Author: Seyi Alao
FC Ifeanyi Ubah Goalkeeper Anozie Chinedu says he’s delighted to be with the National U-23 team and believes the experience gained so far will surely make him a better football player.
Niger Tornadoes forward Bashir Isah Azado has been ruled out for two weeks and therefore will miss his team’s trip to Ilorin, where they take on Kwara United Wednesday. The forward was said to have sustained the injury in Niger Tornadoes’s 3-2 loss to MFM in Lagos and he has been struggling to shake it off since then. However the Ikon Allah Boys medical department has revealed theforward need rest after a successful routine treatment by the club physiotherapist. “Azado needs some rest, for now maybe a week or two” “We are monitoring the situation in case if there…
Remo Stars Football Club attacking midfielder Bolaji Michael is excited that his side can play in front of their home fans again after playing three matches at the Osogbo Township Stadium. It would be recalled that Remo Stars was banished from its home ground (Gateway International Stadium Sagamu) by the League Management Company following a crowd trouble that occurred in their first home game of the season against Bendel Insurance of Benin, which left match officials injured. While at the Osogbo Township Stadium, the Sky Blues won two games , with the only loss coming against Group A leaders MFM.…
Former Super Falcons Captain Evelyn Nwabuoku says she wasn’t happy for being left out of the team that won Nigeria’s 8th AWCON in Ghana and believes she deserved a recall into the team base her current form as one of the best playmakers in the Nigerian women football league. Nwabouku was overlooked by Coach Thomas Dennerby as Rita Chikwelu and Onome Ebi led the Falcons to victory in Ghana to book a place in the Women’s World Cup scheduled for France, she also missed the Cameroon edition back in 2016. Nwabuoku proved to be back in full fitness…
Flying Eagles head coach Paul Aigbogun says it’s unfortunate his boys lost the third-place play-off final to the Amajita of South Africa at the just concluded 2019 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations in Niamey, the Niger Republic.
Lobi Stars have confirmed they filed a protest to the Confederation of African Football (CAF) against Wydad Casablanca alleging there was an attempt to influence the result of their CAF Champions League Group A tie against the Moroccan team last Tuesday. The match ended in a 0-0 draw in Rabat, but the team Coach Solomon Ogbeide said in a post-match conference that someone approached his boys and offered them money to through the game away, a claim that has been backed by the Club’s spokesman Emmanuel Ujah who revealed that the Nigerian club had sent a protest letter to…
Super Eagles captain, Mikel Obi on Sunday was called Zidane of African Football after his terrific display in Middlesbrough’s 1-0away win over Blackburn Rovers in the English Championship on Sunday. Mikel joined the Tony Pulis side in January after ending his tie with Chinese Super League side Tiajin Teda where he spent two years and helped the club to avoid relegation last season. The Former Chelsea man has appeared thrice for Boro so far this season but it was his fourth appearance at Ewood Park that wowed the fans at the Riverside. Mikel’s performance in the game was rated 6.8,…
Kada City FC lanky defender Papa Idris has charged his teammates to focus on gaining more points from the subsequent matches in theNigeria Professional Football League. The Usman Adams tutored side emerges the champions of the NFF/NNL Super Eight to gain promotion to the elite division alongside side Gombe United , Remo Stars and Bendel Insurance of Benin. However the newly promoted teams are having a difficult time in the league and Kada City is not an exception, but Idris insists his side won’t go down come end of the season. “We are hoping and praying that we won’t give…
Former MFM FC assistant coach, Marcellinus Anyanwu has been appointed as the coach of Arsenal U-17 team at the Arsenal Soccer School in Dubai. Anyanwu who was an assistant coach at MFM FC when Nduka Ugbade was in charge of the NPFL club. Anyanwu has enjoyed steady rise in the UAE since 2013. He announced his arrival in the country by winning the Inter Church Festival football tournament with the Holy Trinity Anglican Church team in 2013, a competition that had all Churches in Dubai competing for the trophy. Anyanwu joined Universal Sports Club after his exploits with the Holy…
Kada City utility player, Umar Mohammad has joined Belarus top division side, SFC SLUTKS from the Nigeria Professional Football League side. The player was instrumental in the promotion of the Kaduna based team to the Nigeria elite league division as they emerged as thechampions of NNL Super 8 that took place in Aba back in January. The player has been present in the line of Coach Usman Adams team and scored a memorable superb freekick to help Kada City beat Gombe United in the match day seven. Brila.net gathered that the player was taken to Belarus for a trial and…
