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In form Kano Pillars striker Christian Obiozor has set his sight on emerging as the highest goal scorer in every tournament entered for this season. Obiozor who recently announced his entry to Kano Pillars with a top scorer award during the LMC organized Super 6 competition says he wants to finish as the top scorer in Africa’s Premier club competition the CAF Champions League. “I have set a target of being the highest goal scorer in the CAF Champions League. In the concluded Super 6, I emerged as the highest goal scorer so now I want to also be score the most goals this season as well” Enyimba striker Mfom Udoh scored 23 league goals last season but Obiozor would have to more prolific to break the tall standing record. In 2014, the 20 year-old got invited to be a part of the Nigeria national football team squad for the 2014 African Nations C...

Emmanuel Amuneke throws door open to players to try out for the Eaglets. Amuneke apologizes after Eaglets dismal CAF U-17 campaign Posted By: Adeniyi on: March 02, 2015 In: 9JA NEWS No Comments Coach of the National U-17 team to the just concluded CAF U-17 Championship, Emmanuel Amuneke, has offered his apology to football fans across the Country after his team lost to South Africa in the semi-final and subsequently to Guinea in the third place play-off to finish 4th in Niger. Amuneke was very critical of his players performance in the 3-1 defeat to Guinea despite taking a 30th-minute lead through 4 goal hero, Victor Osimhen. In an exclusive chat with www.footballlive.ng, Amuneke it was pertinent to build on the experience gained in Niger towards presenting a stronger team for the october 17, 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile. ” When you ...

Amaju Pinnick heard from Keshi over his displeasure with foreign Technical Adviser clause. Contract-terms-leak: Keshi clears air Whoever said I gave him a copy of the Contract has told a lie. I told the President I’ll return to discuss it, this were the exact words of Stephen Keshi as he cleared the air on the purported claim that copies of his yet-to-be-signed contract was made available by his camp to the media. The erstwhile handler of the Eagles revealed only himself and his Lawyer were privy to the provisions of the document and the terms of the new contract offered him by the Nigeria Football Federation. Keshi was reportedly offered a new contract by Nigeria’s football governing body the terms of which has sparked off a troll with the Big Boss said to have been offered a #SlaveContract. In a chat with www.footballlive.ng the former ...

Pinnick: If what he's offered by Burkina Faso is better than what we've presented and he decides to jump ship, It's 'unfortunate'. Stephen Keshi says he discussed terms of the Contract and his reservations with the NFF President. Out of contract Coach of the senior National team, Super Eagles, Stephen Keshi has denied some of the reports surrounding the protracted contract talks with the Nigeria Football Federation. Keshi insisted he wasn’t offered a pay rise and is against working with a Foreign technical adviser. In an exclusive interview with www.footballlive.ng, the Former Eagles Captain who is currently holidaying in the United States is expected to sign a new improved contract but Keshi revealed his Lawyers had gone through the provisions of the contract offered and the contentious issues had been pointed out to the ...

West Brom’s Brown Ideye has revealed that he has a good working relationship with Coach Tony Pulis and says he is cool with the manager. Brown Ideye & Saido Berahino celebrate a goal as both striker continue to form good partnership in front of goal. Picture via mirror. West Brom hosts Aston Villa in midweek premier league action but it is not clear if the 10m record signing will be fit to help the baggies record three points. “I tell him everything and when I’m going to see my family I also inform him and he tells me to just make sure I’m fit so I’m cool with him” ‘The pressure is with everybody at the club but we just have to keep on working hard and getting points because that is what we need right now” Brown Ideye had a scan on Monday to access a possible twisted knee picked up in the dying minutes of Saturday’s 1-0 win over Southampton but it’s still unclear the extent of damage the injury has taken. The headache for Pulis would be which strikers to ...

WTA Women singles rankings as of 3rd March 2015 1. Serena Williams (US) 2. Maria Sharapova (Rus) 3. Simona Halep (Rom) 4. Petra Kvitova (Cze) 5. Caroline Wozniacki (Den) 6. Ana Ivanovic (Ser) 7. Eugenie Bouchard (Can) 8. Agnieszka Radwanska (Pol) 9. Ekaterina Makarova (Rus) 10. Andrea Petkovic (Ger) 11. Lucie Safarova (Cze) 12. Sara Errani (Ita) 13. Carla Suarez Navarro (Spa) 14. Angelique Kerber (Ger) 15. Karolina Pliskova (Cze) 16. Flavia Pennetta (Ita) 17. Venus Williams (US) 18. Madison Keys (US) 19. Peng Shuai (Chn) 20. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (Cze)

