Major Soccer League outfit, Seattle Sounder is set to splash out a whopping sum of N1 billion ($6million) on Obafemi Martins to keep the Nigerian at the club for another two years.
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Portugal have appointed former Greece coach Fernando Santos as Bento’s successor in the national hotseat.
Oghogho Alex Oduokpe has become the third player in the Glo Premier League to be voted winner of the Wonder Goals competition instituted by the League Management Company (LMC).
Moroccan referee, Noureddine El Jaafari licensed by FIFA in 2013 would be in the centre when Nigeria’s Under-17 side, Golden Eaglets host Gabon this weekend in their second leg-final round decisive qualifier.
Elsewhere, Sunderland lost 1-2 to Stoke, despite United States striker Jozy Altidore giving it the lead after 16 minutes
Swansea City boss Garry Monk hasn’t shelved his interest in Almeria midfielder Ramon Azeez.
The Nigerian striker starred for the entire 90 minutes of the the first Rhine area derby of the season with the game failing to live up to the pre-match expectations
Mikel who has since been left out by manager Jose Mourinho tasted 27 minutes of action, replacing Willian in the 63rd minute of the encounter
The 21-years old midfielder who renewed his contract at the weekend is yet to feature for the club in any competition this season
The midfielder’s return erased doubts over how serious the injury he copped in Germany last week was
Pillars piped Awka United by a lone goal in Kano, but second-placed Nasarawa United beat Sharks 2-0 while Enyimba whitewashed Bayelsa United 4-0 to sustain the pressure on the league leaders.
The 36-year-old is a legend in west London after scoring 211 times in 648 appearances for the club over 13 seasons before leaving in the summer on a free transfer
West Brom should have had a first-half penalty when Emmanuel Adebayor handled a Craig Dawson header, but they continued to press after the break in a display that belied their lowly standing
Robin van Persie bagged his first Manchester United goal of the season as Falcao’s perfectly timed cross found its way to the Dutch international who headed it into the back of the Leicester City net
Akpabuyo United, current Cross River State’s League Champions, were beaten 1-0 by Nigeria’s Under-17 team, Golden Eaglets on Saturday at the Abraham Ordia Stadium in Calabar courtesy of a first half goal by Striker Samuel Chukwueze.
Nigerian international, Victor Moses is gradually recovering his old form following a superlative performance as Queens Park Rangers held Stoke City to a two-all draw on Saturday.
Cameroon and Ivory Coast were handed the right to hold future African Nations Cup finals as CAF sprung a surprise on Saturday and also named Guinea to host the continental showpiece.
A few early-season narratives got ripped to shreds at Villa Park, as Mesut Ozil showed his class, Arsenal displayed their steel, and Aston Villa’s stout defence was breached three times in a devastating spell of 200 seconds.
They also heaped encomiums on the Nigeria media for standing by the truth and clearly supporting what is just in the thick of the recent crisis
He has been linked with a move to the Premier League or Bundesliga in recent months