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  • Mfon Udoh remains Enyimba player insist Anyansi Agwu

    Chairman of Confederation cup campaigners Enyimba Felix Anyansi  Agwu, has dismissed report in some quarters that the team’s forward Mfon Udoh has left the club.

    The Aba based side due  in Kigali Friday  ahead of their Confederation cup clash against Rayon Sports of Rwanda at the Nyamirambo Stadium on Sunday, insisted that the former Akwa United ace remains a player of the Peoples Elephant, revealing however that he is currently on an indefinite suspension for what the club dubbed  serious misconduct and disregard for established  authority.

    Taking to the social media, the Sidi-Usman Abd’Allah tutored side “Our attention has been drawn to news making the rounds that Mfon Udoh has quit our club. There is no truth to this as the player was suspended last week for misconduct and indiscipline. He was suspended along with other players but details were not released to the public”

    Also attached to the statement released on Friday was a letter dated 7th September 2018, titled “Indefinite suspension for Gross Misconduct and Indiscipline” signed by club Chairman Felix Anyansi Agwu.

    Ironically while Enyimba insists that he is still in the club, a peep into his profile on Wikipaedia however reveal that he has been listed as free agent under ‘current team sub-heading’.

    Mfon who joined Enyimba in 2013, has so far 76 appearances for the two time champions league champions scoring 39 goals.  He was particularly impressive in the qualifying games 2016 CAF Champions league scoring a brace against Vipers FC of Uganda

    He scored another brace in the next round of the competition against Vital’o FC in a 5-1 home victory in Aba. In the

    final qualifying round, Udoh netted a hat-trick in the first leg against Etoile du Sahel for a convincing 3-0 win at home.

    His exploits in the CAF champions effort despite the club eventual elimination, led to his nomination for the award of CAF African footballer of the year at the end of 2016.

    Meanwhile Algeria’s Mustapha Ghorbal will be in charge of the Rayon Sports versus Enyimba clash on Sunday.

    The 36 year old who has dished out five red cards between March and August this year, will be assisted by compatriots Abdelhak Etchialiand Mokrane Gourari respectively.

    Return leg of the Rayon Sports clash will take place at the newly renovated Aba Township Stadium on September 23rd.

     

     

     

     

  • EXCLUSIVE: I want to win the Ballon D’Or – Mfon Udoh

    EXCLUSIVE: I want to win the Ballon D’Or – Mfon Udoh

    Mfon Udoh is perhaps the most eligible bachelor on the continent of Africa – an intelligent forward with a great knack for goals. He currently holds the all-time record for the most goals scored in a single season in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) with 23 strikes.

    The 24-year-old newly appointed Captain of Enyimba Football Club spoke exclusively to our correspondent Chijioke Ezeali about his dreams of winning the league and FA Cup titles for the two-time African club Champions and crowning his career with the prestigious Ballon D’Or.

    Happy 2017 Mfon Udoh. Great to see you are alive and well

    Mfon UDOH: Thank you so much sir, am so glad that you and I made it to 2017

    Can you tell our readers about you and your family background?

    Mfon UDOH: My name is Mfon Udoh. I was born and bred in Calabar, Cross River State. I hail from Ikono LGA in Akwa Ibom. I have a large family. We’re seven [7] children. Four [4] boys and three girls [3]. And I’m the last.

    How did football start for you?

    Mfon UDOH: Football started like a joke for me. I Started to play just for the love and the fun of the game then at a point I realised I could be paid for what I love doing. Now, I have gone from Diamond stars academy to Unicem Rovers, to Akwa United, to Enyimba and it’s been an amazing experience.

    Although, I don’t know my next destination but one thing I know and I believe for sure is that my next destination will be a good one by God’s special grace.

    Take us through your professional career both for club and country?

    Mfon UDOH: I start started my professional football with Unicem Rovers of Calabar.  It was an awesome experience for me. Since then I’ve been playing football professionally.

    On the national team, I made my debut for the Super Eagles against Ghana in front of home fans in Uyo and it was a dream come true for me. I couldn’t imagine that it was my small self that was putting on the Nigerian Jersey.  I don’t think I’ll forget that in a hurry.

    What were the high and low points in 2016 for you?

    Mfon UDOH: The low points of last season started when my team [Enyimba] lost out of the CAF Champions League and also to make it worse we didn’t win a single trophy that same year and also couldn’t make the first four [4] on the NPFL log. But the high side was when I emerged as the highest goal scorer of the CAF Champions League in 2016.

    Since becoming the all-time highest goalscorer in a single season in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL). You’ve endured some poor campaigns, what do you think is the reason for that?

    Mfon UDOH: The poor campaign was just as a result of injury. When you’re just recovering from a severe injury that took you out for a long while, your best will only come gradually. But am glad that’s over now.

    The departure of Chinedu Udoji paved the way for you to be named Captain of Enyimba. Will it be an added pressure for you in your debut season as captain of one of Nigeria’s most successful clubs?

