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  • Ideye awaits work permit

    Ideye awaits work permit

    West Bromwich Albion record signing, Brown Ideye, is still waiting for work permit to play in the English Premier League.

    Ideye, who cost “The Baggies” 10 million pounds, was not picked for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, africanFootball.com reports.

    But the former Dynamo Kiev striker is expected to get a work permit from the British Home Office as he is an established member of Super Eagles, winning the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations as well as featuring at last year’s FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil.

    The rule says an applicant for the work permit must have played at least 75 per cent of his country’s games in the last two years to qualify for a work permit in England.

    Meanwhile, Ideye has been handed the number 9 shirt by WBA, while compatriot Victor Anichebe will wear the number 10 shirt after he donned the number 16 jersey last season.

  • Ideye missing in Dynamo Kyiv loss

    Ideye missing in Dynamo Kyiv loss

    Super Eagles striker, Brown Ideye, was not listed by Ukrainian club, Dynamo Kyiv, in the 1-2 loss to Anderlecht on Friday, supersport.com reports.

    The match decided in Austria where Dynamo is preparing for the 2014/15 season was the Ukrainian club’s second pre-season friendly game.

    The club issued a brief statement on its official website, explaining why the Nigerian attacker missed the game against the Belgians.

    “Yesterday (Friday) involved training work for Nigerian striker, Brown Ideye.

    “He will have some time to work individually, before joining the general group,” the club said.

    The 25-year-old then took to Twitter via @OfficialIdeye to post several photos of his workout on Friday.

    Ideye scored five goals in 19 league appearances for the club last season.

    He netted two goals in the Ukrianian Cup and three in the Europa League last term.

  • IDEYE YET TO RECOVER STOLEN ITEMS

    IDEYE YET TO RECOVER STOLEN ITEMS

    SUPER EAGLES and Dynamo Kiev striker, Brown Ideye is yet to recover documents stolen when his car was broken into last week, but is thankful to the police in Kiev and his club over their reaction to the theft.

    Ideye was at a restaurant eating with friends when his car was broken into and documents, including his residence permit, driver’s license, work permit and credit cards were removed.

    More than one week later he is yet to recover the stolen items but says he is thankful to the police and his club president over the support shown to him.

    “I have been unable to recover what was lost but the police issued me a letter to get a new driver’s license and my documents back,” Ideye said.

    “My club president, Ihor Surkis has also been very helpful in securing a new resident card while I have also blocked all my credit cards lost in the theft,” Ideye said.

    After an extended winter break due to the political turmoil in Ukraine, the league restarts this weekend.

  • MALAGA BRACE FALLOUT: Dynamo coach won’t praise Ideye now

    MALAGA BRACE FALLOUT: Dynamo coach won’t praise Ideye now

    • Eagles star gets Spartak test

    Dynamo Kiev Head Coach, Oleh Blokhin insists he won’t praise Nigeria’s Brown Ideye and mates despite the Nigerian netting a brace in the midweek tie to help the Kievites see off Malaga 3-1 in Spain.

    Speaking with the club’s official website, Blokhin revealed that it was too early to heap praises on the Nigeria international as they get set to host Valencia in next week’s Europa League cracker in Kiev.

    “I think it’s too early to praise Ideye for the brace or the team as a whole (smiling). Some problems still exist before the Valencia tie. The game against Malaga was special as we played only one squad for the first time at the training camp. It was necessary for our players to show what they can at the moment. I guess we made some tactical mistakes in the first half. It’s great that our team can already play for 90 minutes at a good bat,” he added.

    Ideye, it would be recalled, scored two second half goals to ensure Dynamo Kiev ran out with a 3-1 win at Malaga’s home ground.

    Meanwhile, Ideye and his Dynamo Kiev pals will tackle Russia’s Spartak Moscow in the opening match of their new football stadium on July 24, 2014.

    The encounter is expected to draw die-hard supporters of Ideye’s FC Dynamo Kiev to the Russian capital.

    The new football arena will have a capacity of 44 000 seats with ultra modern technological facilities for both spectators and other stadium users.

     

  • Ideye, Haruna spotted in Spain

    Ideye, Haruna spotted in Spain

    Super Eagles duo of Lukman Haruna and Brown Ideye are currently in Spain for a training camp with Dynamo Kiev as the club begins preparations for the second half of the Ukraine Premier League season.

    A statement on the club’s official website confirmed that the club’s delegation which landed in Malaga on Saturday are billed to camp in Marbella, a city and municipality in southern Spain, belonging to the province of Malaga in the autonomous community of Andalusia with a population of about 136 thousand citizens.

    Ideye, Haruna and 26 other playing staff are expected to work under head coach Oleh Blokhin at the first winter training camp from January 18 till February 1.

    It took the Nigerian duo 45 minutes to get from Malaga airport to Melia La Quinta hotel, where the White-Blues delegation will spend two weeks.

  • Ideye heads to Malaga

    Ideye heads to Malaga

    Super Eagles and Dynamo Kyiv forward, Brown Ideye will be on his way to Malaga on January 18.

    After returning to Kyiv, where his club, Dynamo is based, he and his team mates will be off to sunny Marbella in Malaga for the second part of their training before the season resumes from its winter break.

