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  • Kayode wants to score on Austria league debut

    Kayode wants to score on Austria league debut

    Former Nigeria youth international Olanrewaju Kayode has told AfricanFootball.com he hopes to crown his debut in the Austrian Bundesliga on Sunday with a goal for new club Austria Wien.

    Kayode started out at an academy in Ghana and has played in Cote d’Ivoire, Switzerland and Israel.

    And the former Maccabi Netanya of Israel star striker said his most immediate target will be victory over hosts Wolfsberger AC on the opening day of the season in Austria.

    “It is going to be a big match as we start the league away at Wolfsberger AC, who are playing in Europa League,” Olanrewaju told AfricanFootball.com.

    “I am looking forward to a great game and helping my team get victory, that is the only thing we want in that game. I will be glad if I get goal while doing so.”

    His goals in Israel earned him a transfer worth over 800,000 Euros to Austria.

    He scored two goals in pre-season games for his new Austria Wien.

  • Kayode vows not to sign Austria Vienna contract

    Kayode vows not to sign Austria Vienna contract

    Former Nigeria Under 20 international Olarenwaju Kayode is angry with Maccabi Netanya for leaking information to the Press that they sold him to Austria Vienna for a fee of 800,000 euros.

    It is thought that the Austrian club negotiated directly with their Israeli counterparts, and the striker has vowed to report his current employer to Fifa for breach of contract as they owe him backlog of wages, meaning he can terminate his contract and walk away as a free agent.

    “They do not treat me like a human being. They treat me like a slave, ” said Kayode to one.co.il.

    “I want the money that comes to me, and the money that I deserve-  the amount of future sales. As long as it does not happen, I would not sign anything and go to FIFA. ”

    Kayode went on : “They will see how I get my player registration for free. There are bad people in Netanya, there are cruel people.

    They think that I have no rights, but I’ll show them who’s Olarenwaju Kayode.

    “Netanya must have money, if they do not give me the money they owe me, I will not go to any club. Is it possible that a team will announce it sold me, behind my back? ”

    Olarenwaju Kayode still has a contract with Maccabi Netanya until the summer of 2016.

  • Celtic eye Kayode

    Celtic eye Kayode

    Scottish Premier League champions Glasgow Celtic are weighing up a January move for Maccabi Netanya striker Olarenwaju Kayode,various reports in Scotland strongly suggest.

    The Israeli First Division champions are faced with liquidity problems, and must offload the former Flying Eagles star next month to balance their books.

    Olarenwaju Kayode’s influential agent Dudu Dahan is highly regarded by Celtic chiefs, and he was involved in the transfer of Efe Ambrose plus recommended Oshaniwa to the club in 2013.

    If Celtic are really interested in signing Kayode, they must move fast as a couple of unnamed teams in Belgium are monitoring developments.

    The 21 – year – old is tied to Maccabi Netanya till June 30, 2016.

  • Kayode: after I knock Ortiz out, get me Klitschko

    Kayode: after I knock Ortiz out, get me Klitschko

    Nigeria-born undefeated heavyweight boxing title contender, Lateef Kayode, has stated that he is ready for a fight with Wladimir Klitschko after he defeats Luis Ortiz tonight in Las Vegas.

    Kayode, the current WBO NABO and NABF Cruiserweight Champion, is trained by four-time Trainer of the Year Freddie Roach.

    He will face Ortiz in a clash of unbeaten heavyweights tonight at The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

    Kayode (20-0, 16 knockouts), 31, will be after his third straight stoppage victory, having last been in action for a sixth round technical knockout of Jonte Willis in January.  The win over Willis was the second consecutive for Kayode since June 2012.

    “I feel as good as I did at cruiserweight,” Kayode said, “I’m still the same powerful guy.”

    He continued: “My trainer Freddie Roach has spent a lot of time in the gym with me. He has taught me a lot about my opponents and how to take advantage of them.

    “I notice the difference when Freddie tells me things to adjust my game. He helped me with my footwork and positioning. He taught me new ways to make my opponents pay.

    Kayode’s opponent in tonight’s fight, Ortiz (21-0, 18 KOs), is a former Cuban amateur standout, and is coming off a fourth round knockout of former title challenger Monte Barrett in April. But the Lagos-born Kayode is not bothered by this.

    Hear him: “Freddie told me that if I listen to him I will have no problem with this guy (Ortiz). He (Freddie) is there to make life easier for me.

    “I will be able to keep my composure and keep calm in the ring. It’s not an easy task to fine-tune my brute force and strength but I feel great about where I am.

    “After I knock Ortiz out or whatever I do to him, after that I will leave it up to my manager to try to get me a fight with Klitschko. I’m not scared to fight anybody.”

