Former Nigeria U20 defender Suraj Sodiq has joined Iraqi club
Duhok Sport Club, the club announced on their official website.
Suraj sealed a year’s deal after leaving Morocco team Olympic Club
de Safi. The 26-year-old central defender, who could also play as a
defensive midfielder, has featured for Prime FC, Oshogbo; First Bank, Sunshine
Stars, Kwara United and FK Teleoptik in Serbia. He...
Thursday, 31 October 2013
YAYA TOURE JOINS UN CAMPAIGN TO SAVE ELEPHANTS
Yaya Toure
has joined a UN campaign against poaching, warning the slaughter of
elephants threatens their existence. Toure said there were only 800 of the "magnificent
creatures" left in his country, Ivory Coast, whose national team is
known as "The Elephants".
He has been appointed a goodwill ambassador by the United Nations Environment Programme (Unep).
Poaching has risen sharply in Africa in recent years, fuelled...
"NA LIE!" - NFF REJECTS CLUB OWNER'S PURPORTED SACK OF LMC!
The Nigeria Football Federation has flatly rejected a declaration by owners/managers of clubs in the Nigeria Premier League that they have ‘sacked’ the League Management Company (LMC), which the NFFinaugurated last year to administer the elite division of Nigeria’s domestic football.Rising from its meeting in Abuja on Wednesday, October 30, the club owners/managers had declared in their communique: “The meeting emphasized on the expiration...
ENGLISH CLUBS BATTLE FOR EAGLETS CAPTAIN!
According to reports, several English clubs including Chelsea and Liverpool have
enquired about Golden Eaglets skipper Musa Muhammed.Muhammed was man of the match as Nigeria romped into the
last eight at the expense of Iran on Tuesday.
The right back, who has proved his versatility having
started this U17 World Cup in central defence, has scored twice from his
defensive position and his calmness and confidence going forward have impressed
scouts...
COUTINHO TO FACE GUNNERS!
Liverpool midfielder Philippe Coutinho is in line for a return to
action for his side's top of the table clash against Premier League
leaders Arsenal on Saturday.
The 21-year-old Brazilian needed surgery on his shoulder following a
challenge with Swansea City's Ashley Williams in mid-September.
"He's been given the all clear by the specialist to come in," manager
Brendan Rodgers told reporters at a news conference on Thursday....
GUINEA WANT TO HOST NATIONS CUP!
Guinea have followed
up their verbal interest in hosting either
the 2019 or 2021 Africa Cup of Nations with an official bid submitted to the
Confederation Of African Football on Thursday the country’s football officials have
announced in Conakry.
A four-man delegation including minister of sports Sanoussy
Bantama Sow and FA chairman Salifou Camara were said to have travelled to the
Cairo headquarters of CAF to deliver documents...
Wednesday, 30 October 2013
BRAZILIAN FA WANT TO STOP COSTA FROM PLAYING FOR SPAIN!
The CBF (Brazilian Football Federation) have revealed their desire to strip Diego Costa of his Brazilian citizenship and aim to start legal proceedings to prevent him from playing for Spain.
The 25-year-old Atletico Madrid star has caused huge controversy by opting to play for La Roja, despite representing the country of his birth, Brazil, in two friendlies earlier this year. Now the CBF's juridic director Carlos Eugenio Lopes wants to...
KLOPP SIGNS NEW DORTMUND CONTRACT!
Borussia Dortmund coach Juergen Klopp has signed a new contract, committing him to the club until 2018.
Klopp, 46, and his assistants, Zeljko Buvac and Peter Krawietz, had previously been under contract until 2016.
"We are still all somewhat in love with the club and the way things work around here," Klopp said.
Klopp took over as boss at the Westfalenstadion in 2008 and since then
has led the club to back-to-back Bundesliga...
