 - 1 thrashing of Stade Tunisien in the Tunisian Ligue 1 on Friday evening.On ten minutes, Taha Yassine Khenissi broke the deadlock before Bulbwa made it 2 - 0 in the 25th minute.The teenage Nigerian attacking midfielder has now s...
Kelechi Iheanacho, Victor Osimhen & Moses Simon Among Top 101 Youngsters In World Football
Published: November 20, 2015
If there was any question mark regarding the wonderkid tag placed on Kelechi Iheanacho and Victor Osimhen, that has been erased after the two Nigeria youth internationals were included in Don Balon’s Top 101 youngsters in world football for 2015.Super Eagles winger Moses Simon also made the prestigious list along...
Golden Eaglets Star Victor Osimhen Resumes Training With Dream Team
Published: November 20, 2015
The Dream Team VI will tackle  Gambian top side Real De Banjul F.C in a scrimmage at the FIFA goal project , Banjul on Saturday, a week before the start of the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations.It is envisaged that Coach Samson Siasia will parade the likes of Emmanuel Daniel, Oduduwa Segun, Oghenekaro Etebo, Stanley Dimg...