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  • Omeruo out of Kasimpasa’s game

    Omeruo out of Kasimpasa’s game

    •Due to yellow cards

    SUPER Eagles defender, Kenneth Omeruo has informed that he will not be available for Kasimpasa’s next game owning to card suspension.

    Kasimpasa host Konyaspor next weekend at the Recep Tayyip Erdogan Stadyumu.

    The on-loan Chelsea defender picked up his fourth yellow card of the season in the 56th minute as his team defeated  Osmalispor by a lone goal.A delighted Omeruo posted on his facebook page, “Thanks for all your wishes. We won away from home. Unfortunately I will miss the next game do to yellow cards ?, but yeah great result.”

    The victory moved his team to the 6th spot in the Turkish Sup Lig.

  • Omeruo urges Eaglets to keep up the good work

    Omeruo urges Eaglets to keep up the good work

    Kenneth Omeruo has congratulated the Golden Eaglets for qualifying for the quarter – final of the FIFA Under 17 World Cup.

    The Chelsea loanee, who played for Nigeria at the 2009 edition of the tournament, has urged the boys to keep firing on all cylinders.

    “Congratulations to the Nigerian under 17 boys who trashed Australia 6-0 to get to the quarter finals.. Keep going boys, ” Omeruo tweeted on Thursday morning.

    The central defender has also congratulated Middlesbrough, the club he spent last season on loan, for knocking out Manchester United from the Capital One Cup.

    He said : “Another big congrats to @Boro great game yesterday and an amazing result against Manchester United. ”

    Kenneth Omeruo  has resumed full training with Kasimpasa after recovering from a hamstring complaint but only made the substitutes bench against Bursaspor.

     

  • Eagles won’t miss Moses, says Oliseh

    Eagles won’t miss Moses, says Oliseh

    •Omeruo too

    Super Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh has said that Victor Moses’ absence in the double header international friendly matches against Congo DR and Cameroun in Mons and Denderleeuw will not affect the team.

    Moses, who was in action for his London club West Ham United in a 2-2 draw against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light in Saturday’s English Premier League for 55th minute, said he was pulling out in a precautionary move against injury.

    Earlier, Turkey–based defender Kenneth Omeruo was ruled out of the matches owing to injury.

    Oliseh, while regretting this setback, assured that the team have enough good quality options to fill the gaps left by both players.

    “We have no choice now but to work with the other players who are available,” Oliseh said.

    “The fact that the other batch of players from home were not issued their visas last week is also setting us back because we would really want to take advantage of the time to put in a lot of work.”

    Meanwhile, reports from Turkish club Kasimpasa suggest Kenneth Omeruo will be out for just two weeks, allaying fears in certain quarters that the injury could keep the defender out for a long time.

    Omeruo is, therefore, expected to be back in the Super Eagles group in November for Nigeria’s 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying fixture against the winner of the Djibouti/Swaziland first round fixture.

  • Omeruo ready for ‘tough’ Tanzania’s challenge

    Omeruo ready for ‘tough’ Tanzania’s challenge

    Nigerian International Kenneth Omeruo believes the Super Eagles has the depth and character to upset the Tanzania Taifa Stars at home on Saturday.

    The Kasimpasa defender pointed to both team work and cohesion as the key pillars that will work against Tanzania in the 2017 African Nations Cup qualifier slated for Tanzania capital.

    “We have a tough game against Tanzania, whom we don’t know well, but we have one purpose as a team and that’s to win the game on Saturday.

    “Millions of eyes are glued to our young squad but I believe we have the pedigree and we can rise up to the occasion. I don’t know any player in the Tanzanian squad but after the team talk later tonight our strategy for the game will be put in motion and hopefully we will go back home with the important points,” Omeruo told supersport.com after the team’s last training session.

    “The mood in camp is very positive. We want to build on that and give our new coach Sunday Oliseh his first international victory,” he added.

  • Chelsea loanee Omeruo wants to be great in Turkey

    Chelsea loanee Omeruo wants to be great in Turkey

    Chelsea loanee Kenneth Omeruo has told AfricanFootball.com he hopes to soon hit top form at Turkish club Kasimpasa after impressing in the team’s first two games.

    Omeruo was recently picked in a Turkish league Team of the Week on account of his stunning form.

    “It is great to be selected (in Team of the Week) I must say, but my confidence was already built before I came to Turkey. I just need to keep working hard and thinking of helping my team positively for me to achieve greatness,” Omeruo told AfricanFootball.com.

    The Nigeria defender said he is concentrating on getting better as the league progresses.

     “I won’t say I have fully fitted into the style of play here yet.  But I am adapting fast. As a team we are keeping our concentration,” Omeruo told AfricanFootball.com.

    “I am happy with the selection. It feels good to play and be appreciated for one’s efforts.

    “We have one more game before the international break. We have to try and get points from the average teams so as to stay in the top bracket.”

  • Omeruo relishes first-team action

    Omeruo relishes first-team action

    Nigeria international Kenneth Omeruo has told AfricanFootball.com he is looking forward to a regular first-team action with his new Turkish club Kasimpasa. The 21-year-old Chelsea defender is on loan to Kasimpasa.