FULL TEXT OF THE COMMUNIQUE ISSUED BY GLO PREMIER LEAGUE CLUB CHAIRMEN AND MANAGERS (CLUB OWNERS)
COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUED AT THE END
OF AN EXPANDED MEETING OF THE PREMIER LEAGUE CLUB CHAIRMEN AND MANAGERS
(CLUB OWNERS) HELD ON TUESDAY 29TH OCTOBER 2013 AT WESTPOINT HOTEL WUSE,
ABUJA.1.The
meeting reviewed the just concluded 2012/2013 Glo-Premier league season
and rated it average, just as it identified some flaws in certain areas
like poor officiating, insecurity at the match venues, crowd violence
as well as some administrative inconsistencies.2.The
...
LMC, CLUB OWNERS AT WAR AGAIN!
The meeting of the League
Management Company(LMC) and club owners ended in Abuja Wednesday with
more confusion and no resolutions.
The
LMC had intended the meeting as an opportunity to review the just
concluded 2012/2013 Glo Premier League season as well as put together an
elaborate plan for the new 2013/2014 season but every thing took a
different turn when the Club Owners decided to unveil a different
agenda,declaring that the...
ENERGY!
Everton manager Roberto Martinez is thrilled with how striker Romelu Lukaku has responded to his calls to improve his endurance. Lukaku - who joined Everton on a season-long loan deal from Chelsea -
has made a bright start to life on Merseyside, scoring five goals in his
six appearances for the club.
Martinez has
challenged the Belgian forward to be more involved in games, for a
longer period of time, and the Spaniard is impressed...
PSG DON OVER-HAMMER!
Paris Saint-Germain have officially announced their sponsorship deal
with the Qatar Tourism Authority which will net the Ligue 1 champions up
to 200 million euros a year.
Mooted last season, the agreement was publicly confirmed on Tuesday making PSG the first club to be sponsored by a state.
Income from the deal, which will reportedly be retroactively paid back
to 2012, is said to increase incrementally year-on-year through to...
ETHIOPIA TACKLE BURKINA FASO AHEAD OF CALABAR SHOWDOWN!
Ethiopia’s head coach Sewnet Bishaw has disclosed that they are planning
to face Burkina Faso in an international friendly next week.
“We want to use this game to prepare well for the 2014 World Cup qualifier return leg against Nigeria,” explained Bishaw. He said the game will take place November 4-5.
The
Ethiopian Football Federation (EFF) also confirmed the friendly
yesterday ahead of their return leg against African champions...
UEFA PUNISH CSKA!
Uefa has ordered the partial closure of CSKA Moscow's stadium during
the club's next Champions League tie following racist chanting directed
at Manchester City's Yaya Toure.
The Russian club was charged after Toure complained about the chanting during City's 2-1 win on 23 October.
A single-tiered end section of Arena Khimki will be closed when CSKA host holders Bayern Munich on 27 November. CSKA had denied Toure's...
"I LOVE SPAIN!" - Diego Costa
Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa defended his decision to
represent Spain rather than his homeland Brazil, claiming it was the
right thing to do. The 25-year-old's choice to play for the world
champions was confirmed on Tuesday and Costa is now expected to be named
in Vicente del Bosque's squad for two friendly fixtures in November
next week.
"It was quite a difficult decision to choose between
the country where you were born...
"I'M LIVING ON BORROWED TIME." - Awoniyi
Golden Eaglets striker Taiwo Awoniyi knows better than anyone that his time is limited. Every
Nigerian press conference begins with a status check on Isaac’s fitness.
Coach Garba pulled no punches after the Iran win about who he prefers
up front. “When Success gets to 75 per cent fitness, we will use him
again,” the coach said of Isaac, whose spinning volley against Sweden
will go down as one of the best goals in tournament history....
"AWONIYI IS MY TYPE OF STRIKER!" - Asamoah Gyan
Golden Eaglets striker Taiwo Awoniyi is the type of striker you only notice when paying close attention. One man who recognised his efforts at the Khalifa Bin Zayed Stadium on
Tuesday was Asamoah Gyan, the Ghana striker extraordinaire who’s
top-scored in UAE’s top-flight for the last two seasons with club side
Al Ain. Gyan is one of the perfect examples of the lone striker having led the Black Stars attack to great applause for many...
