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Photocred. hapoelb7.co.il/ Nigeria midfielder John Ogu scored his first goal for his club this season in Hapoel Be'er Sheva's 4-0 thumping of Maccabi Netanya in the Israeli Ligat Haal on Saturday. Ogu in action Ogu, who moved to the Israeli side this season from Portuguese side Academica de Coimbra, was on target on 57 minutes to help his team get back to winning ways after losing 3-2 to Maccabi Haifa last week. Shlomi Arbeitman got Be'er Sheva on their way with the opener in the 10th minute before William Soares put them 2-0 ahead six minutes later. A goal in the second half from Ogu in the 57th and a Maor Buzaglo penalty goal ensured Be'er Sheva took all the spoils at the Versamil Stadium.

LEAGUE BLOGGERS AWARD UPDATE : The 2014 LBA will take place at the Sheraton Hotel and Towers in Lagos on December 15. NOMINATIONS 1. FAIR PLAY AWARD •Heartland FC •Enugu Rangers •Nasarawa United •Enyimba Int'l 2. BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA •Dolphins FC •Lobi Stars •Sharks FC •Enyimba Int'l 3. BEST CLUB WEBSITE •enyimbafcnet •abiawarriorscom •kanopillarscom

By Queen John The Nigerian Women Premier League 2013/2014 season has been an exciting one with lots of catchy results among the 12 teams that took part in the just concluded league season. The number of participating teams was however later reduced to eleven (11) after the NWPL granted Yola based Adamawa Queens a waiver following the insurgency claims given by other clubs as a reason for not honouring their games in the Adamawa state capital. The league started on Saturday, March 1st 2014, with games across the five centers and ended Wednesday 26 November, 2014 with Rivers Angels emerging as the League champions winning their second trophy in four days after winning the Federation Cup against two time FA Cup finalist, Sunshine Queens at the Teslim Balogun stadium, Lagos.

The 2014 Glo Premier League ended with a bang. Kano Pillars were crowned champions for the third straight season. Enyimba International of Aba came second, just like they did last season. There were a lot of stand-out performers in a season that saw Mfon Udoh break Jude Aneke's 20 goal tally by hitting hoe 23 goals to end the season as top golscorer. Rookie like Heartland gaolkeeper Emmanuel Iwu, Dickson Idakwo of Lobi Stars also made a name for themselves. Who would have even though of Terkai Melai's seven goal haul as a goalkeeper or the rise of Kingsley Sokari,  Tombara  Tiongoli, Charles Henlong, Tijani Adamu and many more. Here is my 2014 Glo Premier League team of the season. It was hard to come up with this X1. What do you think, let's share thoughts. Drop your comments here or hit me on twitter-  @RandaAndrew Coach: Okey Emordi Starting X1: Olorunleke Ojo (Giwa FC), Solomon Kwambe (Sunshine Stars), Chima Akas (Sharks), Umar Za...

Caf has laid down "the minimum required criteria" for clubs that will participate in the Champions League and Confederation Cup next year. The African apex body sent out official word to the various national federations, including the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), affiliated to it on the criteria for their clubs to meet ahead of next year's Champions League and Confederation Cup. Caf stated in its letter in October to the NFF that clubs must "fulfill the minimum required criteria at the national level for the Club Licensing System. They must obtain their licenses from their federations prior to their participation in those competitions." Supersport.com learned that Caf, having revised club licensing documents submitted by the different national federations, including the NFF, demanded that teams participating in its club competitions must have stadium certification not older than two years at the start of the season and mus...

Tesho Akindele was a sixth overall draft pick in this year's MLS draft. He has a Nigerian father and a Canadian mother. He is eligible to play for Nigeria, Canada and the United States ( he is about to qualify) Since he has only turned down a Canadian national team invite — and has yet to turn down the Canadian program entirely, it’s OK to  applaud  Tesho Akindele’s major MLS  award  win as a victory for  soccer  in this country. Akindele, who was born in Calgary, but grew up in the United States, was named the MLS Rookie of the Year on Monday. Akindele scored seven goals and added three assists during the MLS regular season for FC Dallas, and scored a playoff goal against the Vancouver Whitecaps.

Something I picked up from YouTube. Nigeria goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama has hard a cracking 2014. Most clean sheets in Ligue 1 last season and was voted the fourth best goalkeeper at Brazil 2014 despite Nigeria being knocked out in the second round. Enjoy the clip Vincent Enyeama