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...
Tyronne Ebuehi Admits: Argentina Will Be Difficult To Beat With Messi
Published: April 05, 2018
ADO Den Haag defender Tyronne Ebuehi has admitted that the Super Eagles will find it difficult to beat Argentina when both teams face off at the 2018 World Cup on June 26.Nigeria began their World Cup preparations with a 4-2 win over Argentina in a friendly in Krasnodar last November but the two-time world champions we...
FA Confirms Ndidi Has Been Banned For Two Games Not Three, To Face Off With Iwobi May 9
Published: April 05, 2018
Wilfred Ndidi will be available  for selection when Leicester City host Arsenal in their penultimate game of the 2017-2018 season.The Premier League has confirmed that Leicester City's Premier League match vs Arsenal will now hold on Wednesday, May 9, 2018.The match was earlier scheduled to take place at the King Powe...
18 Super Falcons To Train On Thursday As Barcelona FA, Brighton Stars Join Camp
Published: April 04, 2018
Nigeria Women's National Team will hold their first training session on Thursday morning, starting from 1000 hours, ahead of a glamour friendly against France on April 6.S.B.V. Excelsior striker Sophia Omidiji and Barcelona FA defender Ngozi Ebere were the last two players to join the team at the Mecure Hotel.Brighton ...
Obafemi Martins Will Not Play In Second World Cup, Out For 7 Months
Published: April 04, 2018
Obafemi Martins's hopes of making Nigeria's roster for the World Cup ended on Tuesday after the striker sustained a long-term injury in his side's Asian Champions League tie against Kashima Antlers.The Shanghai Shenhua number seventeen left the field after 22 minutes and has been diagnosed with a partial rupture of the...
Awurum Outshines Musa Yahaya As Porto B Lose At Varzim
Published: April 04, 2018
Varzim's hopes of avoiding relegation were kept alive after they beat Porto B 3-1 on Wednesday evening at the Estádio Varzim Sport Club with Nigerian striker Stanley Awurum scoring for the second consecutive game.He went the distance for Varzim while former Tottenham Hotspur trainee Musa Yahaya started his 18th game i...
Nine Foreign-Based Pros Arrive In Nigeria Camp Ahead Of France Friendly
Published: April 04, 2018
Nine foreign-based professionals have arrived the Super Falcons camp ahead of Friday's international friendly against France at Stade MMArena in the city of Le Mans.The Nigerian Federation have announced that American-based pair Courtney Dike and Francisca Ordega were the first set of players to arrive at the Mecure Le...