The 32-year-old spoke earlier this week about racism he suffered during his time at Everton and the need for education to be able to stamp down on abuse in the future.
Browsing: Victor Anichebe
The 2008 Beijing Olympics silver medalist is presently a free agent after terminating his contract with Chinese side Beijing Enterprises after he was told “not to try” and encourage fixing matches
Victor Anichebe has reported his own club, Beijing Enterprises, to FIFA over allegations of match-fixing.
Cuppy, a disc jockey, music producer and the daughter of Nigerian billionaire, Femi Otedola, made this known in a recent interview
Last season, Anichebe scored three goals in 18 Premier League appearances for Sunderland, but he was unable to help the Black Cats avoid relegation to the Championship
The 29-year-old is one of 11 players that the club released as they look to rebuild their side ahead of life in the Championship next season
Anichebe, who announced his retirement from international football in 2012, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Awka, Anambra State on Wednesday that he was happy with the crop of young talented players in the team
Little was expected of Anichebe when he joined the club as a free agent in September
The Black Cats have won just once in 2017 and are 10 points from safety, though they do have a game in hand over 17th-placed Hull City
Anichebe was a crucial part of the Black Cats side that recovered from a wretched start to the season, a promising run of form in late November and early December raising hopes of yet another great escape
The Black Cats are rooted to the bottom of the Premier League, 10 points from safety, and they only have seven games remaining to retain their top flight status
Zlatan Ibrahimovic opened the scoring for United before Sebastian Larsson was dismissed for Sunderland just before the break
The Black Cats entertain Manchester United on Sunday lying 10 points adrift of safety with just eight games remaining and having won only one of their last 13
The Nigeria international has been sidelined for the last two months, with his last appearance coming in the 2-0 loss to West Bromwich Albion on January 21
The 28-year-old striker suffered a knee ligament injury in his side’s 2-0 defeat to West Bromwich Albion in January
Anichebe’s knee injury was a much more serious problem and it came as a bodyblow to Sunderland, who were desperate to see him reprise his partnership with Jermain Defoe
It could provide the Black Cats with a huge fitness boost ahead of their busy run in during the last two months of the campaign as they try to avoid relegation
Anichebe’s introduction into the starting XI heralded the Black Cats’ best spell of the season, as they won four games out of seven between the beginning of November and Christmas
The Nigerian was a 66th minute replacement for Adnan Januzaj against West Bromwich Albion at the Hawthorns – and was injured with scans showing that he ruptured his medial ligament
The Sunderland striker is set to miss at least 10 games after damaging ligaments in his right knee in a tackle with West Brom midfielder, Claudio Yacob