Sophia Omidiji Signs For S.B.V Excelsior Target Super Falcons For 2019 World Cup

'A step towards 2019 Women’s World Cup' – Sophia Omidiji signs for S.B.V Excelsior

The American-Nigerian has teamed with the Red-Blacks and is looking forward to helping the club progress over the next season

Sophia Omidiji has completed a move to Dutch topflight side S.B.V Excelsior, Rotterdam.

The 20-year-old forward left Belgian side KAA Gent to seek bigger challenges – as she targets a place in Nigeria squad for the 2019 Fifa World Cup, France.

Sophia, whose brother, Lateef Omidiji Jnr., plays for the US U-14 football team and is currently with Feyenoord, trained with the Nigeria U20 Women team enroute 2016 Fifa U-20 Women's World Cup staged in Papua New Guinea.


"It feels great to be part of women football revolution in Rotterdam and the Netherlands as a whole,'' Omidiji told Goal.

''Excelsior are a great and historic club with a rich history, amazing coaching staff and great organisation - while I know it's a challenge because it's a new team playing division 1 against established teams like Ajax, PSV and FC Twente.

''With Coach Sander Luiten - we are going to give our all for the people of Rotterdam. For me it's a step towards the 2019 World Cup in France.''

Ogenyi Onazi Playing Piano After Splashing Money At His Family Thanksgiving

Trabzonspor and and Super Eagles Midfielder, Ogenyi Eddy Onazi, was spotted playing piano at his family’s Thanksgiving ceremony on Sunday in Jos.

Onazi who was carried away by the live band, took over the piano from the band group after dancing and splashing money to the band.

Kelechi Iheanacho Arrives Imo, Hosted At The State Government House

Manchester City Striker, Kelechi Iheanacho was spotted chilling with his friend and brother at the Imo state government house in Owerri. The 20-year-old Super Eagles player from Ohaji - who is set to leave the Manchester City after falling down the coach Guardioa's pecking order, also met with the Imo Chief of Staff Ugwumba Uche Nwosu.

Wedding Photos Of Mikel Agu And Henrietta

Super Eagles midfielder and FC Porto player, Mikel Agu, got married to his longtime girlfriend, Henrietta, in Asaba, Delta state over the weekend.

Congrats to him and his wife.

Crowd Queues At Ahmed Musa's House In Jos For Ramadan Charity

The House of Nigerian International Footballer Ahmed Musa, had massive crowd line up outside his Rayfield residence in Jos Plateau for Ramadan gifts from the Leicestar City FC star.

Onazi Ogenyi And His Wife, Sandra, Celebrate Their 1st Wedding Anniversary

The Super Eagles player and his wife, Sandra, are celebrating their first wedding anniversary today. They had a superlative wedding in Lagos last year.

Congrats to them

Cyriel Dessers Ready To Dump Belgium For Super Eagles

Cyriel Dessers ready to dump Belgium for Super Eagles


‎FC‎ Utrecht’s new signing, Cyriel Dessers, has expressed his willingness to pledge his international allegiance to Nigeria ahead of Belgium.

Dessers scored 29 goals and provided 13 assists last season for NAC Breda, to help them win promotion to the topflight, before leaving for Utrecht.

His impressive season has led to a tug of war between Nigeria and Belgium.

Dessers qualifies for both countries, thanks to his Nigerian mother Sophie and Flemish father, Herwig.

Although the 22-year-old trained with Belgium’s U-21s in 2015, he never got to make his debut as he was an unused substitute in their match against Moldova in the qualifiers for Euro 2015.


“For now my concentration is on my new club FC Utrecht but if anything comes from the coach of Nigeria it would be nice. I have to be realistic, the competition in Belgium is very large with Romelu Lukaku, Micthy Bastshuayi, Divock Origi, Christian Benteke and now Dimata,” he said.

“They are still very young, around same age as me. In Nigeria, there are top strikers as well but maybe there will be a spot for me in the team than in Belgium.”

Mfon Udoka Celebrates Her 41st Birthday Today

Mfon Sunday Udoka (born June 16, 1976) is a Nigerian American former professional basketball player and the new Assistant Coach of the Nigeria women's national basketball team the Lady Tigers. Born in Portland, Oregon, Udoka graduated from Benson Polytechnic High School (1994) in Portland before attending DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois from 1994–1998. She is the sister of NBA player Ime Udoka.

Tiote's Corpse Arrives Ivory Coast, Received By Kolo Toure, Wilfried Bony, Kalou

Pallbearers carry the casket of the late Ivory Coast midfielder Cheick Tiote, on June 15, 2017 upon its arrival from China at Abidjan's airport, prior to his funeral ceremony.

Many fans and international teammates were present at Abidjan airport on Thursday to receive the body of football star Cheick Tiote, who died in China earlier this month aged 30.

A key member of the Ivory Coast team which ended a 23-year drought in winning the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, his manager from that time Herve Renard made the trip.Teammates Solomon Kalou, Kader Keita,Kolo Toure and Wilfried Bony were also present

Tiote, a 52-time capped player, who was at the 2010 and 2014 World Cups, will be honoured with a military funeral on Sunday.

