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  • Okpotu, Kwambe, Itodo recover from injuries

    Okpotu, Kwambe, Itodo recover from injuries

    Lobi Stars have got cheering news from the treatment table one that will surely help their chase for a continental ticket at the end of the season.

    Long term injury worry, Solomon Kwmbe, SportingLife was told has recovered from the facial injury he copped during the first stanza in Maiduguri against El Kanemi Warriors and has started jogging ahead of his anticipated return to football.

    The out-of-favour Super Eagles’ defender will hope to stem up training at the gym with a view to playing in the some of the remaining matches of the season.

    Ex- Enyimba, 3SC and Sunshine Stars’ striker, Cletus Itodo has also brushed aside his toe worries and has fully recovered and is available for selection for this weekend clash with Niger Tornadoes in Lokoja while Nanen Imenger who before now was nursing a groin injury has also overcome his complaints and has been declared fit to play.

    Lobi’s top scorer, Anthony Okpotu who copped an injury in Uyo against Akwa United last weekend in his comeback game for the club has resumed light training too.

  • Kwambe for post surgery examination today

    Kwambe for post surgery examination today

    Lobi Stars’ defender, Solomon Kwambe will today proceed to the Benue State University Teaching Hospital, Makurdi to have post surgery examination on the surgery he had last Thursday to correct the face fracture (right orbital blow out fracture) he sustained in a recent league match.

    The Pride of Benue’s doctor, Chris Ayom told SportingLife that the doctors who performed the surgery will today re-examine Kwambe’s face to look at the presence update on it and also give a timescale on when he will recover to resume light training.

    Kwambe, a fringe Eagles’ player sustained the injury during a NPFL Match Day 22 tie against one of his former clubs, Sunshine Stars in Akure.

  • Kwambe reveals Eagles snub hurts

    Kwambe reveals Eagles snub hurts

    Lobi Stars defender, Solomon Kwambe has said being out of the Super Eagles set-up has hurt him.

    Though he was invited a couple of times by Sunday Oliseh, he has however, been out of reckoning in the Super Eagles since the exit of Stephen Keshi and while he says it hasn’t been a good experience, he remains hopeful.

    “It’s not a good experience, but I think everything happens for a reason and for good so no hard feelings,” he told AfricanFootball.com

    The right-back, who has previously featured for Sunshine Stars and Warri Wolves, has also had a terrible last one year as he struggled with injuries.

    But he seems to have returned to form since joining hometown club Lobi Stars, where he has played 12 out of their 14 games this season.

  • Kwambe craves injury-free season at Lobi Stars

    Kwambe craves injury-free season at Lobi Stars

    Solomon Kwambe is hoping to revive his career at his home-town club Lobi Stars, following an injury plagued 2015 which saw him feature sparingly.

    The defender joined Warri Wolves from Sunshine Stars mid-way through last season but struggled for game time as he suffered injuries, which ultimately forced him out of Nigeria’s team to the CHAN tournament after having played in the qualifiers.

    He says he is hoping he can stay injury-free in the new season and win back his place in the Super Eagles.

    “I really hope I can stay fit this season because of what I suffered last year,” he told Goal.

    “Now that I am returning home (with Lobi Stars), I hope I will play through the season without any injuries. I have been working hard on my fitness and I will be ready when the league starts. I also hope I will win my place back in the Super Eagles with my performances,” he said.

    The 22-year old was a member of Nigeria’s squad to the 2014 CHAN tournament in South Africa, and says he regrets not making the team to Rwanda while hoping to impress Sunday Oliseh.

    “I felt bad because I got injured and the coach asked me to take my time and get fit again,” he continued.

    “But these things happen and we have to take them that way, but he (Oliseh) also said he will look my way when I’m fit again and I hope to impress him.”

    Kwambe is set to finalise a loan move to Lobi Stars from Sunshine for the 2016 Nigeria Professional Football League season.

  • Kwambe, Onyeali cheat death in Umuahia

    Kwambe, Onyeali cheat death in Umuahia

    Nigerian football averted double tragedy on Sunday in Umuahia after two players collapsed and had to be revived, after several minutes during a Glo Premier League Week 30 tie between Abia Warriors and Warri Wolves.

    It is no news that Abia Warriors secured the available three points at the end of the tie but Seasiders’ Solomon Kwambe  and Ifeanyi Onyeali had to be stretchered off being unconscious after both players collided in an aerial battle.

    Kwambe and Onyeali were brought back to life after several work by the medical team at the Umuahia Township Stadium.

    Kwambe couldn’t continue the match and had to be replaced while Onyeali who came back over 20 minutes after receiving treatment with bandage on his head later got the winning goal in the 54th minute.

    The Media Officer of Abia Warriors, Igwe Onuoha confirmed the incident and he also added that the home team lost their goalkeeper, Bassey Akpan to injury quite early in the game and had to be replaced by Chimezie Anozie.

  • Kwambe happy to return after three months out

    Kwambe happy to return after three months out

    Nigeria international Solomon Kwambe has told AfricanFootball.com he is delighted to return to football action after he was sidelined by an ankle injury for three months.

