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Tuesday 29 November 2016
PRE-SEASON: El Kanemi Warriors edge Wikki Tourists
PRE-SEASON CAMPING: 3SC arrive Ilaro with 35 players
Players and officials of Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) arrived in Ilaro in Ogun State on Tuesday for a two-week training camping in preparations for 2016/2017 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season. Sportinglens.blogspot.com reports that 35 players and seven officials traveled with the team and will start training Wednesday morning. In the team are 17 old players and 18 possible new signings, with five from Team B of the club.
Rivers United enter third phase of pre-season
Nigeria
Professional Football League (NPFL) club, Rivers United have entered the third phase
of their pre-season exercise ahead of the commencement of the 2016/17 football
season. The first phase commenced in Port Harcourt on November 1 with the
‘Pride of Rivers’ playing a handful of test matches against local sides while
the coaches concentrated on bringing the players up to speed from a physical
perspective.
GOLD CUP: Kano Pillars satisfy with pre-season preparation
Kano
Pillars FC have described the ongoing Gold Cup pre-season tournament as an
avenue to test the quality of its new players ahead of 2016/2017 Nigeria
Professional Football League (NPFL) season. The
club’s media Officer, Idris Malikawa said the quality of matches they are
playing in the tournament have given them the opportunity to know the strength of
the team and how to blend their players ahead of the new season.
Monday 28 November 2016
Moses was always destined for greatness - Kalou
Salomon
Kalou believes that Victor Moses was always going to make it at Stamford Bridge
and sympathised with the in-form wing-back after a difficult first few years
under Chelsea's management. Moses was
signed as the Blues' replacement for the departing Kalou in 2012, but is only
now showing his true talent after a series of good performances in a new role
under Antonio Conte.
Sunday 27 November 2016
Chelsea plan to offer Moses improved new contract
Chelsea plan
to enter contract talks with Super Eagles star Victor Moses in the coming weeks
to ward off interest from Barcelona, according to Sky sources. The Nigerian
international, who turns 26 next month, is under contract until the summer of
2019, having signed a new four-year deal just before joining West Ham on loan
for the 2015-16 season.
Rivers United FC tipped for success
Technical
adviser of Abuja Football College, Gobbo Renzo says Nigeria Professional Football
League (NPFL) club, Rivers United is ‘one of the strongest teams in the
country’. Renzo, a former assistant coach at Italian Serie A club, Palermo was
left impressed after United came from a goal down to beat his Abuja Football
College side 2-1 in a pre-season game decided at the training pitch of the
Abuja National Stadium on Saturday.
I have found a home at Chelsea, Says Moses
Victor Moses
says he has found a home at Stamford Bridge after his fine season continued
with scoring the winner against Tottenham. The Blues made it seven straight
wins in the Premier League and returned to first place after the Nigeria
international completed their comeback to seal a 2-1 home win.
Friday 25 November 2016
Heartland technical adviser Deutsch gets official car
Gombe Utd line up El Kanemi, Wikki Tourists friendly games
Newly promoted side, Gombe United are expected to
engage in two Grade A friendly matches as part of the Savannah Scorpions’ pre-season
games to prepare them for the 2016/2017 Nigeria Professional Football League
(NPFL) season.
PRE-SEASON CAMPING: Akwa United hit Calabar on Sunday
Omo Johnson, Zikiye set to complete Wikki Tourists switch
Sportinglens.blogspot.com can reveal that Wikki Tourists of Bauchi are in negotiations to complete transfer deals for the duo of Omo Johnson and Jonathan Zikiye ahead of the 2016/2017 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season. It’s understood that the Bauchi-based outfit are making frantic efforts to make a good replacement for some of its key players that have left the club.
Ohanachom dumps El Kanemi for Enyimba
El Kanemi Warriors striker Chinedu Ohanachom has
joined Enyimba FC for the 2016/2017 Nigeria Professional Football League
(NPFL), Sportinglens.blogspot.com understands. Information from Maiduguri revealed that the Borno
Army star player last season has resumed at the Enyimba FC training camp. He has been handed jersey number 8.
Thursday 24 November 2016
Rivers United outclass City Strikers
Rivers United came from a goal down to
beat Abuja based side, City Strikers FC 4-1 in a wonderfully-open and
entertaining pre-season friendly match played at the Goal Project, Abuja on
Thursday. United were stunned when the unheralded Abuja side took the lead
inside the opening five minutes following a breath taking counter attack.