BECKHAM CHOOSES MIAMI FOR MLS FRANCHISE
Retired England star David Beckham has chosen
Miami for a new US Major League Soccer expansion team, a source
familiar with the negotiations has said.
The former England captain who retired earlier this year after stints with Manchester United, Real Madrid, AC Milan
and MLS club LA Galaxy, had been considering several locations and
toured Miami this summer, meeting with city and county leaders. His MLS player...
Monday, 28 October 2013
"LET'S MAKE IT BIGGER!" - Platini
Uefa president Michel Platini wants the World Cup expanded from 32 to 40 teams.The 58-year-old has proposed the move after Fifa president Sepp Blatter suggested more countries from Africa and Asia should qualify
at the expense of those from Europe.
"Instead of taking away some European [nations], we have to go to 40 teams in the World Cup," Platini said in a recent interview."We can add two African, two Asiatic,...
"INTERFERENCE FORCED ME OUT OF RANGERS!" - Emordi
Former
Enugu Rangers coach Okey Emordi has said he threw in the towel because of interferences
in his job by top officials. “I
must say that the condition of service for me has been greatly breached by the
club management,” he said. “How
do you explain a situation where players are imposed on me by the general
manager (Paul Chibuzor) or how do you explain the registration of ineligible
players which led to our disqualification from the...
INJURED ISAAC WANTS EAGLETS SUCCESS!
He may be out of the tournament after he copping a hamstring injury during the match against Sweden but Golden Eaglets’ Vice-Captain Success Isaac is confident that his teammates would get the job done. There have been pockets of doubts about the goal scoring ability of the Golden Eaglets since Success’ premature exit but speaking for the first time, the lanky striker said the team remains focused.
“I feel...
"IRAN GO CHOP CANE!" Ugbade
Nduka Ugbade believes the experience and pedigree of the Golden Eaglets would come in handy when they play Iran on Tuesday in a Round of 16 Match at the Khalifa Bin Stadium in Al Ain.
While the Golden Eaglets have won the Under-17 World Cup three times, the Iranians are only making their third appearances and Ugbade is upbeat about the chances of the Nigerians youngsters.
“We...
'I'M VINDICATED OVER MRI!" Maigari
Alhaji Aminu Maigari, President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) said he was happy with the constitution of the Golden Eaglets at the ongoing 2013 FIFA Under-17 World Cup in the UAE. Speaking against the backdrop of accusations that some players at this championship are off the age limit, Maigari said he was happy that due process was followed in the selection of the Golden Eaglets.
"It's unfortunate but some players at this competition...
MBA SHOWS CLASH AS EAGLES CRASH TO JORDAN!
The Super Eagles made up entirely of players drawn from the Glo Premier League put up a tame performance as they lost 1-0 to Jordan in an international friendly played on Monday.
A
first half penalty goal by skipper Hatem Aquel proved to be the difference
between the two teams at the Amman International Stadium. Kano Pillars midfielder Rabiu Ali was adjudged to have pushed down Yousef Rawashdeh in the
18-yard box in...
OBUH IS A RANGER!
Former Flying Eagles Coach John Obuh has been appointed the new head
coach of top Glo Premier League side Rangers International Of Enugu. Obuh
is expected to turn around the fortunes of the Flying Antelopes who
have failed to land any major silverware on the national or
International scene in over two decades.
Obuh says he is happy with
the opportunity given him to lead one of the country's most traditional
outfits,promising to...
"MOSES IS VERY MUCH IN MY PLANS!" - Rodgers
Liverpool manager, Brendan Rodgers has allayed fears over the first-team future of Nigerian winger, Victor Moses. Moses was an unused substitute in the Reds' 4-1 win over West Bromwich Albion at Anfield on Saturday.
Brazilian,
Lucas Leiva was drafted in as Moses’ replacement but Rogers has now
moved to clarify the situation insisting that his Nigerian dynamite has
not lost his pla
ce in the first-team. Liverpool’s comprehensive
win...
