SPORTS 4 days ago Remember Former Footballer Sunday Oliseh? Checkout These Photos Of His Wife and Kid Sunday Ogochukwu Oliseh is a Nigerian football manager and former player.In his active playing career he played as a midfielder.Oliseh has been a passionate footballer from childhood despite his parents wishes.
SPORTS 12 days ago Who Is Nigeria's Best Free kick Taker Out Of These 6 Players? Let The Voting Begins Free kick is one of the favouring kicks awarded during every match. It is one thing to be awarded a free kick and it is another thing to convert it to a goal. There are a lot of free kick takers in the match but we have the wizard that are very good in shooting it. This saying described the life of our Nigerian footballers that are well known for scoring free kick. In today's article I bring to you Nigerian footballers who are masters in taking free kicks. 1. Jay-Jay Okocha Augustine Azuka "Jay-Jay" Okocha
SPORTS 11 days ago Ex-Super Eagles coach Oliseh details how Guardiola has improved Man City style Former Nigeria coach Sunday Oliseh is pleased with how Pep Guardiola has transformed his game plan at Manchester City this season. Man City stretched their winning streak in all competitions to 16 matches on Saturday and they are yet to be beaten after 23 games, since their 2-0 loss to Tottenham Hotspur on November 21. On Saturday, Oliseh expressed his satisfaction after seeing City breeze past Spurs with a 3-0 win which extended their lead at the summit of the Premier League table. With a game in hand and a
SPORTS 2 months ago Remember Ex-Super Eagles Player Justice Christopher? See his Lounge in Jos, Cute Daughter and More Justice Christopher is one of the notable success stories that emerged from the local scene into the Super Eagles in the early 2000s. The former Levski Sofia midfielder got a call-up to the Super Eagles squad in 2001 as a player of Bendel Insurance before he secured a move to Belgian club Royal Antwerp. The Jos-based midfielder was expected to fill the gap left by Sunday Oliseh in the Super Eagles midfield, but only played 11 games for Nigeria between 2001 and 2002. Christopher represented Nigeria at the 2002
SPORTS 3 months ago 3 Possible Replacements For Gernot Rohr If He Gets Sacked As Super Eagles Head Coach 3 draws in 3 games, once again the Super Eagles are showing they have nothing to offer. Even with Gernot Rohr choosing to rotate the side a little, the outcome is still the same. This article brings to you 3 possible replacements for Gernot Rohr if he gets sacked as Super Eagles Head coach. 1. Sunday Oliseh: The former Super Eagles coach has more qualifications than Gernot Rohr and would make it better coach. His only problem might be fact he has issues with big name players and old boys in the squad. The only
SPORTS 3 months ago 4 Former Nigerian Players Who Should Replace Gernot Rohr As Super Eagles Coach Super Eagles are presently in dire need of change in all areas with the managerial aspect looking to be the first stop the NFF would be looking into. This article brings to you 4 former Nigerian players who should replace Gernot Rohr as Super Eagles Coach. 1. Emmanuel Amunike: With reports that Amunike might not be available because of his present employment, the Super Eagles lovers across the country believe he's the one for the job. Amunike biggest test came when he transformed an otherwise weak Tanzanian
SPORTS 3 months ago From Enyimba FC to FC Barcelona of Spain, where is Ezekiel Bassey the golden boy of NPFL? The name Ezekiel Bassey was an unknown player playing for Akwa Starlets (Now Dakkada) in 2008 as he was signed by Akwa United in 2012/14 season. He rose to prominence with the Promise Keepers and became an household name as Enyimba FC of Aba snapped him in 2014. In Enyimba, the Akwa Ibom born winger became one of the best players in the demestic league as he consistently tore defenses to shreds with his performances. He got invited to the Super Eagles by then gaffer Sunday Oliseh as he was capped four times
SPORTS 6 months ago Check Out Vincent Enyeama's Cars, House, Family and Achievements As He Marks His 38th Birthday Let's take a glance at the achievements, family, biography, houses and cars of Nigerian football legend Vincent Enyeama as he marks his 38th birthday. Our country Nigeria prides itself as one of the nations that are endowed with great and skillful football players and it is very obvious at the local as well as international level. One of these skillful football players is Vincent Enyeama; the most celebrated Nigerian goal stopper who also happens to be one of the few goalkeepers in the world who have the ability
SPORTS 5 months ago Sunday Oliseh at 46, see his beautiful wife and children There is doubt that Sunday Oliseh is one of the biggest footballers in Nigeria. He represented the country in several competitions before his retirement as a professional footballer. Sunday Oliseh is believed to have been giving birth to on the 14th day of September, 1974. Oliseh is said to have began his football career in the early 90s, and he retired from international football in 2006. It is pertinent to state that Sunday Oliseh did not only represent Nigeria as a footballer but also has a coach, and he
SPORTS 6 months ago (Super Eagles) Nigeria All Time Best 11 Players For Each Position Nigeria is one of the greatest African nations when it comes to football history. Starting from their world cup debut in 1994, Nigeria have seen wonderful players over the years. We have even forgotten most of these players. The only players we remember now are Mikel obi, Kelechi iheanancho, Ahmed Musa, Odion Ighalo, Victor Moses and Victor Osimhein. This is because this is our current players and Nigeria is a country where their fans forget about the past and pay keen focus on our current football stars. Below
