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  • Taye Taiwo seals Bursaspor deal

    Taye Taiwo seals Bursaspor deal

    •Says I came here to win the title

    NEW Bursaspor recruit Taye Taiwo, is fit as a fiddle. The 28 – year – old Nigeria international underwent medical examination at Acibadem Bursa Hospital on Saturday morning and passed it in flying colors.

    This means the green and white, who will represent Turkey in next season’s Champions League, have been given the green-light to proceed with the acquisition of the full back.

    Taye Taiwo underwent blood, orthopedics, cardiology, ophthalmology, dental and lung testing.

    He penned a three – year contract with Bursaspor on Friday night, and was introduced to the press and fans at a ceremony which started at 13:00 hours Nigeria time on Saturday.

    ” I am very happy to be here. It is one of the important points of my career.

    ” I am also happy to see Bursaspor fans here. I would like to thank you for that and it feels like home here.

    ” I know the team very well, also my team mates. I know also my head coach Mr. Karaman. Club is really successful and I came here to win the title.

    ” I am a professional player. I want to do my best on the pitch. Of course I would like to score like I did before,” said Taiwo to the official website.

    He continued: ” I know about Bursaspor fans. I came here to play with heart for the fans. I played for Marseille before. Fans were also have passion there.

    ”I want to bring the championship back here together with your support.”

    Taye Taiwo will link up with his new teammates for pre – season training in Austria on Tuesday.

  • Agent screams ! Taiwo won’t join Inter Milan

    Agent screams ! Taiwo won’t join Inter Milan

    Fabio Parisi, the agent of Nigeria international Taye Taiwo, has denied trending reports that his client has signed a two – year contract with Inter Milan.

    Parisi told Italian website, FCInterNews.it: ”This is a nightmare. There is nothing true and Taye will not play for Inter next season. I do not understand where they came out with this kind of news from.”

    28 – year – old Taye Taiwo has been linked with Lille, Rubin Kazan as well as clubs in Portugal, Turkey and England in the summer transfer market.

    His contract with AC Milan expires at the end of the 2013 – 2014 season.

  • POOR ATTITUDE COST OSAZE, TAYE TAIWO EAGLES’ SHIRTS

    POOR ATTITUDE COST OSAZE, TAYE TAIWO EAGLES’ SHIRTS

    •Keshi insists on discipline

    POOR ATTITUDE cost top stars Osaze Odemwingie and Taye Taiwo a chance to fight for a place on the Eagles squad to the 2013 AFCON.

    MTNFootball.com specially learnt that Keshi defended his decision to drop Osaze and Taye Taiwo by citing the players’ attitude with particular reference to the Nations Cup qualifier in February in Rwanda.

    West Brom star striker Odemwingie was pulled off because he was below par, while Taiwo also posted a stinker as the Eagles posted a lacklustre goalless draw in Kigali.

    Both players took exception to being hauled off the pitch and Odemwingie, for one, admitted this in a recent radio interview.

    “Osaze confronted Keshi and told him that it was an insult for him to be so substituted as a senior player,” an official informed MTNFootball.com

    “We all know that Osaze is a big mouth and his attitude under various other national team coaches has not been exemplary. Osaze has stood up to Eagles coaches, from Eguavoen to Lagerback and Siasia.

    “Taiwo also threw caution to the wind after a very poor game in Kigali with a tirade aimed at the coaches and the entire team.”

    Keshi, it was learnt, has forgiven both players after they showed remorse leading up to the AFCON, but he has insisted he would prefer to be in South Africa without them.

    ‘The Big Boss’ wants to be in full charge of his dressing room at all times. Ukraine-based Taiwo begged for a second chance in his phone conversion with Keshi and lately he tried to put more pressure on the coach by taking his case to the people’s court via the media.

  • Taiwo, Haruna thrill Lagos fans

    Dynamo Kiev duo of Taye Taiwo and Lukman Haruna were part of the star studded side that took on Westerloo Academy in an exhibition match in Lagos on Friday.

    Top stars like Dele Adeleye, Ayila Yusuf, Dele Ajiboye, John Dosu, Gbolahan Salami and the Denmark legion consisting of in-form Jude Nworuh and Sylvester Igboun were all part of the players that thrilled soccer fans at the Ojodu Berger area of Lagos on Friday.

    Westerloo Academy owned and managed by former Super Eagles goalkeeper Dosu Joseph showed they have a bright future ahead of them as they were able to emerge as 1-0 winners against the All-Stars team.

    The lone goal for Westerloo was scored in the first half as the fans at the football pitch were reeling with smiles getting to see their football idols live.

  • Taiwo fears Eagles’ AFCON crash

    Taiwo fears Eagles’ AFCON crash

    Super Eagles defender, Taye Taiwo, has warned that the team will fail at next year’s Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa if the players do not play together.

    “If we can’t play as a team, work for each other, we can’t win anything in South Africa.

    “We must sacrifice for each other and then we stand a good chance of winning the competition,” MTNFootball.com quoted the former Olympique Marseille defender as saying in an interview on Wednesday.

    The Eagles, who had won the AFCON twice, will play in Group C alongside the defending champions Zambia, Burkina Faso and Ethiopia.

    Taiwo also said he would be delighted to return to the Super Eagles in time for the AFCON.

    The Dynamo Kiev wing back has not been considered by Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi since a shambolic performance against Rwanda in Kigali in February.

    However, there are now strong indications Keshi will give him another chance with the Eagles and Taiwo said he would be delighted to take it.