Blessing Okagbare's Wig Falls Off During Leap (Photos, Video)

Nigerian track and field athlete Blessing Okagbare-Ighoteguonor mistakenly lets her wig fall off during a long jump.

This happened during Oslo Diamond League on Thursday evening. She made sure she was behind the board, landed nicely and then... her wig fell off.

Not one to show what must have been considerable embarrassment at the unfortunate incident, the Nigerian simply waited for her mark to be measured (6.21m) before picking up the hairpiece and proceeding to slip it back into place.

Watch video below;

Super Falcon Coach Loses Her 15years Old Son Months After Losing Her Dad

Coach of the Super Falcons of Nigeria, Florence Omagbemi has lost her 15-year-old son, Samson.

Samson and one of his classmates reportedly got drowned in a swimming pool at a hotel in Effurun, Delta State, where they had gone to for an after exams party.

Media officer for the Nigeria U-23 team, Timi Ebikagboro, announced the boys’ death via a Facebook post.

The Facebook post explained how a teacher took JSS 3 students of Challenge International School, Kolokolo Udu Road, Warri, to Golden Tulip along PTI junction Effurun for “an after exam party.”

He wrote, “Am just in a sad mood, how on earth will a teacher take JSS students to a hotel in Effurun for an after exam party and in the end 2 of the innocent students got killed and thrown into the hotel pool, one of two dead kid is the “son” of our own Florence Omagbemi, Super Falcons head coach.

Mayweather V Conor Mcgregor Fight Finalised For August 26

Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor fight finalized for Aug. 26

Unbeaten boxer Floyd Mayweather will fight UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor in a much-discussed boxing match on Aug. 26 in Las Vegas.

According to UFC president Dana White, the fight will be at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and will be contested at 154 pounds. It will be a standard, 12-round boxing match with 10-ounce gloves.

It is a stunning development given that Mayweather, the greatest boxer of his era, had said he was retired after compiling a 49-0 pro record from 1996 through 2015. But with a fight which could pay each man in excess of $100 million, he reconsidered.

McGregor is one of the elite mixed martial arts fighters in the world, but has never boxed before, either amateur or pro.

Mayweather goes in the bookies favourite.

Tiote’s Agent Calls For End To Speculation Over Death

The agent of the late Ivory Coast midfielder Cheick Tiote on Wednesday called for the media to cease making unsubstantiated claims about the reasons for his death.

The 52-time capped star — a member of the Ivory Coast squad that ended a 23-year drought in winning the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations — died after fainting during training with second division side Beijing Enterprises on June 5. He was 30 years of age.

His death shocked the football world, reverberating in England, where he played for seven years at Newcastle United before joining the Beijing team in February.

However, with his body being flown home to the Ivory Coast — after an emotional farewell held at a funeral home in China on Tuesday — Emanuele Palladino issued a statement to Press Association Sport calling on the speculation over why he died to end out of sympathy for his family’s feelings.

“There is increasing speculation regarding the circumstances and reasons behind Cheick Tiote’s death with many inaccuracies being printed in the press on this subject,” Palladino said.

Viral Video Of Two Children In A Boxing Match While Adults Cheer On

This is a viral video of two kids engaged in a street boxing bout in Abeokuta, Ogun State with older kids and adults cheering them on. According to the Facebook user who shared the video, the kid in the blue vest is nicknamed Floyd Mayweather Jr. while the kid in the Bright Turquoise vest is Manny Pacquiao. Where are their parents?

Isn't this child abuse?

WATCH VIDEO HERE

Nigerians React To Super Eagles 0 - 2 Defeat By South Africa On Twitter

Vincent Enyeama & Wife Celebrate Their 11th Wedding Anniversary

Nigerian footballer & Lille # 1 goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama and his wife, Promise, are celebrating their 11th wedding anniversary.

Expressing his love for her and their 3 children, the 34- year-old Kaduna born took to his Twitter handle, sharing this photo , he wrote:

“11 years since we said ‘I DO’ and it’s just like yesterday. God bless the day I found you my Angel”

Football Headlines: All The Latest Football News And Transfer Rumors This Morning

• Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has put Real Madrid playmaker James Rodriguez on his wanted list.
• West Ham are ready to move for Arsenal forward Olivier Giroud.
• Real Madrid are looking at AC Milan teenager Gianluigi Donnarumma as an alternative to Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea.
• Everton are closing in on a £20m deal for Ajax skipper Davy Klaassen and hope to sign the midfielder in the next 10 days.
• Manchester City have no intention of reviving their pursuit of Virgil van Dijk, now Liverpool have dropped out of the bidding.
• Joe Hart fears no one will want to sign him as he considers life away from Manchester City ahead of next season.
• Leeds are weighing up an approach to their former forward Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink about a return to Elland Road as they step up their manager search.
• Paul Lambert has emerged as a candidate to fill the vacant manager’s role at Sunderland.
• Zlatan Ibrahimovic is set to join MLS side LA Galaxy following his release from Manchester United.
• West Ham are ready to offer Manchester City outcast Joe Hart a Premier League lifeline.
• Southampton striker Manolo Gabbiadini has revealed his intention to return to Italy.
• Manchester City are ready to make Alexis Sanchez the highest-paid player in their history if he can be prised away from Arsenal.
• Marseille are set to step up their interest in Tottenham midfielder Moussa Sissoko.
• West Ham are looking to offload Scotland midfielder Robert Snodgrass just months after paying Hull £10m for him.
• West Brom have lined up Everton midfielder James McCarthy as a replacement for ex-captain Darren Fletcher.
• Chelsea are closing in on a £35m deal to sign Tiemoue Bakayoko from Monaco with the midfielder expected to travel to England to complete the switch.
• West Ham hope to conclude the signing of Henry Onyekuru this week after convincing the young Nigerian forward to snub Arsenal.
• Liverpool are ready to make a last-ditch attempt to stop Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain from signing a new £100,000-a-week contract with Arsenal.
• AC Milan are set to pull out of a move for Diego Costa due to the Chelsea forward’s wage demands.

Cristiano Ronaldo Welcomes The Birth Of Twins With Surrogate Mother

Cristiano Ronaldo has become the father of surrogate twins, according to a report.

Portuguese TV station SIC claims that the children, named Eva and Mateo, were born on Thursday – a day before the Portugal international netted twice in the 3-0 win over Latvia.

British national The Sun reported in March that Ronaldo, already the father of six-year-old Cristiano Jr, was to become a father of twins to a surrogate based in the United States.

No official confirmation has yet been given but the Portuguese is said to have become a dad for the second and third time earlier this week.

Ronaldo, the scorer of 53 goals in 51 games for club and country this season, is currently dating Spanish model Georgina Rodriguez.

Cristiano’s family has always refused to discuss whether his son was born to a surrogate mother, despite claims by a former nanny that the footballer’s sister Katia had told her he had two Mexican mums.

Carer Maria Manuela Rodriguez, who worked at Katia’s house in Moita near Lisbon for 10 months, told leading Portuguese tabloid Correio da Manha in August 2011: ‘Once I saw a newspaper article saying the child’s mother wanted him back.’

Katia said: ‘That’s a lie, because the mum is Mexican and she didn’t even see if it was a boy or a girl, because she was a surrogate mum” adding that she told her Cristianinho was the “child of two mums.”‘

‘She even told me the child had two mums, that the eggs were from one and another carried and gave birth to the child. And that both were Mexican.

‘The child was born in a private clinic and the mother didn’t even see him, because she was covered up. The baby was born and she doesn’t know anything about him.’

The Real Madrid striker took legal action over the article, claiming the newspaper had intruded into his private life.

A court in Lisbon ruled in favour of the footballer and fined a newspaper exec, the former nanny and the two journalists who wrote the story.

An appeal against the decision is understood to be ongoing.

Nigeria Vs South Africa : A Must Win For Super Eagles

The last time the two teams met, both teams played out a highly entertaining 2-2 draw in a must win 2015 AFCON Qualifier at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo, a game which ensured the Super Eagles missing out of the 2015 AFCON in Equatorial Guinea with the South Africans progressing alongside Congo from the group.

Bafana Bafana striker, Tokelo Rantie scored a brace on that night before Sone Aluko got his own double to deny the visitors their first competitive win against the host. Nigeria likewise misses out on the 2017 AFCON in Gabon with Chad pulling out of the qualifiers which meant only one team could qualify out of the group. Egypt picked up the sole ticket of the group having drawn with the Super Eagles in Kaduna and then a 1-0 home win in Egypt which ensures the Super Eagles missing out on two consecutive Afcon finals.

There were lots of experienced players in the team, many veterans including 2013 AFCON top scorer Emenike, Ighalo, Ideye, Enyeama, but the Super Eagles had lost their fear factor, with countries like Sudan and Congo inspired by Biofuma indeed defeated Nigeria, with the latter achieving the feat in Kaduna.

Ghanain Footballer, Kwame Bonsu Jailed For Raping And Assaulting His Wife

A Swedish court have handed a Ghanaian football player in Gävle, Sweden, a two year jail sentence for raping and assaulting his wife.

The Gävle District Court also disclosed that 22-year-old Kwame Bonsu, who plays for Gefle IF club, will be expelled from the Scandinavian country where he has lived since 2013.

His club Gefle on Friday also said Bonsu was dismissed from the team with immediate effect. According to court documents seen by The Local he will also have to pay 122,600 kronor ($14,000) in compensation to his wife, who is a Swedish national. He first met her in 2014 when he was playing in the southern Swedish city of Mjölby.

They married the following year. A few months after the wedding he signed a transfer to the town of Gävle, located about 300 kilometres away from Mjölby. Bonsu's wife had wanted him to stay to continue his studies.

The victim said the rape and beatings took place in the couple's apartment during an evening in November 2015 when he had refused to let her out. Bonsu repeatedly denied the charges, but testimony from his wife's relatives led the court to believe the victim's version of events. His lawyer has appealed the sentence.