    Mfon UDOH: There’s no pressure at all. It’s just a new season of challenge, hard work, sacrifice, commitment and a whole lot.

    What is your target for the new NPFL season?

    Mfon UDOH: My target is to help Enyimba regain the league and federation cup titles once again. Lifting those trophies in my first season will mean a lot to me and my career.

    Who is your favourite teammate for both club and country?

    Mfon UDOH: I don’t have a favorite teammate here because everybody is my friend. Hmm… National team I’ll say its ehhhh!!! Onazi

    Who is your most difficult opponent?

    Mfon UDOH: All my opponents have been very tough and impressive I must confess.

    Which player in world football inspires you the most?

    Mfon UDOH: Ronaldo inspires me

    Which player do you secretly wish to play alongside?

    Mfon UDOH: Neymar is that player I’ll want to play with

    How do you relax when you are not playing football?

    Mfon UDOH: At my leisure I play a lot of music, I go to the movies and I sing at the karaoke’s.  Then hangout with colleagues

    When do you plan to quit Bachelorhood?

    Mfon UDOH: I will quit being a bachelor as soon as I find her

    Which other career would you have picked apart from football?

    Mfon UDOH: Tennis

    Do you have ambition of plying your trade in a foreign league?

    Mfon UDOH: Of course it’s my dream as a local player to one day play in the big leagues abroad

    What will give you the biggest satisfaction as a footballer?

    Mfon UDOH: To play in the one of greatest leagues in the world with the greatest players too and also win the prestigious Ballon D’Or. I know it sounds funny but impossibility is nothing.

    Great speaking with you. Thank you for your time.

    You are welcome. Thanks for having me.

    Club Honours:

    Enyimba: Nigeria Profession Football League: Runners-up 2014

    Enyimba: Nigeria Profession Football League: Winner 2015

    Individual Honours

    Nigerian Premier League Top Scorer: 2013-2014

    Enyimba top scorer: 2013-2014 (23 goals)

    League Bloggers Award Winner: August 2013

    CAF Champions League 2016 Top Scorer (9 goals)

  • Caf Champions League top scorer award: Enyimba’s Mfon Udoh delighted

    Caf Champions League top scorer award: Enyimba’s Mfon Udoh delighted

    Mfon Udoh is delighted to wrap up the 2015/16 season with the CAF champions league highest goal scorer award.

    The 24-year old scored nine goals for Enyimba despite crashing out of the group stage.

    “It’s a mixed-feeling for me anyway, the team in general did not play to expectation, we failed to do what people expected of us, but at the same time, I was able to wrap it up with the highest goal scorer in the champions league. I didn’t do that alone but with the help of my other colleagues, which shows  we all still did something good, without team work, it would have happened,” Udoh told Goal.

    “Though it was a bad season for us, we have accepted that and believe that in the coming season we will do better.

    “Actually, I wouldn’t want to say anything concerning that at the moment, but I’m also still thinking on the next step to take, so nothing for now. So many things went wrong, played so many matches away from home, playing to many competitions at the same time, and I don’t think the team also blended well too.

    “We didn’t play well to be frank, we didn’t do our utmost best and that is why we were unable to do well, so we blame ourselves for that. Everybody has his own tactics, as a coach you have your own tactics and your own problem. Aigbogun’s tactics did not work for Enyimba this season, so I can blame that on us all.”

  • Mfon Udoh honoured by CAF nomination

    Mfon Udoh honoured by CAF nomination

    All-time record scorer of the Nigeria league, Mfon Udoh has said he is deeply honoured to be listed by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for Best Player of 2016 award for players plying their trade in Africa.

    The Enyimba striker netted nine times in this year’s CAF Champions League and said he will be fulfilled if he eventually wins the award.

    “I feel honored to be nominated for the CAF award. I wasn’t expecting it, but I feel great and honoured by this recognition. All credit for this goes to God first, my teammates and coaches.” he said.

    “I will be fulfilled if I win the award. ”

    Another Nigerian striker, Chisom Chikatara of Wydad Casablanca from Morocco is among the players nominated for the award.

  • 2016 CAF Champions League:Enyimba will bounce back, vows Mfon Udoh

    2016 CAF Champions League:Enyimba will bounce back, vows Mfon Udoh

    Enyimba have put behind them a CAF Champions League home loss to Zamalek of Egypt and they now hope to get a result in their next game at Mamelodi Sundowns in South Africa, according to star striker, Mfon Udoh.

    The Nigeria champions fell 1-0 to Zamalek in Port Harcourt and now face a daunting task at Group B leaders Sundowns, who won 2-0 at Entente Setif of Algeria,also at the weekend.

    “We hope to pick up the pieces in our next game against Sundowns. We hope to get a point or even win in South Africa. It’s a race and we are not out of this race yet. We got everything right, we played a good game, we were just unlucky not to put the ball in the net,” he recalled.

    “The priority is to ensure we get the vital points, any other thing is secondary,” he said.

    Sundowns welcome Enyimba on June 29 and Udoh said they hope to make up for the defeat in front of their fans with a result in South Africa.

