'INJURED' ENYEAMA STARS IN LILLE WIN

Vincent Enyeama, who claimed to be nursing a back injury and so withdrew from international duty with Nigeria, played all 90 minutes as his French club Lille beat Reims 3-1 on Saturday.
Enyeama won his 100th cap when Uganda upstaged Nigeria at home in a friendly in Uyo last week.
But the goalkeeper opted out of a second friendly against South Africa in Nelspruit after

UTAKA GRABS CRUCIAL WIN FOR SIVASSPOR

Nigeria striker John Utaka was among the goals as his Turkish Super League side won 3-1 on the road at Eskisehirspor Saturday to further move away from the relegation battlers.

Sivasspor are now 11th on the league table with 30 points from 26 games.Utaka aided the

AT LASAT: SALAMI ends 6-MONTH goals drought in CZECH

Nigerian striker Eugene Salami returned to scoring ways in Czech Republic when he ended a six-month goals’ drought as FK Teplice defeated Mlada Boleslao 5-0.

FK Teplice are now fifth on the Czech Republic top-flight table with 32 points.

The former Niger Tornadoes striker scored his side's fifth goal just a minute after he

ONAZI ON PERFUMES, CARS AND PHOTOGRAPHY (MUST READ)

Nigeria international and Lazio midfielder Ogenyi Onazi has revealed to AfricanFootball.com on this holiday weekend how crazy he is about perfumes and powerfully-built cars.
He also opens up on his latest addiction – photography - which is taking him away from playing

IMPRESSIVE: OSAGUONA brace sends Kaizer CHIEFS out of CAF Champions League

An impressive performance from Nigerian Striker Ighodaro Christian Osaguona who scored a brace saw Raja Casablanca dump Kaizer Chiefs out of the CAF Champions League after the Moroccan side beat their South African rivals 2-0 in a second leg match at the Stade Mohamed V on Sunday night.
The result sees Raja Casablanca into the next stage of the CAF Champions League 3-0 on

CAF Confederation Cup: Warri Wolves eliminate Dedebit

Warri Wolves are through to the second qualifying round of this season’s CAF Confederation Cup, after a 0-0 draw with Dedebit in Addis Ababa on Sunday.

The Nigerian club had won the first leg 2-0 and progressed with that aggregate score.
Wolves will face MK Etanchéité of Democratic Republic of Congo next, for a place in the

SHAMEFUL: Enyimba,Kano Pillars dumped out of CAF Champions League

Nigerian league champions, Kano Pillars, have been eliminated from the CAF Champions League, despite a 2-1 win at home against Mohgreb Tetouan.

Pillars were aiming to overturn a 4-0 result from the first at the Sani Abacha Stadium, but

TRAGEDY: Emenike escapes death after Fenerbahce's team bus attack, Turkish SuperLiga put on hold

Super Eagles striker, Emmanuel Emenike, has expressed his shock after Fenerbahce’s team bus was shot at, following their victory on Saturday.
The Turkish club were on their way back, after a 5-1 win over Rizespor when their bus was attacked, leaving the driver seriously injured. Doctors have since confirmed a metal

CAF CL: SMOUHA SENDS ENYIMBA PACKING FROM CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Nigeria will again not be represented in the group phase of the CAF champions League for a second year running after Enyimba were eliminated by little known Egyptian club Smouha on Sunday.
Smouha may have left it very late to advance to the second round of the Champions League, but it was

MOSES SIMON OPENS BELGIAN TITLE PLAYOFFS IN SCORING STYLE

Nigeria international Moses Simon inspired Gent to a winning start in the Belgian Championship playoff when he scored in a 2-0 win over Kortrijk.

 ‘Daddy’ Moses scored the second his team’s goal in the 73rd minute, before he was substituted two minutes later by Rafinha.

 He scored six goals for Gent during the regular season as his stocks have risen remarkably in the