    Kwambe played his first competitive game for Warri Wolves on Thursday, in a rescheduled Week 3 game against Dolphins in Port Harcourt.

    “I feel so excited to be back doing what I know how to do best because it’s been a while I played, and playing the game against Dolphins was a great joy to me, I thank God for everything,” the former Plateau United defender told AfricanFootball.com

    Coincidentally, Kwambe’s first game for Warri Wolves was at the Super 4 against Dolphins where he lasted for 75 minutes.

    “Yes, my first game for Wolves was against Dolphins in the Super 4, I played 75 minutes because I was not 100% fit,” he said.

    He suffered the ankle injury while in action for the Super Eagles in a friendly against Yemen on January 17.

  • Kwambe wants Nigeria to do better in 2015

    Kwambe wants Nigeria to do better in 2015

    Super Eagles defender Solomon Kwambe has urged Nigerians to look forward to a better 2015, after a less than impressive 2014 for the African champions.

    The Super Eagles played at the FIFA World Cup in Brazil in 2014, and progressed to the round of 16 for the first time in 16 years, but failed to qualify for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), and that made it two failures in the last three editions of the African Cup.

    But Kwambe, who plays for Sunshine Stars, believes Nigerians must now focus on the future and pay less attention to the past.

    “I think we have to focus on the future now. We have to look at 2015 with great expectations and that starts with the friendly games we have against Sudan and Cote d’ Ivoire,” Kwambe said.

    “2015 is going to be a good year for us, and we must focus on that. It felt bad when we failed to qualify to the AFCON, we can’t keep dwelling on that now. We must move forward and we must expect great things in the New Year.”

    Kwambe is also a member of the Super Eagles squad currently preparing for the friendly matches against Sudan and Ivory Coast in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

  • WHY I DUMPED SUNSHINE FOR WARRI WOLVES – Kwambe

    WHY I DUMPED SUNSHINE FOR WARRI WOLVES – Kwambe

    Super Eagles home-based defender Solomon Kwambe has revealed why he sealed a deal with Warri Wolves.

    Warri Wolves who will be campaigning in next year’s Confederations Cup alongside Dolphins of Port Harcourt have reinforced their squad by securing the services of the likes of Solomon Kwambe, Ayo Saka ( Enyimba FC ), Crown FC Striker Onyekachi Okafor, Kufre Ebong from Akwa United and Bayelsa hitman Peter Ebimobowei in their quest to make magnificent impact in the continental showpiece..

      The former Plateau United right back  in an interview on Megasport declared that his intention is to take his football career to another level by showcasing his talent in higher level.

    “That is one of the purposes why I’m moving to Worri Wolves. Because a player of my caliber, I have to be playing in the continent, so that a lot of people will be watching me. Playing in the continent will boost my football career most especially in the Nigerian league,“ he said.

  • Uzoenyi linked with Orlando Pirates

    Uzoenyi linked with Orlando Pirates

    CHAN Most Valuable Player, Ejike Uzoenyi, is on his way to a top South African club believed to be Orlando Pirates.

    Two other Nigeria players from the 2014 CHAN squad, Azubuike Egwuekwe and Solomon Kwambe, are also on the verge of securing deals with South Africa teams.

    The trio did not return with the rest of the squad on Sunday night when they arrived in Lagos.

    Warri Wolves skipper Egwuekwe’s likely destination is Bidvest Wits. The “Clever Boys” had been searching for a top-class centre back after releasing Musa Bilankulu and due to the fact that Matthew Booth is not getting any younger.

    Giant Egwuekwe is the exact type of centre back that coach Gavin Hunt loves to work with – tall, good in the air, powerful and composed.

    MTNFootball.com reports that the likely destination of Sunshine Stars right back Solomon Kwanbe is not known yet.

    According to the former media officer of Warri Wolves, Timi Ebikagboro, Egwuekwe has undergone a medical in South Africa already.

    “Super Eagles and Warri Wolves defender Azubuike Egwuekwe having done his medical and with Emmanuel Ibru on the ground in South Africa to finalise the deal will hopefully sign for Wits FC of South Africa, while Ejike Uzoenyi will likely sign for Orlando Pirates of South Africa,” MTNFootball.com quoted Ebikagboro as saying on his Facebook page.

     

  • Eagles lifted by Ethiopia test

    Eagles lifted by Ethiopia test

    Eagles stars Solomon Kwambe and Ugonna Uzochukwu have said the warm-up against Ethiopia has given them an idea of what to expect at the Championship of African Nations (CHAN).

    Rangers midfielder and one of the goal scorers in Nigeria’s 2-1 win over Ethiopia Uzochukwu told MTNFootball.com he was delighted to score in a game seen by many as a real test for the Eagles.

    “I am happy that I scored a goal in our victory. The game gave us part of what we should expect in CHAN because Ethiopia came strongly in the match,” Uzochukwu told MTNFootball.com.

    Sunshine Stars right-back Solomon Kwambe said the game has put the team in the right frame of mind for CHAN.

    “It was a good test for both sides, but I thank God for the victory. The two teams took the game seriously. This is what we should expect at CHAN,” he said.

    Nigeria are due to fly out to South Africa on Tuesday and open their campaign on Saturday against Mali in Cape Town.