Author: Seyi Alao
FC Ifeanyiubah goalkeeper Chinedu Anozie has dedicate his LBA player of the month award to teammates and coaches of his team, while maintaining that his invitation into the National U-23 team won’t affect his team chances in the league. Anozie has been present in the young FC Ifeayin Ubah side that have taken the 2018/2019 Nigeria Professional Football League season by storm by sitting on top of NPFL Group B. Anozie, who was was named LBA player of January, has seven clean sheets in nine appearances to his name so far this season. “Firstly I will like to thank the…
Family, friends, supporters and former teammates paid tribute to striker Emiliano Sala in his small Argentine hometown overnight, almost four weeks after he died when the plane he was in crashed into the English Channel. The 28-year-old Sala’s body received a hero’s welcome in Progreso where much of the grieving population paid their last respects to their soccer idol before the body was taken away for cremation. “It is something that I still cannot understand or accept because it hurts so much,” Progreso resident Lucia Torres, who was in tears said. Sala was the best-known figure from Progreso, a town…
Bendel Insurance of Benin attacker Moses Kalu insists that the Club must do more to win games in the league either home or away if they are to bring back the good old days. The Badwin Bazuaye’s men return to the elite division after eleven years absence but their performance has not been totally convincing. Although the team also got a win when they travelled to Akure to keep a date Sunshine Stars in the midweek, but Kalu Moses’s 64thminute strike was cancelled out by Anthony Omaka nine minutes later as both teams shared the spoils . While reflecting on…
French Football Federation has extended the punishment of Nigeria international, Samuel Kalu by two games after a review by the disciplinary committee of the French Football Governing Body on Saturday . The former KAA Gent was originally suspended for a game for Bordeaux following his straight red card in a rescheduled league one match against Marseille earlier this month. The winger who was hoping for an early after missing last week’s clash against league leaders PSG, will now be suspended for two more matches for Bordeaux. He will therefore be sit out of the game against Toulouse on Sunday and…
The Nigeria Referees Association, NRA has suspended 18 referees from officiating matches in the ongoing 2019 Nigeria Professional Football League, NPFL. All though the reasons for the suspension were not made available, Bestchoicesports understands that it was not unconnected with unprofessional conducts in the discharge of their duties. The NRA further reiterated its determination to enthrone professionalism and fair officiating in the NPFL while applying global/FIFA officiating rules at all times. Part of the statement disclosing the suspension of the referees reads “the NRA while recalling that it has recommended for punishment referees found wanting in the course…
Niger Tornadoes defensive midfielder Adetola Ayo is optimistic that the team will soon overcome the slow start to the 2018/19 Nigeria professional football league season. He made this known after the team morning training session to Tornadoes Media of the Minna based team. “We started the season below the average, but we are working hard to get the team on the track” “This team and club is one of the oldest clubs in Nigeria, we need to keep that tradition by staying in the elite league of Nigeria football league” “The coaching department is working so hard to put the…
Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr says one of the Flying Eagles players would be invited in to the Eagles team for the last Group game of AFCON 2019 game against Seychelles and international friendly against the Pharaohs of Egypt in Asaba, Delta State on March 23 and March 26 this year. Rohr has who refused to reveal the identity of the player is currently in Niamey Niger Republic with the U-20 squad that are participatingin the ongoing U-20 Africa Cup. “I saw some very talented players. One of them will be invited to the next Super Eagles camp”, Rohr…
Shanghai Shenhua new signing Odion Ighalo says the opportunity to play for Quique Sanchez Flores again was the reason he joined the Chinese Super League Giants. The 29-year-old former Udinese joined Shenhua from relegated side Changchun Yatai which was relegated, which means he will link up his former manager Sanchez Flores under whom he enjoyed an impressive goalscoring run in his debut Premier League season at Watford. “It’s important to sort my club future and I’m happy that it comes with a great opportunity to play under coach Quique again,” Ighalo told BBC Sport . “From the beginning,…
Goalkeeper Chinedu Anozie and Uche Okagbue both of FC Ifeanyi Ubah, have been named the Player and Manager respectively in the NPFL for the month of January.
Wydad Casablanca president Said Naciri has denied the allegations made by Lobi Stars Coach Solomon Ogbeide that someone was trying to offer his players money to influence the result of the Tuesday’s CAF Champions League game with Lobi Stars.