Gold Cup Tourney: Wikkki Tourists pull out
Wikki Tourists of Bauchi have pulled out
of the 4th edition of Gold Cup pre-season tournament a day before the kick-off
of the competition. The tournament is scheduled to take
place at the Otunba Dipo Dina International Stadium, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State from
Friday November 25 to Saturday December 3, 2016.
Heartland Coach Deutsch unveils plan for new season
Rivers United line up tune up matches in Abuja
Nigeria Professional Football League
(NPFL) club, Rivers United will face amateur club, City Strikers in a tune up
game in Abuja on Thursday, November 24. The tune up game which will hold
represents the fifth the Port Harcourt club will be prosecuting since
pre-season preparations began on November 1.
FIFA Rankings - Nigeria Moves Up 10 Places, Now World 50th
Tuesday 22 November 2016
Kwara United retain 22 players
Nigerian
National League club Kwara United Football Club, have retained 22 players for
the forthcoming season. The John Obuh-coached
side retained three goalkeepers, five defenders, five midfielders and eight
forwards as they bid to gain promotion to the elite division next season, the
management stated on Tuesday.
Nigeria join other leagues at World League Forum
Garba: I turned down FC Ifeanyi Ubah to join Gombe Utd
Technical
Adviser of Gombe United coach Manu Garba (OON) has revealed that he turned down
money-spinning offers from top clubs in the Nigeria Professional Football
League (NPFL) to accept Gombe United deal as a way to contribute his part to
the success of the club.
Conte: Mourinho overlooked Moses’ potential
GLO-CAF AWARDS: Mikel, Musa, Iheanacho miss out
Nigerian
Internationals, Chelsea’s John Mikel Obi, Ahmed Musa of Leicester City and Kelechi
Iheanacho of Manchester City have missed out of the top five shortlisted for the
2016 African Player of the Year in the Glo-CAF Awards. The trio
made the top thirty but narrowly missed out in the final list released on
Tuesday by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in Cairo.
No player is collecting N800, 000 monthly salaries at Kano Pillars
NPFL kick off date: Shehu Dikko sets Dec. 18
The chairman
of the League Management Company (LMC) Shehu Dikko has revealed the body’s
plans to starts the 2016/2017 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL)
season on December 18 and end July 9. The league
boss stated this when he was a guest of the week on a popular social media
group, Nigeria Football Support Platform (NFSP) monitored by
Sportinglens.blogspot.com.
Sunday 20 November 2016
Kabiru Balogun close to Kano Pillars switch
Kano Pillars
have begun talks with Ikorodu United’s striker Kabiru Balogun with aim of
signing him ahead of the 2016/2017 Nigeria Professional Football League season,
Sportinglens.blogspot.com can report. A source in
the Sai Masu Gida’s camp revealed that the versatile forward had started
training with the team in their pre-season camping in Lokoja.
Oshoala nets four goals as Nigeria demolish Mali 6-0
Falconets bow out with win
Nigeria’s
Falconets saw off Spain 2-1 at the PNG Football Stadium in Port Moresby to
finish their FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2016 campaign with a victory, coming
from behind thanks to a goal in each half from Ihuoma Onyebuchi and Chinwendu
Ihezuo, after Alba Redondo had given the European side the lead.
Promise James, Yarhere join El Kanemi
.Efe Yarhere in action |
El Kanemi
Warriors of Maiduguri have secured the services of Kano Pilllars defender
Promise James and Warri Wolves striker Efe Yarhere, Sportinglens.blogspot.com
understands. The club’s
media officer, Anthony Obaseki said James and Nyarere’s experiences in the league
attracted the Borno Army interest to bring the duo to Maiduguri for the next
soccer season.
Rabiu Ali’s father dies at 72
Bosso roars: Hussaini is going nowhere
El Kanemi Warriors technical adviser Ladan Bosso has warned the prospective suitors that one of his players, Mohammed Hussaini is not for sale at any amount. Sportinglens.blogspot.com had last weekend exclusively reported that the former Frimpong Academy of Minna is currently training with Akwa United in a bid to sign for The Promise Keepers ahead of next season.