N5.8M UP FOR GRABS AT LAGOS INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING CLASSICS
In continuation of the series of events lined up for the Lagos
Sports Classics, the Main Organising Committee (MOC) has staked over N5.8milion
for the four-day Lagos International Swimming Classics. The swimming
classics is expected to commence on November 7 to 10 at Teslim Balogun Stadium
with athletes competing in the open and schools categories.
According to the
Chairman of MOC, Wahid Oshodi, the classics is being organized...
"EAGLETS WILL BE TOUGH!"
Iran coach Ali Doostimehr said that playing against Nigeria in the FIFA
U-17 World Cup last 16 is so difficult but they want to beat the African
giant. Iran booked a place in the last 16 after a 1-0 win over
Austria in Group E in Al Ain on Friday. Yousef Seyyedi scored the only
goal of the match in the 36th minute.The Iranian team will face Nigeria tomorrow at the Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium.
“Ever
since I can remember,...
"WE CAN BEAT EAGLETS!"
Iranian attacker Yousef Seyyedi believes they stand a good chance of
defeating Nigeria in tomorrow's clash at the Sheikh Khalifa
International Stadium. Seyyedi re-echoed his coach's view that the
match against Nigeria on Tuesday will be difficult but revealed that
they will show no respect to the three time winners of the competition.
Iran
will face high flying Eaglets at Dubai’s Rashid Stadium with the winner
to face either Uruguay...
LOC PROVIDES CAKE AS EAGLET MARKS BIRTHDAY
Birthday boy, Odinaka begs teammates to thrash Iran Golden Eaglets’ goalkeeper, Uzoho Francis Odinaka who marks his birthday Monday has begged his teammates to beat Iran as a befitting present for him.The towering Odi as he’s fondly called got a surprise birthday cake from the Local Organising Committee of 2013 FIFA Under-17 and was explicit when asked what his birthday wishes were.
“Just want us to win this cup,” he said with a glee before...
UAE NEWSPAPER TIPS EAGLETS FOR TITLE!
As Brazil and Nigeria jostle to become the first four-time titlist at the FIFA Under-17 World Cup level, the Golden Eaglets have been tipped to best the boys from the land of Jogo Bonito by United Arab Emirates' National Newspaper. In its preview of the second round of matches, the Emirati's influential tabloid noted that the Golden Eaglets are the only side capable of halting the Brazilians in their stride.
“If Brazil is deemed title...
BRAZILIAN REFEREE FOR EAGLETS MATCH!
Brazil’s elite referee to handle Nigeria, Iran cracker Heber Roberto Lopes, an elite referee in the South American Confederation (CONMEBOL) and a Brazil 2014 World Cup designated official, has been picked by FIFA as the centre referee when Nigeria and Iran battle for a quarter final tickets on Tuesday at the Khalifa Bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain.
Lopes, a banker became a professional referee in 1995 and received the FIFA badge in 2002....
"WE GET IRAN MEDICINE!" - Manu Garba
Coach Manu Garba (MFR) said he already has a winning strategy in place to dismantle Iran in Tuesday’s 2013 Under-17 FIFA World Cup Second Round Match at the Khalifa Bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain. The match which would kick-off at 8:00 pm local time (5:00pm in Nigeria), according to Manu, offers the Nigerian youngsters the chance to continue with their excellent form in the competition. “We would ensure that we win this game within the allotted...
Friday, 25 October 2013
SUPER EAGLES OPEN CHAN CAMP IN DECEMBER
Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi has disclosed he
plans to open his training camp for the 2014 CHAN in the first week of December.
Nigeria
will be making its debut in the CHAN championship which is billed for next year
in South Africa.
"I
am looking at the first week of December for us to open the CHAN camp" he
said. "But
you know it’s my employers that would have the final say. So, I am hoping that
all things being equal in December...
WAHALA IN MOSCOW!
CSKA Moscow striker Seydou Doumbia has denied
comments attributed to him by his own club regarding the racist abuse
suffered by Manchester City’s Yaya Toure.
In an attempt to defuse the growing controversy, on Thursday morning
CSKA released a statement claiming the club had failed to detect any
racist abuse when studying video of the match. The club’s official website also carried a quote from Toure’s
international team-mate, Doumbia,...
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