    “We will be heading for Malaga and it is real serious business for all of us as we prepare for the second part of the season,” Ideye said.

    On arrival from winter vacation on January 13, the team had its first training session a day later where they just jogged.

    Earlier, a team meeting was held that had twenty five players in attendance.

    The players had medicals on Wednesday and Thursday before they will jet out to Marbella on Saturday.

    Ideye reiterates that he is at Kyiv to play regularly and score goals ahead of the FIFA Brazil 2014 World Cup.

    “My eyes are set on the prize which is the Europa Cup, Ukrainian League and of course the ticket to Brazil with the rest of my Super Eagles mates,” Ideye said.

    Dynamo Kyiv are second on the Ukrainian League table, five points behind Shakhtar Donetsk.

  • Besiktas chase Ideye

    Besiktas chase Ideye

    SportingLife can authoritatively reveal that Super Eagles and Dynamo Kiev forward, Brown Ideye is on the wish-list of Turkish powerhouse Besiktas Istanbul in the ongoing transfer season.

    The former Ocean Boys and Sochaux ace is under the pecking order at Dynamo Kiev and would fancy a move away this January after expressing his disappointment with lack of regular football despite having scored 21 goals in the past season.

    “Besiktas are considering a move for the Super Eagles striker who is reportedly unhappy at the club. The 25-year-old would be a replacement for Hugo Almeida in Slaven Bilic’s squad, as the Portuguese forward has only six months left on his contract and is likely to leave the club in summer,” turkiyegazetesi.com.tr reports on Ideye, who has only 2 goals having played 10 matches for Dynamo in all competitions this season.

    Besiktas are one of the most successful Turkish clubs.

    The Black Eagles, as they are fondly called by fans and admirers, have won the domestic championship 13 times, and finished second on 14 occasions. They also won the Turkish Cup nine times.

  • Ideye: My goal has shamed critics

    Ideye: My goal has shamed critics

    Brown Ideye has said his goal on Tuesday has answered his critics who have ruled him out of next month’s World Cup playoffs.

    “I am happy that I scored on my return from injury,” Nigeria international striker Ideye told MTNFootball.com after the game.

    “This goal is an answer to all my critics that I am not fit. I hope they can now see that I am fit.

    “But my aim right now is to concentrate and help my club climb on the league table while I stay fit for the Super Eagles game against Ethiopia.”

    Nigeria host Ethiopia in a return leg playoff on November 16 for next year’s World Cup in Brazil after they won the first game 2-1 in Addis Ababa.

    Ideye who returned earlier than expected from the muscle problem he suffered netted Kiev’s third goal in the game, while his Nigeria compatriot Lukman Haruna got the fourth in the 90th minute.

    He was sidelined for one week with a muscle injury score one of Kiev’s four goals in their four nil defeat of Shakhtar Sverdlovsk in the Ukraine Cup.

  • 25th birthday fallout: Dynamo Kiev celebrates Ideye

    25th birthday fallout: Dynamo Kiev celebrates Ideye

    • Eagles ace ready to give best qualities

    Super Eagles birthday boy and Dynamo Kiev forward, Brown Aide Ideye was the toast of the Ukraine Premier League campaigners as he celebrated his 25th birthday on Thursday, October 10.

    In a release on the club’s official website, the Kiev outfit hailed the former Ocean Boys forward on his birth anniversary.

    “On October 10 FC Dynamo Kyiv striker Brown Ideye celebrates his 25th birthday!

    “We congratulate our forward on this event,”the statement in the club’s official website read in part.

    Interestingly, Ideye used the window to pleaded with club mates on the need to keep cool and face the challenges ahead as they continue to chase honors in both at the domestic front and in the Europa League.

    Ideye, who is currently training with the Stephen Keshi tutored side ahead of Sunday’s World Cup play-offs against Ethiopia, insists the Kievites will overcome their dismal start to the season, even as he pleaded with mates to remain united and dedicated in their coming fixtures.

    “I always tell myself that football is unpredictable. It’s impossible to win every game. As for me, I try to demonstrate my best qualities in every match.

    “I always do my best to help Dynamo win. Success of the team is more important for me than my personal records.

    “This period is difficult for us, but we mustn’t give up. It’s just necessary to work hard,” the Nigeria international told Dynamo Kiev official website.

    Ideye has ganered an impressive 30 goals in 62 Ukraine Premier League games for Dynamo since his arrival from Sochaux in the summer of 2011.

  • Ideye joins Eagles in US

    Ideye joins Eagles in US

    Ukraine-based striker Brown Ideye will join up with the Eagles in the USA ahead of a friendly against Mexico, officials have said.

    The Eagles made up of players from the domestic league arrived a training camp in Nuremburg, Germany, on Friday morning ahead of May 31 friendly against Mexico in Houston, Texas.

    “Brown Ideye should join us in the US. He is already there. I expect the players to begin joining us by Monday. The early arrivals should by Ogenyi Onazi, Efe Ambrose, Elderson Echiejile and Joseph Akpala,” disclosed Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi.

    Chelsea stars Victor Moses and Mikel Obi have already been excused to join the Eagles in Germany on Tuesday.

    “Victor Moses and Mikel will join us after their game on Sunday,” said Keshi.