Friday 18 November 2016
Wukari promises to return Mighty Jets to Premier League
Plateau agog for ‘Jos Chillin' soccer tourney
The
organizers of one of the most lucrative grassroots football competition ever
organized in Jos, Plateau State, have said that the basic reason of footing and
organizing the competition known as ‘Jos Chillin' Football Competition is to
tell the whole world that peace has finally returned to Jos.
Thursday 17 November 2016
Rangers to embark on West African tour
CAF A LICENSE COACHING COURSE: No coach failed, says Bosso
Underrate Katisna Utd at your own peril, Kurfi warns
No open screening for Lobi Stars, Says Imenger
Tuesday 15 November 2016
Abia Warriors sign Seun Olunlayo
Abia
Warriors FC of Umuahia have signed former Nigeria Under-23 national team
player, Seun Olunlayo ahead of the 2016/2017 Nigeria Professional Football
League (NPFL). Olunlayo joined
Abia Warriors from Sunshine Stars FC of Akure on a year deal. He is expected to
arrive in Umuahia on Wednesday to team up with other players.
Monday 14 November 2016
Niger Tornadoes arrive Ado Ekiti with 40 players
.To drop 10 players
Niger Tornadoes FC of Minna have arrived in Ado Ekiti,
Ekiti State for a closed doors pre-season exercise ahead of the 2016/2017
Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season. The club’s head coach, Abubakar Bala confirmed that the
club was in Ado Ekiti with 40 players with the aim of reducing the number to 30 at the
end of the camping, stressing that Ikoh Allah is at the last stage of
concluding the screening exercise.
Nwabulu, Henlong, Waziri dump Wikki Tourists for Rangers
The league champions,
Rangers International of Enugu have raided Wikki Tourists of their best players
in its bid to form a formidable squad ahead of next season’s Nigeria
Professional Football League (NPFL) and CAF Champions League campaigns. SportingLens.blogspot can reveal
that Wikki Tourists’ trio of goalkeeper Emeka Nwabulu, left full back
Christopher Waziri and Charles Henlong have pitched tent with the Flying
Antelopes.
Sunday 13 November 2016
Japan thrash Falconets 6-0
Japan kicked
off their FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Papua New Guinea 2016 campaign with a 6-0
dominant victory against 2014 finalists Nigeria’s Falconets in Group B at Bava
Park, Port Moresby. Mami Ueno bagged a
hat-trick while Yuka Momiki scored either side of the break as The Young
Nadeshiko ran riot in their opening game.
Mikel: Conte is not punishing me for playing at Olympics
Mikel John
Obi today made it clear that he is not being punished by Chelsea manager
Antonio Conte for playing in the Olympics. Mikel has
not played for Chelsea all season and Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr appeared to
suggest on Friday that it was because he had left Conte's pre-season camp to
play at the Olympics for Nigeria in August.
Moses cherises Super Eagles win over Algeria
Nigeria lead Group B, beat Algeria
Victor Moses
opened and closed the scoring as Nigeria overcame Algeria 3-1 Saturday to take
charge of their group in 2018 World Cup qualifying. Captain John
Obi Mikel, a Chelsea team-mate of Moses, was also on target for Nigeria at a
packed Uyo stadium while Nabil Bentaleb scored for Algeria with an unstoppable
drive.
Friday 11 November 2016
FC Ifeanyi Ubah offer was too good to turn down – Preko
Former
Hearts of Oak assistant manager Yaw Preko admits the opportunity to seek a
''fresh challenge'' motivated his move to Nigerian club FC Ifeanyi Ubah despite
interest from Ebusua Dwarfs. Preko was confirmed assistant coach/Physical
trainer of the ambitious club last Wednesday barely weeks after relinquishing
interim coach position at Hearts.
Mikel in Marseille talks
John Obi
Mikel's representatives have had contact from Marseille over a January
transfer, with Chelsea looking unlikely to offer him a new contract, according to Goal.com. The Nigeria international, whose contract expires at the end of
June 2017, has dropped down the pecking order at Stamford Bridge since the
arrival of Antonio Conte and is very much on the periphery of the squad.
However, he would be interested in renewing with the Blues if an offer was
forthcoming.
Kano Pillars place five players on transfer
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