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  • UK-based lawyer Aneke for burial

    UK-based lawyer Aneke for burial

    Funeral rites for the late  Mr. Chukwuma Lloyd Aneke of Inner Temple, England and Wales, will begin tomorrow. Mr. Aneke died during a visit to Nigeria. He was 56.

    The body will leave Eastern Medical Centre, Uwani Enugu, tomorrow for a lying-in-state at his country home, Aneke compound, Umuma, Abia town in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State.

    Funeral service will hold at St Lukes’ Anglican Church, Abia, followed by internment, on Saturday.

    An outing service will hold on Sunday at the same church.

    He is survived by wife Bettina, four children, grandchild, an aged mother, Mrs. Eunice Aneke, sisters and brothers.

  • Aneke: Plateau Utd lost continental ticket because of poor NPFL start

    Aneke: Plateau Utd lost continental ticket because of poor NPFL start

    Former NPFL highest scorer, Jude Aneke has disclosed to SportingLife that Plateau United would have picked a continental ticket with ease had the same players in the team’s stable now started the season with them.

    Plateau United management headed by Pius Hemwan made drastic changes to the playing staff during the mid season transfer with the acquisition of Kelechi John, Aneke, Joshua Obaje and other  promising players and the result was the club’s current 11th position on the log with 48 points from 34 matches.

    Aneke revealed that the Jos side would be the team to beat next season if the club management manages to keep the current crop of players intact with the addition of few others to shore up deficient areas.

    The 2011/2012 NPFL hotshot informed SportingLife that he was thrilled with the way he was received in Jos and that he hopes to repay the support with few goals before the end of the season.

    He, however, concluded that their weekend NPFL Match Day 37 tie with El Kanemi Warriors in Maiduguri would be tough but they are targetting at least a point just like the Borno Army had when they visited Jos in a NPFL Match Day 17 tie.

  • Aneke joins Akwa Utd

    Aneke joins Akwa Utd

    One-time record goal scorer in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), Jude Aneke has joined Akwa United ahead of the 2015/16 season.

    Head coach of Akwa United, Maurice Cooreman said paper work for the forward will be completed before the end of the week.

    He also revealed that the 25-year-old attacker will commence training with the rest of the squad on Thursday evening.

    “Aneke is with us and hopefully, before the end of this week, we would have completed everything necessary for him to play for us,” Cooreman told supersport.com.

    The striker teamed up with Kaduna United during the 2009-10 season from lower division side Anambra United and scored 13 goals in all competitions, including 10 in the league.

    Cooreman says the track record of the striker convinced him to bring him on board at the Promise Keepers.

    “I know him (Aneke) very well. I worked with him at Kaduna United and also at Warri Wolves. When you have an opportunity to sign a player who has scored 20 goals in a single season in the Nigerian league you sign him. He has played in Europe too so he is a very good striker,” the Belgian trainer said.

  • Aneke crashes out with ZW

    Aneke crashes out with ZW

    Chuks Aneke was in action for Zulte Waregem as they were booted out of the Europa League after playing out a 2-2 draw with Shakhtyor Soligorsk on Thursday.

    Aneke who has become an integral member of the team expectedly started the game, but was taken off for Raphael Caceres in the 69th minute.

    Sergey Balanovich’s brace for the Belarussian side, and a brace from Idrissa Sylla for Zulte-Waregem ensured both teams were tied after 90 minutes. But Shakhtyor Soligorsk advance at the expense of the Belgian side courtesy of their shock 5-2 win in the first-leg played in Belgium, to secure a 7-4 aggregate win.

    Aneke joined Zelte-Waregem in the off season from Arsenal who failed to renew his contract upon its expiration in the summer.

  • Aneke joins Crewe on loan

    Aneke joins Crewe on loan

    Arsenal and League one club Crewe Alexandra have agreed a loan deal for Nigerian youngster Chuks Aneke, futaa.com reports.

    The England Under-19 midfielder, who spent two productive spells with Crewe last season, has been in talks with the club according to media reports earlier in the week.

    The youngster will now join Crewe on an initial six-month loan deal and could be available for the friendly game against Rotherham on Saturday.

    Crewe boss Steve Davis who told the BBC that he was keen to repeat the dose and he had a chat with the 20-year-old about the plans to bring him back to Gresty road.

    Aneke, who had a fantastic pre-season tour of Asia with Arsenal’s first team scored eight goals in 38 appearances during his last two loan spells at Crewe.

     

  • Aneke departs for Turkey

    Aneke departs for Turkey

    •Set for talks with officials of 5 clubs

    Former Nigeria Premier League hotshot, Jude Aneke left for Turkey yesterday to study the proposals submitted by five Turkish clubs before considering the one to append his signature.

    SportingLife exclusively reported early this week that the all time highest goals scorer in the Nigerian league is courted by five clubs in Turkey who have expressed the willingness to sign him outrightly without trials.

    Aneke’s representative, Hasan Egilmez who brokered the deal is already in Turkey and the one cap Super Eagles’ player’s presence is the only requirement before a deal is struck.