  • Kayode: after I knock Ortiz out, get me Klitschko

    Kayode: after I knock Ortiz out, get me Klitschko

    Nigeria-born undefeated heavyweight boxing title contender, Lateef Kayode, has stated that he is ready for a fight with Wladimir Klitschko after he defeats Luis Ortiz tonight in Las Vegas.

    Kayode, the current WBO NABO and NABF Cruiserweight Champion, is trained by four-time Trainer of the Year Freddie Roach.

    He will face Ortiz in a clash of unbeaten heavyweights tonight at The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

    Kayode (20-0, 16 knockouts), 31, will be after his third straight stoppage victory, having last been in action for a sixth round technical knockout of Jonte Willis in January.  The win over Willis was the second consecutive for Kayode since June 2012.

    “I feel as good as I did at cruiserweight,” Kayode said, “I’m still the same powerful guy.”

    He continued: “My trainer Freddie Roach has spent a lot of time in the gym with me. He has taught me a lot about my opponents and how to take advantage of them.

    “I notice the difference when Freddie tells me things to adjust my game. He helped me with my footwork and positioning. He taught me new ways to make my opponents pay.

    Kayode’s opponent in tonight’s fight, Ortiz (21-0, 18 KOs), is a former Cuban amateur standout, and is coming off a fourth round knockout of former title challenger Monte Barrett in April. But the Lagos-born Kayode is not bothered by this.

    Hear him: “Freddie told me that if I listen to him I will have no problem with this guy (Ortiz). He (Freddie) is there to make life easier for me.

    “I will be able to keep my composure and keep calm in the ring. It’s not an easy task to fine-tune my brute force and strength but I feel great about where I am.

    “After I knock Ortiz out or whatever I do to him, after that I will leave it up to my manager to try to get me a fight with Klitschko. I’m not scared to fight anybody.”

  • Olarenwaju Kayode on target

    Olarenwaju Kayode on target

    Israeli Premier League newcomers Maccabi Netanya continued to perfect their tactics ahead of the start of the season with another friendly game on Thursday against Beitar Jerusalem.

    Yossi Mizrahi’s charges were hoping to record their second win on the bounce, but could only manage a 3 – 3 draw with Beitar Jerusalem.

    Nigeria youth international Olarenwaju Kayode, one of their heroes last season,scored the first goal of the game in the 16th minute after a pass from strike partner, Eran Levi.

    The former Flying Eagles striker was later brought down for a penalty 15 minutes later,which was converted by Eran Levi.

    But Bietar Jerusalem leveled the scoreline in the second half,with two goals in the 72nd and 80th minute.

    Olarenwaju Kayode extended his contract with Maccabi Netanya in the close season, despite being courted by teams in Germany and Italy.

  • Cecil G grooms son to take over business

    Cecil G grooms son to take over business

    SOCIALITE and ace fashion designer, Sesan Ogulana aka Cecil G may have been trailing the path of the likes of foremost banker, Otunba Subomi Balogun of First City Monument Bank who groomed his son, Ladi to take over the banking business from him after laying the foundation for the business and billionaire businessman, Otunba Mike Adenuga Jnr, who also made his children executive directors in his various business interests.

    The younger Ogunlana, Kayode is a graduate of Sociology from Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State which incidentally is the Alma mater of his father.

    Like his dad, fashion designing for Kayode is also a gift. But his father had great influence on him, having been showing interest in the family business since his school days.

    The younger Ogunlana started designing tops for his course mates and after graduation; he decided to toll the path of his father.

    Already Kayode’s label CG is the extension of his dad’s Cecil G label which has been in existence for over two decades now.

    While his father continues to cater for the clients he had grown with over the years, CG is targeted at the upwardly mobile fashionistas.

  • Kayode happy to debut in Israel

    Kayode happy to debut in Israel

    Olanrewaju Kayode has said he was delighted to be back playing again after he finally made his debut for Israeli club Maccabi Netanya.

    The Nigeria U-20 striker was locked in a transfer logjam involving his former club Asec Mimosas, which needed the intervention of world football governing body FIFA before he could finally resume his career. Kayode was a second half substitute as Netanya won 1-0 at Jerusalem on Thursday.

    “I give God all the glory that I’m back playing football again. It was also good that we won this game and now I can fully concentrate on my football again,” he told MTNFootball.com.

    Former Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) top shot Taiwo Ogunjobi was slammed a 10-year ban for his involvement with Kayode’s transfer logjam.

    Ivorian club Asec claimed Kayode still has a contract with them, but FIFA ruled against such a claim and ordered the NFF to issue a provisional clearance to Heartland for the player.

    Kayode is thus on a short-term loan from Heartland to Maccabi Netanya.