Category Archives: Players Profiles

APC Commends Service Chiefs For Leading War Against Insurgency

August 24 Players Profiles 4 comments

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has commended the Service Chiefs for showing leadership by example by personally taking charge of the ongoing stepped-up fight against Boko Haram, calling the development a breath of f...

Real Madrid Youngster Wants To Play For Nigeria

June 16 Football, Players Profiles 49 comments

Former Spain youth international defender Derik Osede Prieto has revealed why he wants to play for Nigeria. The 22-year-old centre-back, who is known simply as Derik, has played at all youth levels for Spain including tw...

Gerrard’s Farewell Match Ends In Defeat For Liverpool

May 17 English Premier League, Football, Players Profiles 7 comments

Liverpool failed to give Steven Gerrard a victorious farewell to Anfield on Saturday as Crystal Palace emerged worthy winners on an emotion-charged occasion. Gerrard was making his final appearance at Anfield before maki...

Iheanacho Ready To Play In U-20 World Cup

May 10 Football, National Teams, Nigerian Players Abroad, Players Profiles 2 comments

Nigerian youngster Kelechi Iheanacho has erased all doubts about his readiness for this year’s FIFA U-20 World Cup after scoring the winner as Manchester City’s U-21 won the inaugural International Premier League Cup on ...

Drogba Named EPL African Player Of April

May 8 English Premier League, Football, Players Profiles 5 comments

Chelsea’s Ivorian legend Didier Drogba has been named winner of the English Premier League African Player of the Month of April. In a statement released by Tunde Adelakun, CEO of New African Soccer, organisers of the awa...

Nigeria Pitch Awards Moved To 13 June

May 7 Football, National Teams, Players Profiles, Sports Personality 4 comments

Organisers of the Nigeria Pitch Awards have announced a new date and venue for the 2014 Award Ceremony earlier scheduled to hold on Wednesday, 6 May, 2015 in Lagos. Shina Philips, CEO of Matchmakers Consult International...

BBC Player Of The Year Award Nomination Excites Oshoala

April 27 Football, National Teams, Players Profiles 34 comments

Super Falcons and Liverpool Ladies FC dashing forward Asisat Oshoala has expressed joy at being one of the five players nominated for the BBC Woman Footballer of the Year award. Asisat was named along with Brazil’s...

2015 NNPC/Shell Cup Enters Zonal Prelims

April 27 Corporate Briefs, Football, Grassroots Sports, Players Profiles 1 comment

Reports reaching eyeonthesports.com say the on-going All Nigeria Secondary Schools football Championship has entered the zonal preliminary stage. The state Champions will now converge on 9 cities across the Country to de...

Messi Nets 400th Goal As Barca Beat Valencia

April 19 La Liga, Players Profiles 2 comments

Lionel Messi scored his 400th goal for Barcelona as Luis Enrique’s team beat Valencia 2-0 to stay clear of title rivals Real Madrid. Messi set up Luis Suarez’s opening goal after 55 seconds before scoring his...

Nkwocha Wants Competition In Falcons’ Camp

April 18 Football, National Teams, Players Profiles 46 comments

Super Falcons striker Pepertua Nkwocha has urged her team mates to be very competitive thereby making selection of players difficult for the coaches. Nkwocha gave this charge when she joined her teammates in camp on Frid...

Falcons Skipper Nwabuoku Signs For Kazakhstan Champs

April 16 Female Football, Football, Nigerian Players Abroad, Players Profiles 831 comments

Super Falcons’ Captain, Evelyn Nwabuoku, has signed for reigning Kazakhstan League champions, Biik Kazygurt FC. The former Rivers Angels midfield maestro, who arrived the club on Monday evening and went through the manda...

My Son Was Killed, Says Albert’s Father

April 10 Football, Players Profiles 25 comments

Albert Ebosse, the player who died after a match in Algeria last year, was murdered, according to his father. Cameroonian striker Ebosse died aged 25 in August after JS Kabylie lost to USM Alger in the Algerian top divis...

Glory Afonja Takes Pro Career To Macedonia

April 4 Football, Players Profiles 6 comments

Edo Queens Football Club of Benin central defender, Glory Afonja Nmeregini has finalised her move to play in the Macedonian female league. Eyeonthesports.com gathered that Glory, a reliable defender, who shone like milli...

Terry Inks New Chelsea Deal

March 27 English Premier League, Football, Players Profiles 29 comments

Chelsea captain John Terry has extended his contract at the club until the end of the 2015-16 season. The 34-year-old, whose previous deal ran out at the end of the current campaign, has made over 550 appearances for the...

Cranes Beat Eagles, Dent Enyeama’s 100th Cap

March 26 Football, National Teams, Players Profiles 1 comment

.A disappointed Super Eagles goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama, who won his 100th cap, yells as his teammates exposed him to concede a goal to Uganda’s Cranes in Uyo on Wednesday. – What was expected to be a day of ...

Falcao Sad Earning £265k A Week To Warm United Bench

March 25 English Premier League, Football, Players Profiles 4 comments

.Wants More Playing Time – Manchester United striker Radamel Falcao is apparently unhappy at the club. The player, who earns £265,000 a week only to warm United bench, says “calls are coming in everyday”...

Confed Cup: Azubuike Rallies Wolves Against Dedebit

March 11 Football, Players Profiles 5 comments

Warri Wolves Captain and Super Eagles defender, Azubuike Egwuekwe has warned his team mates that the match against Dedebit SC of Ethiopia on Saturday in the CAF Confederation Cup second round, first leg will be tough and...

Falcons’ll Qualify For All Africa Games, Olympics -Oshoala

March 4 Football, National Teams, Nigerian Players Abroad, Players Profiles 2 comments

Super Falcons’ forward, Asisat Oshoala is optimistic her teammates will do the nation proud to qualify for the All Africa Games and Olympic Games. Oshoala, who now plies her trade with Liverpool Ladies, told Super Falcon...

AYC: Big Blow For Nigeria As Injury Knocks Out Yahaya

February 24 CAF Competitions, Football, Players Profiles 30 comments

I SURRENDER: Flying Eagles’ Musa Yahaya accepts his fate as a ligament tear will force him to miss next month’s CAF U-20 African Youth Championship. – A knee ligament tear has ruled out Tottenham Hotspu...

Ezeh Misses F/Eagles Second Match Against Ghana

February 18 Football, National Teams, Players Profiles 37 comments

FC Porto forward Chidera Ezeh has been ruled out of the Flying Eagles second match against the Black Satellites of Ghana on Wednesday after he suffered a mild concussion in the first match. Ezeh scored in a 2-2 draw with...

Goalkeeper Alampasu Makes F/Eagles Squad For Ghana Battle

February 13 Football, National Teams, Players Profiles 2 comments

Coach of Nigeria’s Flying Eagles, Manu Garba has included former Golden Eaglets goalkeeper, Dele Alampasu in a list of 22 players called up for the two warm-up games against their Ghanaian counterparts, reports eye...

Hazard ‘Trapped’ At Chelsea Till 2020

February 13 English Premier League, Football, Players Profiles 23 comments

Belgium midfielder Eden Hazard has signed a new five-and-a-half-year deal with English Premier League leaders Chelsea. The 24-year-old, signed for a reported £32m from Lille in 2012, has scored 13 times in 36 appearances...

Alampasu Relishes Move To Estoril

February 4 Football, Nigerian Players Abroad, Players Profiles 4 comments

Nigeria goalkeeper, Dele Alampasu has expressed gratitude to God for making his dream come true as he finally signed for Estoril Football Club of Portugal. Alampasu, who told eyeonthesports.com in an earlier interview th...