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  • Ramon Azeez closer to La Liga action

    Ramon Azeez closer to La Liga action

    Ex-Flying Eagles skipper Ramon Azeez has moved closer to playing in the Spanish La Liga after his club Almeria won 1-0 away at Girona.

    In the first leg final play off on Wednesday, Charles, whose brace dashed Chrisantus Maculey’s hope in the semi-final, scored the only goal of the game in the 51st minute.

    Almeria need just a draw in the return leg on Saturday to grab the promotion ticket. Elche and Villarreal, who parade Nigeria striker Ikechukwu Uche, have already won automatic promotion to the Spanish top flight.

    Highly-rated central midfielder Azeez has played for both the main team and the youth team of Almeria since he joined up with them in 2011 after the U20 World Cup in Colombia.

    Galatasaray are considering their options in the defensive midfield position after talks with Juventus over a transfer for Felipe Melo hit a stalemate.

  • IK Uche’s Villareal returns to La Liga

    IK Uche’s Villareal returns to La Liga

    Nigeria international striker, Ike Uche, has returned to play in the Spanish top flight with Villarreal.

    Villarreal beat Almeria 1-0 on Sunday to record 74 points and finish second behind second division champions Elche to make an instant return to La Liga after its relegation the previous season.

    Uche scored 14 goals to finish as his club’s top scorer in their successful campaign to return to the top flight, MTNFootball.com reports.

    The 29-year-old striker has played in La Liga with Zaragoza, Getafe and Granada, where he was on loan from Villarreal.

    Almeria, who parade former Nigeria U-20 skipper Ramon Azeez, and Las Palmas, who has Macauley Chrisantus, will play off for the final promotion slot from the Spanish Segunda Division.