Author: Bowale Odutola

Keshi disclosed that he has sent an email to Everton in a renewed attempt to reach the striker

The club told the Nigerian forward the figure does not meet the its expectations and that they will not sell unless their valuation is met

The former African Footballer of the Year, who could not be part of the Golden Eaglets’ screening exercise for new players at the NFF/FIFA Goal Project in Abuja, said the course, conducted under the auspices of the European football governing body, UEFA, and the Spanish Football Federation, is refreshingly different and challenging

Nimble-footed Chelsea FC ace, Victor Moses, is also back and while goalkeeper and skipper Vincent Enyeama is left out, sharp-shooting Obinna Nsofor returns after nearly two years in the international wilderness

The Nigerian international tried to force a move away from the Hawthorns to Queens Park Rangers in January and even turned up at the West London club’s training ground on transfer deadline day only to be rejected entry

Wednesday were one of the clubs believed to be looking at the physical frontman but Jones has distanced the South Yorkshire outfit from the Toon forward

Italian sports daily, La Gazzetta dello Sport, has announced that AC Milan and Brescia are in advanced talks and could close a deal within the week

Saints scouts have been following the Nigerian international this summer

Mikel was reportedly close to joining Turkish side, Galatasaray, earlier this summer and the Nigerian’s future is still far from certain at Stamford Bridge

Keshi who made the comment on Wednesday, emphasised that he has bunch of disciplined players who do not actually need the signing of any formal code of conduct, adding that he is however waiting for the official briefing from the Nigeria Football Federation or other authorities to make an official statement

Mourinho, when assessing the team before the Thailand trip, said the training had been to his liking

Team Coordinator, Emmanuel Atta, said Head Coach, Stephen Keshi, has already approved the game and necessary contacts have been made for the test match, which will be played on Friday morning

Speaking at a media interaction at the team’s camp Bolton White Apartments in Abuja on Wednesday, Keshi said he has a lot of respect for Yobo because of what he has done for the nation and cannot invite him to the team only to put him on the bench

The Uruguay international has long been linked with an exit from Stadio San Paolo, with the likes of Real Madrid, Chelsea and Manchester City all previously linked with his signature

Globacom said that the players’ determination to add colour to the competition would equally re-invigorate the company’s resolve to support the groundswell of activities targeted at regaining the lost glamour of the Federation Cup

Last season, United blocked Nigeria’s bid to call up the big striker for the African Cup of Nations in South Africa

This was one of the outcome of the meeting the Minister had with the Board members of the NFF, the League Management Company and the Nigerian Women League

Nigerian-Italian defender, Angelo Ogbonna, has voiced out that he joined Juventus in order to realise his dream in the game, saying he never betrayed the trust his former employers, Torino, reposed in him

Speaking before training commenced on Tuesday morning at the FIFA Goal Project site in Abuja, Keshi, who started his foreign career in Cote D’ Ivoire, said the people are passionate about football and they will do anything to defeat Nigeria, hence the need to forget the 4-1 win in Kaduna and concentrate on the return leg

Anichebe recently had called it quit on national duty, preferring to concentrate on club football