    The former Warri Wolves and Kaduna United striker left through Turkish Airlines to begin the process leading to another phase in his career abroad.

    His 20 goals record in a single season is still to be rivalled after two seasons.

  • Aneke eyes Turkey move

    Aneke eyes Turkey move

    Record goalscorer in the history of the domestic championship, Jude Aneke looks set to snub an offer from Romanians Rapid Bucharest and will join an unnamed Turkish club instead, Hasan Egilmez, who advises the striker, has exclusively revealed.

    This season, 23 – year – old Jude Aneke, now on the books of Egyptian Premier League club El Daklyeh,has failed to replicate his performance for Kaduna United, where he netted 20 goals to emerge league goleador just over a year ago.

    “Jude Aneke has an offer from Romanian club Rapid Bucharest. We don’t want this team and are considering the offers from Turkey,” Egilmez said to allnigeriasoccer.com.

    Although Aneke is contractually bound to another Egyptian club Al Masry, he can terminate his contract under Fifa regulations as he is being owed backlog of unpaid wages.

    Jude Aneke has recorded 1 goal in 6 appearances in the Egyptian championship.

     

  • Aneke twins out with another movie

    Aneke twins out with another movie

    AFRICANS in London are currently excited because of the presence of Nigerian movie stars; Patience Ozokwo better known as Mama G; and the Aneke Twins; Chidinma and Chidebere.

    The movie stars have been in the English capital city for some days now for Ozokwo’s son’s wedding, which was held last Saturday and also in preparation for the premiere of the film Onochie, produced by the twins.

    The movie premiere will hold on Friday, June 7, 2013 at the Odeon Cinema, Bugsby Way, Greenwich, London. The event it is said, will start with a red carpet by 9:30pm while the screening begins from 11pm.

    Patience Ozokwo, the Aneke Twins and others are some of the movie icons expected at the event.

  • Aneke confirms Al Masry exit

    Aneke confirms Al Masry exit

      Seeks  offers from clubs in Turkey

    El Dakhleya of Egypt on loan star, Jude Aneke has confirmed he would be calling it quits with Al Masry for a club in Europe at the end of the season.

    Aneke became a cult hero in the Nigeria Premier League till date after his 20 league goals etched his name as the highest goal scorer in the domestic league in a single season when he set the record two seasons ago then as a player of Kaduna United.

    His heroic fetched him a lucrative deal with Warri Wolves and later his club cleared him to Egypt for Al Masry.

    The Egyptian club had a problem with the Egyptian Football Association over their fans’ involvement in the crowd violence that erupted last year February during a league game with Al Ahly. The violence scene left about 80 spectators dead and many wounded.

    The Egyptian FA slammed Al Masry with a season long ban on the domestic scene and this forced the club to loan Aneke to El Dakhkeya not to render the Nigerian without competitive action for a whole season.

    Aneke resumed life with El Dakhleya only to be informed that Al Masry had issues not yet resolved with Warri Wolves over the fund on his switch to the Egyptian club.

    He was told Al Masry were yet to balance his clearance fee and that Warri Wolves had already written to the troubled Egyptian club threatening to take the issue to FIFA.

    Aneke also confessed that his own expected takings have not been that forthcoming hence his decision to seek a new environment when the European league season ends.

    “I have made up my mind to leave the Egyptian league at the end of the season. My representatives are working out something for me in Turkey and Russia and I have been told to relax till the end of the season to get my heart wishes.

    “I’m not happy about the way Al Masry has treated the whole issue. They are yet to balance my clearance fee and they are holding on to me as if they have rounded off my purchase from Warri Wolves. I am done with here when the European league season ends,” the soft spoken Enugu born player affirmed.

  • Toe injury: Aneke resumes training

    Toe injury: Aneke resumes training

    Vows to start hitting headlines on return

     

    Nigeria Premier League All Time Highest Goals Scorer in a single season, Jude Aneke has confirmed that he is gradually recovering from the toe injury that has sidelined him for close to three weeks now.

    Aneke plays for Al Masry in the Egyptian league but currently on loan at El Dakhleya owing to the suspension of Al Masry from this season’s top flight after the ugly crowd violence scene witnessed in their 2-1 home win over giants, El Ahly which left over 70 fans dead and others injured.

    The light skinned player has netted once for Dakhleya since teaming up with the club but his current plight with injury has slowed down his resolve to add more goals to his account.

    The Enugu born player has however revealed that he has commenced intense training towards regaining full match fitness and that very soon he would start banging in goals for his Egyptian club.

    “I have not added to the one goal I scored the other time. I got my toe injured about three weeks ago and it has kept me out of football for about four games now.

    “But I have started training now and very soon I will start playing again,” Aneke, whose 20 league goals during the 2010/2011 season in the colours of Kaduna United has not been broken stated from his base on Tuesday Morning.

    El Dakhleya are 13th in the Egyptian Premier League after 9 games. They have won 2 matches, drew 2 and lost 5 times. They have 8 points and on Monday this week they lost at home 1-3 to Arab Contractors. The club has an away date with Entag El Harby on the 25th April,2013.

    He joined Warri Wolves briefly last season before he got the deal in Egypt.