Kelechi John Cherishes Progress At Rio Ave
Rio Ave of Portugal defender, Kelechi John has expressed satisfaction with the progress he is making with the modest Portuguese Primeira LigA side, as he believes he is on the right path to global success. Having found his way into the main team of the club that once paid the wages of former Golden Eaglets invitee, Philip Chidi Onyemah, the...
Troost-Ekong Rates High In Physical, Aggressive Play
Udinese of Italy defender, William Troost-Ekong has received high marks from one of the Serie A club's technical buffs, as the Udine-based outfit’s technical director, Daniele Prade says the Super Eagles stopper has a good physical structure and is an aggressive player. Despite his current rating, sports247.ng notes that this is coming despite Troost-Ekong's inability to make the cut at Tottenham...
Moses back in Action
Sports247.ng reviews the performances of Nigerian players in the third round of the League Cup on Wednesday, September 26. We start off at Anfield, venue of the clash between two Premier League heavyweights, Liverpool and Chelsea. The Blues came from behind to beat the Reds 2-1 thanks to goals from Emerson and Eden Hazard after Daniel Sturridge had given the home...
Ezine: Expect more from us
Tigress star Kalu Ezine has declared that there is more to come from the team following a nail biting 57:56 points win over Greece today. Nigeria became the first African country to qualify for the quarter finals of any FIBA women's World Cup after defeating Greece by 57 points to 56. Despite D'Tigress 15 to 7 points lead early in the...
Omeruo Misses Barcelona Clash After Late Arrival
Leganes of Spain defender, Kenneth Omeruo eventually arrived back late at his club's base, and was subsequently left out of their match day squad for Wednesday's La Liga fixture against Barcelona. Omeruo took permission to attend to some personal matters back home in Nigeria, on the understanding that he would be back early Sunday to resume training with the squad,...
Anthony Ujah Recalls Meeting Rohr At Frankfurt Airport
SV Mainz 05 of Germany striker, Anthony Ujah is set to finally gain from a chance meeting he had with Super Eagles technical adviser, Gernot Rohr at Frankfurt airport in the country where he plies his trade. Sports247.ng recalls that the meeting between coach and player actually occurred before the World Cup in Russia but, with Ujah now on fire...
Peter Ahmedu: We don’t fear Greece
Assistant D'Tigress coach Peter Ahmedu believes the Women National Basketball team will once again set out to make Nigeria proud ahead of today's pre-quarter final tie against 20th ranked Greece women national basketball team. D'Tigress who are the second to the last in terms of world ranking at the World Cup has been able to claim high profile casualties in...
Onu calls on Super Eagles to buckle up
Former Niger Tornadoes coach, Erasmus Onu has called on the technical crew of the Super Eagles to work hard and ensure victory at home against Libya as they are not an easy team. Onu explained that four points against Libya will not be a bad outcome if a proper plan is executed before the double header in October. "The next two...
Kaduna SWAN Secondary Schools Indoor Sports Competition Set To Kickoff
The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Kaduna State chapter has concluded arrangements to host the maiden edition of its All Secondary Schools Indoor Sports Competition. A statement jointly signed by Okpani Jacob Onjewu Dickson and Abdulwaheed Adubi, its organising committee Chairman and Secretary respectively, made available on Wednesday September 26, informed that the even which is billed for the Umaru...
Maikano: More financial investment will make Volleyball get to the Zenith
Secretary General of the Nigeria Volleyball federation, Adamu Maikano has assured that the sitting Volleyball Federation will get financial support from the Ministry of Sports. Maikano said that Volleyball is a sport that they is creating awareness and as such, investment will come in to make it more popular. "Volleyball in Nigeria has grown in leaps and bounds over the last...