SPORTS 6 months ago Remember Super Eagles Legend Vincent Enyeama? See His Recent Looks Nigeria legendary goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama played his professional football for Nigeria and hosts of clubs like Enyimba, Hapoel Tel Aviv, Lille, among others. Enyeama who is Nigeria's most capped player of all time, is known for his leadership and goalscoring abilities. He was outstanding for both club and country If he is placed side-by-side with legends of African football, he’ll likely stand right up there with the greats owing to the successful career he enjoyed. The former Super Eagles goalkeeper featured
SPORTS 4 months ago Remembering Nigerian Goalkeeper Carl Ikeme Who Was Diagnosed with Lukemia - See Recent Photos Of Him. The Nigerian ex super eagles goalkeeper known as Carl Ikeme was born in Sutton Coldfield West Midlands in 1986, Carl Ikeme who had the chance of picking either Nigeria or England to play for at the International level, but decided to opt in for Nigeria to represent the super eagles, which reasons for taking the decision was best known to him. By invitation, Ikeme was officially called to the super eagles team in March 2007. He eventually made His super eagles debut against Tanzania in 2015 under the great coach
SPORTS 2 months ago Top 5 Nigerian Footballers Who Have Played In La Liga Nigerian Soccer players are not much in the Spanish La Liga, nonetheless, out of the couple of Nigerian Footballers who played in the League came some superb players. Below are the Top 5 Nigerian Soccer Players who played in the La Liga. 5. Victor Nosa Ikpeba Victor Ikpeba was found by Belgian club RFC Liégeois during the 1989 FIFA U-17 World Championship, and moved to play in Belgium along with partner Sunday Oliseh. At 20 years old, in the wake of scoring 17 objectives in 1992–93. Ikpeba was purchased
SPORTS 3 months ago Tackling Maradona was quite difficult at the 1994 world cup- Oliseh A former Nigeria Super Eagles Captain Sunday Oliseh has confessed that tackling the Late Argentinian legend, Diego Armando Maradona was quite difficult when the two sides met at the 1994 world Cup in USA . According to Oliseh, " I had a torrid time In tackling Maradona at the 1994 world cup in America". The erstwhile Super Eagles Coach further said that he has to personally apply some tricks to physically sumount him but that does not detar Maradona. Nigeria playing her Second group game against Maradona inspired
SPORTS 6 months ago Meet The Former Nigerian Player Who Has Coached Foreign Clubs (PHOTOS) Many people may have forgotten this once great Nigerian professional football player, he is no other person than Sunday Ogochukwu Oliseh. According to Wikipedia, Sunday Oliseh was born on the 14th of September, 1974 in Abavo, Delta State. He is considered as a very skillful and technically gifted defensive midfielder, and has played for world-famous clubs like AFC Ajax, Borussia Dortmund and Juventus FC. It was reported that, Oliseh played 63 international matches during his time in the Nigerian team, he also
SPORTS 3 months ago Remember Sunday Oliseh, See How He Looks Now. Remember Sunday Oliseh, See How He Looks Now. Sunday Ogochukwu Oliseh is a Nigerian football manager and former player who played as a midfieder during his football career. He was born on 14th September 1974 (age 46 years), in Port Harcourt. Sunday Oliseh who was born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria started his football career in 1980 were he played for Julius Berger football club a Nigerian football club based in Lagos. Sunday Oliseh has also played for many big clubs during his playing time which includes RFC Liège,
SPORTS 6 months ago Why Sunday Oliseh was better than Mikel Obi Sunday Oliseh is one of the icons of Nigerian football and during his time, he bestrode Nigeria's midfield like a colosus. Mikel on his part is also a legend of Nigerian football and he is the most decorated Nigerian footballer when it comes to trophies. However, Sunday Oliseh was far better than him. The problem with Mikel is that he is too defensive. Maurinho turned him into a robot and this limited his creativity. His interpretation of the defensive midfield role is good but limited. When Mikel was at Chelsea,
SPORTS 5 months ago 5 Greatest Nigerian Players Who Never Played In The English Premier League The English Premier League is considered to be the most competitive in the world. The English Football garner the most attention worldwide and usually, the best players ply their trade in England. However, there are some truly amazing Nigerian footballers who never played in the Premier League. 5. Segun Odegbami Known as the Mathematical, Segun Odegbami is one of the greatest ever Nigerian footballers. Odegbami's amazing consistency can be seen by the fact that he scored 23 goals for Nigeria. He is an absolute
SPORTS 6 months ago Osimhen to become the 35th Nigerian to play in Italy's Serie A Victor Osimhen will become the 35th Nigerian player to ply his trade in the Italian Serie A after the attacker completed his move from LOSC Lille of France to Napoli. The striker was a summer target for Arsenal and Chelsea among a host of other Premier League clubs but it is Gennaro Gattuso's Napoli that won the race to sign him. Napoli signed Osimhen from Lille in a £74million deal after the Italian side fended off competition from the pair of Arsenal and Chelsea to land the Nigerian international. Osimhen
SPORTS 3 months ago Nigerians Reacts As Vincent Enyeama Post Throwback Photo Of Himself On The Field Of Play Vincent Enyeama is a Nigerian professional footballer, a retired goalkeeper of Nigeria Super Eagles. He was in the National team from 2002 until October 2015, serving as their captain from 2013 until his retirement from international football. With 101 caps, he is Nigeria's most capped player of all time. He is also one of those few goalkeepers with many goals to his name. Enyeama hails from Urua Inyang in Akwa Ibom state, south-south Nigeria. He was a very charismatic and reliable goalkeeper all through his