Real Madrid Join Taye Taiwo Chase

Posted: Feb 15, 2011

Real Madrid have joined the scramble for Olympique Marseille left-back Taye Taiwo.

The free-scoring Nigeria wing-back has declared he intends to leave Marseille in the summer.

Taiwo has been linked with Liverpool and Chelsea, while Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson made a personal check on him last week.

Real are also interested, where coach Jose Mourinho remains unhappy with his left-back options.



NIGERIAS FLYING EAGLES DRAW WITH LIBYA
 

Chidi Osuchuckwu scored

Nigeria's Flying Eagles draw with Libya

Flying Eagles draw with Libya

Posted: 2011-02-15 15:05

Nigeria's Flying Eagles got their pre-African Youth Championship preparation off to a good start with a 1-1 draw against hosts Libya on Monday. 

Both goals came in the first half, with Dolphins forward Chidi Osuchuckwu putting Nigeria in front early on, but a penalty, which had to be taken three times, in the closing minutes of the half, restored parity.


The four-time champions play again on Wednesday at 18h30 local time (17h30 Nigerian time).  

SAMSON SIASIA THREATENS TO QUIT

 

 

Samson Siasia threatens to quit

Siasia threatens to quit

Posted: 2011-02-15 15:09

Nigeria coach Samson Siasia is quoted as saying he will quit if the NFF insist on taking Nigeria's 2012 African Nations Cup qualifier against Ethiopia to Kaduna. 

That game was originally scheduled to take place in Lagos, but a series of hiccups at last Wednesday's international friendly against Sierra Leone prompted a rethink.

NFF Executive committee member Christopher Green then stated that the game would be played in Kaduna, forcing Siasia to tell The Nation he would dig his heels in.

According to the former international, Kaduna has never been in his programme and nobody had ever discussed that with him.

"No one can push me around on that, it is either Abuja or nothing else," Siasia is quoted as saying.

"I have never seen the Ahmadu Bello Stadium before and would never take my team to play there."


Siasia appears to be upset that the issue was not discussed with him before being made public.