“He said I’d love it here, but he didn’t need to say much. The next morning, I had a word with my agent and told him it could be the right move for me
Author: Bowale Odutola
Cardiff beat Swansea City and Stoke City to the 32-year-old’s signature, with Michael Laudrup instead opting to bring in Alvaro Vazquez on loan from Getafe
The Nigerian international’s agent struck personal terms with the Bluebirds this morning
Odemwingie has been out of favour with Baggies boss, Steve Clarke, since the last day of the January transfer window when he drove without permission to Loftus Road in a failed attempt to push through a move to QPR
He commended the players and officials for raising their game, especially after picking a draw against 3SC in Ibadan
It was also gathered that the Minister of Sports, Bolaji Abdullahi,
who was at the stadium, was harassed, booed and chased out with throw
of stones and missiles
Odemwingie’s West Bromwich career is over and Stoke are prepared to
offer him a lifeline
They claim that since Diogu was not on ground at the venue of the closing ceremony at Palaise de Sports, he could not be honoured in absentia and so had to give it to another player, as one official who pleaded anonymity said the reason for the action was because “they wanted a group photograph of the players instantly
Arsenal, having so far brought in only two free transfers, earned the bragging rights after Giroud tucked home his fourth goal in five appearances to settle an entertaining, but also heated, contest
Michael Laudrup wants to add another forward to his squad before the close of the transfer window to help ease the goalscoring burden on Michu and new signing, Wifried Bony
In contrast, Manchester United Manager, David Moyes, endured a depressing day. Moyes failed to claim a hoped-for first win at Anfield following 12 unsuccessful visits with Everton
The 23-year-old found himself unlikely to break into the first team this campaign following the arrival of Willian and Andre Schurrle at Stamford Bridge
Ali scored again in the 20th minute when he curled home a free-kick to make it 2-1, thus increasing his season tally to 10 goals
FC Taraba joined Group A leaders, Giwa FC, after beating the Jos-based side 1-0 in their Week 30 match to leapfrog into second position ahead of promotion hopefuls, Ranchers FC
“I am very disappointed that I won’t make it to Nigeria, but I have faith in my colleagues,” said the Maxaquene striker
The 21-year-old, fresh from scoring a brace against South Africa in the Nelson Mandela Challenge on August 14, was a target for clubs in both Turkey and Russia, but opted to continue his promising career in the Netherlands
The Super Eagles need only a draw in week’s clash at the U. J. Esuene Stadium to progress into the 10-team final elimination round, where two-leg, knock out fixtures will determine Africa’s five flag-bearers at the global showpiece in Brazil next year summer
The Nigerian international signed for Chelsea last year from Wigan and the winger often featured for the Blues coming off the bench during the last campaign
The Imo deputy governor, who promised mobilizing the who-is-who in Imo State to join in cheering them up, kept his promise when he stormed the Dan Anyiam Stadium with over 200 functionaries, friends and well wishers
When asked about the likely home based players that would make the 23-man list which he said he has submitted to the Nigeria Football Federation but not yet released by the Federation, Keshi disclosed: “There is no automatic shirt for the home lads