    The AFCON 2013 winner said he is now looking forward to a great time with the Istanbul club when the season starts on August 15. Kasimpasa’s opening day fixture will be away to Gaziantepspor.

    “I am really excited with the deal to Kasimpasa. I am hoping to get a lot of game time with the club and also help the club achieve success when the season starts,” Omeruo told AfricanFootball.com.

    Kasimpasa could make Omeruo’s move permanent should the Nigeria defender impress during his loan spell.

    And now Omeruo stands a better chance of remaining in the Eagles setup after new coach insisted his players must be featuring regularly in the top leagues in Europe.

  • Kasimpasa have option to buy Omeruo after loan

    Kasimpasa have option to buy Omeruo after loan

    Turkish Super League side Kasimpasa have an option to buy Chelsea defender Kenneth Omeruo after his season-long loan deal.

    Kasimpasa, who once paraded Nigeria international Uche Kalu, finished 13th in the Turkish top flight last season. AfricanFootball.com first broke the player’s loan switch to Turkey.

    Nigeria international Omeruo does not have a future at Chelsea after loan spells at Dutch club ADO Den Haag and Middlesbrough.

    The 21-year-old stopper, who was variously linked with Celtic, Lille and Granada, announced his switch to Turkey on his Instagram page.

    “New challenge #Kasimpasa,” Omeruo announced.

    His adviser, Conleth Chika Akujobi, further confirmed the player’s transfer to Turkey.

  • Omeruo linked with Kasimpasa

    Omeruo linked with Kasimpasa

    The young Chelseadefender and Nigeria international Kenneth Omeruo has been linked with a move to Kasimpasa by Eurosport.

    The report states that Kasimpasa want to hire the youngster on a season long loan. The Istanbul based squad are understood to be close to reaching an agreement with both Chelsea and Omeruo.

    The centre-back who can also play at right-back has already made 21 appearances for the Nigerian national team.

    Omeruo has spent the past two seasons at Middlesbrough on loan. The 21-year-old provided one assist in 22 appearances for Boro last season.

    The Nigerian international has also been linked with, Lille, Granada ve Celtic gibi takimlar ile de aniliyordu.

    Kasimpasa finished the Süper Lig in 13th place last season and are managed by Riza Çalimbay. The Pasalar recently signed the Bulgarian left back Vasil Bozhikov.

  • Omeruo, Moses not wanted at Chelsea

    Omeruo, Moses not wanted at Chelsea

       • Classified as second string players

    Nigerian international duo of Kenneth Omeruo and Victor Moses would be playing away from Stamford Bridge next season if the news coming from the London club is anything to go by.

    Omeruo was among the 31 returning loanees at the club’s training ground, Cobham, on Monday after a loan spell at various different clubs last season.

    According to reports in the English Press yesterday, Chelsea will place Omeruo, Moses and 29 other loanees in a special ‘loan squad’ for pre-season, away from the main group as they look to find new clubs.

    It was gathered from the club’s training camp that Eddie Newton, technical coach of Chelsea’s youth development programme and assistant Paulo Ferreira, will lead a squad comprising of players not wanted by Jose Mourinho’s touring first-team selection.

    Mourinho is back at work this week to begin preparations for Chelsea’s Barclays Premier League title defence. One of his first jobs before the first team depart for their pre-season tour next week is working out who to take to the United States.

    Chelsea’s list of retained players released last month, revealed that 72 were still contracted to the Stamford Bridge side, the largest roster of any English club.

    “We would have loved to have all the players back because we still see them as part of the club,’ Newton said about the pre-season group. ‘Sometimes it’s not possible because the deal’s been made with another club so therefore, best case scenario, they go to their new club.

    ‘Then Jose will take some on tour with him, it’s their chance to impress the manager and make sure that he understands why they are there.

    ‘Then the other scenario is that they come with me and Paulo and they come for pre-season as a group and we put them through their paces and slowly but surely they start dripping, falling out, because obviously the deal has been made and therefore, they go to their new club on loan.’

  • Omeruo thanks Keshi for believing in him

    Omeruo thanks Keshi for believing in him

     

    Chelsea defender Kenneth Omeruo has thanked national team boss Stephen Keshi for believing in him after he was selected in the 2-0 win over Chad yesterday as Nigeria began their 2017 AFCON qualifiers on a clean slate.

    The 21-year-old, who spent last season on loan at Championship side Middleborough was paired alongside debutant William Troost-Ekong and together they marshaled the three-time Nations Cup Champions defense to a clean sheet in Keshi’s first game in charge after he was reappointed as manager of the team.

    Warri Wolves powerhouse Gbolohan Salami opened scoring for the Nigerian team in the 63rd minutes before Watford striker Odion Ighalo scored from the penalty spot to make it 2-0 for the Super Eagles despite Ogenyi Onazi seeing red in the encounter.

    Omeruo posted on his Twitter handle:  ‘Am so happy for today’s victory especially for the manager Stephen Keshi for his believe in me and on the team. I can only give my heart out.’

    Omeruo also hailed the support of fans inside the Ahmadu Bello stadium who cheered the team on even after a goalless first half.

    ‘Great atmosphere today..Great support..3 points claimed..Thanks to all our fans,’he tweeted.

    Nigeria will next be in action on September 4 when they travel to Tanzania to face the Taifa Stars.