    He is the leading scorer in this year’s Champions League with seven goals, but he has insisted team glory is top priority.

  • Sfaxien to sign Mfom Udoh

    Sfaxien to sign Mfom Udoh

    Tunisian club CS Sfaxien has a reached an agreement with Nigerian champions, Enyimba, to sign striker Mfon Udoh later this year.

    Another Enyimba star, Kingsley Sokari, plays for the Tunisian side, africanFootball.com reports.

    The 24-year-old is now the club next top target after his heroic in Enyimba CAF Champions League victory over Sfaxien local rivals, Etoile du Sahel, few days ago.

    “Sfaxien had reached an agreement with the Enyimba chairman to sign Mfon (Udoh). But that will be after the CAF Champions League in November,” a source told africanFootball.com.

     

  • Mfon Udoh signs new Enyimba deal till 2019

    Mfon Udoh signs new Enyimba deal till 2019

    AfricanFootball.com can exclusively reveal that Mfon Udoh has signed a new deal that keeps him at Nigeria champions Enyimba till February 2019.

    “Mfon (Udoh) has signed a new deal with Enyimba till 2019 after his previous deal ended in February. All the documentations have been filed with the league,” a top source told only AfricanFootball.com.

    Seven-time Nigeria champions Enyimba are now expected to cash in big time should the striker move overseas before the expiration of this new contract.

    The 24-year-old Udoh, who smashed a hat-trick against Tunisia’s Etoile du Sahel in a crunch CAF Champions League second round clash last week, is the all-time top scorer in the Nigeria league with 23 goals.

    The former Akwa United star achieved this milestone two seasons ago. He was subsequently sought after by several top African clubs including club Africain and Esperance (Tunisia) and Egypt’s Zamalek.

    Last season, he came off the boil due to fitness problems, but he has been firing again in the current campaign highlighted by his treble against Etoile last Sunday.

  • Mfon Udoh reveals 2015 NPFL pains

    Mfon Udoh reveals 2015 NPFL pains

    Enyimba striker Mfon Udoh has described the sickness he suffered in the course of the just concluded season as an unpleasant experience which saddens his heart each time he recalls the period.

    Mfon who finished top of the goalscorers chat with a record 23 goals in the penultimate campaign told footballlive.ng that the sickness denied him the opportunity to achieve his season’s target of breaking his own personal record.

    The Enyimba FC striker stressed that he would have achieved his goals target if he had not been sidelined for long in the season gone by.

  • Mfon Udoh hints at Enyimba stay

    Mfon Udoh hints at Enyimba stay

    Despite spending close to three months on the sidelines, Enyimba striker Mfon Udoh has declared that he is not lacking suitors.

    Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that the 23 – year – old was on the wishlist of teams based in Tunisia, Egypt and the Middle East before the opening of the summer transfer market.

    The Nigeria international has hinted that he is staying put at Enyimba for now as the interested clubs have failed to meet his demands.

    “Well, there are so many offers on ground but I have not seen the perfect offer yet,” said Mfon Udoh to allnigeriasoccer.com.

    “The identities of the clubs are anonymous for now.”

    Last season, the Akwa United product put himself in the shop window by scoring 23 goals in the NPFL, which broke the previous record jointly held by Emem Eduok and Jude Aneke.

  • Mfon Udoh: I’m not aware of Club Africain’s interest

    Mfon Udoh: I’m not aware of Club Africain’s interest

    All-time Nigeria League top scorer Mfon Udoh has told AfricanFootball.com he is not aware of an interest from Tunisia’s Club Africain and that he is set for a medical at the club.

    “I am not aware of the renewed interest in me by Club Africain,” Mfon Udoh told AfricanFootball.com.

    “My club Enyimba are yet to tell me anything of such, likewise my representative. There has been no talk about me joining them. I only know they were interested in me during the last transfer period.”

    Mfon Udoh further distanced himself from the latest rumour when he said he is still in Nigeria and not in Tunisia for a medical with Club Africain.

    “I am here in Nigeria and not in Tunisia for a medical as they claim,” he told AfricanFootball.com

    He has at various times been linked to a move to Zamalek (Egypt), Esperance (Tunisia) and Club Africain(Tunisia) after he set a new goals’ record of 23 goals in the league last season.

    The Management of Sharks FC have declared two of its players missing from the club. They are Yomi Olaoke and Tayo Fabiyi.

    The General Manager of the team, Okey Kpaluku, who made this known in a statement made available to SportingLife by the club’s media officer, Peter Abaje, said  both players were last seen in camp after week 11 and 12 encounters in the league respectively.

    Kpaluku said the disappearance of both players, has further depleted the struggling side and wondered why the players will leave the club without informing the  officials despite the challenges facing the team.

    “How can players just disappear from camp without taking permission from the Management or Technical Crew.”

    “We cannot give account of the whereabout of these two players and just imagine the negative impact in the team, the season has been pretty rough for us,” Kpaluku said.

    He added that the players should know they have a contract with the club and as such have no choice but to return to camp.