  ATP Men singles rankings as of 3 March 2015 1. Novak Djokovic (Ser) 2. Roger Federer (Swi) 3. Rafael Nadal (Spa) 4. Kei Nishikori (Jpn) 5. Andy Murray (GB) 6. Milos Raonic (Can) 7. Stanislas Wawrinka (Swi) 8. David Ferrer (Spa) 9. Tomas Berdych (Cze) 10. Marin Cilic (Cro) 11. Grigor Dimitrov (Bul) 12. Feliciano Lopez (Spa) 13. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Fra) 14. Gilles Simon (Fra) 15. Ernests Gulbis (Lat) 16. Roberto Bautista Agut (Spa) 17. Kevin Anderson (SA) 18. Tommy Robredo (Spa) 19. Gael Monfils (Fra) 20. John Isner (US)

 Roger Federer beat world number one Novak Djokovic 6-3 7-5 to win his seventh Dubai Championship title. The Swiss, playing in his 126th ATP final, served brilliantly throughout to trouble Djokovic and also pass 9,000 aces in singles matches. But the Serb hung on and he had set points in the second set only for Federer to rescue the situation. The world number two saved all seven break points against him and another superb serve set up the win. "Playing against Novak is always special. I think we get the best out of each other," Federer said. "I definitely won the big points tonight so I am pleased I came up with some good serves." Federer was in trouble when he had to save break points at 1-1 in the opening set but he got through that test and from then on started to take the ball early to put the pressure on Djokovic. ...

 Premier League referees are "hurt" by recent criticism of their standards and professionalism, says Howard Webb. Former World Cup final referee Webb says he has provided advice and support to under-pressure match officials. "They want to be told: 'You are not losing your mind, you are not losing your ability,'" Webb, 43, said. Elite-group referees Martin Atkinson and Roger East have both made high-profile errors during recent Premier League matches. Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho condemned Atkinson's decision not to punish Burnley's Ashley Barnes for a tackle on midfielder Nemanja Matic during the 1-1 Premier League draw on 21 February. East sent off Wes Brown during Sunderland's 2-0 loss to Manchester United at Old Trafford on Saturday for a foul committed by his Black Cats defensive partner John O'Shea. ...

US Open champion Marin Cilic and world number seven Stan Wawrinka are the latest players to agree to play in the Aegon Championships at Queen's Club. The pair join British number one Andy Murray, defending champion Grigor Dimitrov and four-time champion Lleyton Hewitt in the tournament line-up. "The atmosphere is always something special. I have some very happy memories," said 2012 champion Cilic. The championships, broadcast on the BBC, will be held from June 15 to 21. Wawrinka, the 2014 Australian Open champion, reached the semi-finals last year. "It was the furthest I had gone on grass and after that I went on to have my best result at Wimbledon by reaching the quarter-finals, so it was obvious to me that this was the right way to prepare," said the Swiss, 29. World number five Murray, who lost in the third rou...

Veteran American goalkeeper joins Robert Green, Craig Gordon and John Ruddy on list of possible replacements for Petr Cech in the summer 0 0 0 0 0 Smiles better: Brad Friedel is a surprise transfer target for Chelsea - despite being 44 this summer   Photo: GETTY  Brad Friedel and Robert Green are the shock names on the contingency plan Chelsea are drawing up for life without goalkeeper Petr Cech. Cech collected his 12th Chelsea winners’ medal on Sunday after he was preferred to Thibaut Courtois for the Capital One Cup final victory over Tottenham Hotspur . Chelsea will attempt to persuade Cech to stay at the club at the end of the season, but realise the 32-year-old could ask for a move for regular first-team football. Arsenal, Liverpool, Roma, Paris Saint-Germain and Monaco are all closely monito...

Liverpool Football Club has reported a profit for the first time in seven years, largely as a result of a rise in revenue from the Premier League. The club reported a pre-tax profit of £0.9m in the year to 31 May 2014, compared with losses of £49.8m a year earlier. Revenues were 19% higher at £255.6m, the club added. Highlighting the importance of TV broadcast revenue, Liverpool said media revenues increased 46% to £100.9m. That compared with a 5% increase in commercial revenue to £103.8m, as the club agreed seven new sponsorship deals. It said several more had been agreed in the new financial year. The club also reported a £12.2m rise in net debt to £57.3m. But it added overall debt had decreased from £237m since 2010 when Fenway Sports Group, the US investment company run by John W Henry, took control of the club. Liverpool has also now moved back up to ninth place in Deloitte's Football Money League,...