Author: Seyi Alao
Nigeria international, Henry Onyekuru was the hero for Turkish side, Galatasaray scoring a brace in their 4-2 win against Sivaspor 4-2 in the Turkey Super Lig encounter on Sunday. Sivaspor raced to an early lead through Brazilian internationalRobinho who scored in the ninth minute before Eren Derdyokequalised for Galatasary. Robinho added his second four minutes before the half time after Sofian Feghouli had put the home side in front after thirty minutes of play. Onyekuru who had previously struggled in front of goal turned the game on its head and hit the back of net six minutes after the restartand…
Super Eagles winger Samuel Kalu was on target for his French sideBordeaux in the 1-1 draw with Amiens in French league one clash on Sunday. The goal is Kalu’s league first for the French side after joining from Belgian outfit KAA Gent during the summer transfer window. Kalu scores in the 22nd minutes of the encounter and Bordeaux was three minutes away from securing all three points before Amiens restored the parity through Eddy Gnahore in the 87th minute as bothsides shared the three points. Bordeaux are 12th on the table with five victories from 17 matches along with 7…
The Egyptian FA has announced that the Pharaohs and the Super Eagles will face off in an international friendly scheduled to take place in Nigeria on the 26th of March.
Nigeria’s representative in the CAF Confederations Cup Rangers says they are confident of reaching the group stage of CAF Confederations Cup at the expense of USM Abebe of Algeria. Rangers secured a good first leg result in Algiers fortnight ago and needed a victory in the second leg billed for Nnamdi Azikwe stadium in Enugu on Sunday. In a press release before the Sunday big clash, Club’s media manager Nobert Okolie, said the Club are leaving no stone unturned to qualify for the next round of the competition. “The game is still open but we have all it takes to…
President of Nigeria football Federation Amaju Pinnick has again made it clear that he won’t be running for another term in office when his current tenure expires in the year 2022. Pinncik who also serves as CAF first vice President was involvedChris Giwa in the longest leadership tussle in the history of NigeriaFootball and emerged victorious before he was reelected back office later in the year. The former Delta State FA boss said he’s ready step aside for another idea once his complete his tenure in office. “After this tenure I am not contesting again, I will like to…
Super Eagles duo of Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho was in action for Leicester City as they recorded shocking away victory over Chelsea who was without Victor Moses In English Premier league game played at Stanford bridge on Saturday. Ndidi recovered from the knock he sustained against Manchester City in the mid week to play all 90 minutes, while Kelechi Iheanacho came on for the goalscorer Jamie Vardy late in the second half. Ndidi who was yellow carded for a foul on Eden Hazard in the 31st minute of the match saw his terrific long range drive from 30 yardstipped…
Super Eagles duo of Ola Aina and William Troost-Ekong were in action for their respective club Torino and Udinese in Italian Serie A games on Saturday. Aina was on for all 90 minutes and gave a good account of himself as Torino played a 1-1 draw away at Sassuolo on Saturday. The Chelsea Football Club of England loanee , has been impressive for Torino starting 11 of the 15 Serie A games he has played. Ekong on his part was on for 90 minutes for Udinese who played a disappointing 1-1 at home with struggling side Frosinone . Troost-Ekong has featured…
The management of Nigeria professional football league side Kano Pillars Football Club has grant its players and technical crew a two-week break for Christmas and New Year celebrations after a successful pre-season. The Club endured a torrid 2018 losing the 2018 Aiteo Cup final to Rangers International of Enugu on penalties from winning position. The Sai Masu Gida however turned thing around winning the 2018 Ahlan pre season tournament held in Kano, with the Club now decided that it’s time for the team to go on break. At the end of training session on Friday Club secretary Sayyadi Abdullahi…
Nigeria forward Odion Ighalo said it is difficult for him to accept that his side Changchun Yatai suffered relegation from the Chinese Super League under his leadership. The former Watford striker finished as the CSL’s second top scorer with 21 goals, but it was not enough to prevent his side from going down to the Chinese second division . While addressing his future at the Club, Ighalo who’s on Christmas break said he has no plan to play in the Chinese lower league next season but he’s not a rush to make decision. “Playing in the second division is not…
Super Eagles winger cum striker Ahmed Musa failed to end his goal drought in the Saudi Arabian League as his club Al Nassr Riyadh secured a 2-1 win away at Al-Ittihad Jeddah. His failure to score in Friday’s fixture now means he has failed to score in four games consecutively for the club he joined after the summer World Cup. Abderazak Hamed-Allah scored in both half to give AL Nasr Riyadh all the three points despite the hosts restoring parity five minutes shortly after the resumption of the second half through Fahad Al Muwallad. Musa,26, has scored five times from twelve…
