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  • Fiorentina 2-2 Udinese: Success rescues point for  Italian club

    Fiorentina 2-2 Udinese: Success rescues point for  Italian club

    Forgotten Super Eagles striker, Isaac Success was in action for 32 minutes as Udinese grabbed a 2-2 draw against Fiorentina in a Serie A tie played yesterday.

    Success who featured in his 17th  game of the season replaced Lorenzo Lucca in the 58th minute with the game at 1-1 apiece as at the time.

    Sandi Lovric put the visitors ahead in the 10th minute before the home team drew level through Lucas  Beltran in the 55th minute.

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    Florian Thauvin netted again in the 73rd minute to put Udinese 2-1 up but M’bala Ngola restored parity for the home team in the 87th minute.

    Success who is still in search of his first goal of the season having scored last on 23rd April, 2023.

  • Eagles’ defender Troost-Ekong agrees deal with Udinese

    Things are certainly looking up for Nigerian players after the world cup in Russia, crashing out in the first round notwithstanding.
    Super Eagles defender William Troost-Ekong has agreed terms with Italian Seria A side Udinese .

    The Bursaspor defender who welcomed his new baby shortly after the world cup agreed terms with Udinese on Wednesday according to Sky Sport Italia. Troost-Ekong who turns 25 next month moved to Bursaspor a year ago for €1m, having previously played for Tottenham Hotspur, Groningen, Dordrecht, KAA Gent and Haugesund.
    Born in the Netherlands of Nigerian descent, Troost-Ekong played for Holland at Under-19 and Under-21 level, but eventually chose to represent Nigeria.
    He has been capped 24 times by Nigeria and put a good effort at the world cup despite Super Eagles early exit.
    Only few weeks back two goals hero at the Russia 2018 Ahmed Musa who equally welcomed a baby just after the world cup moved to Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr where he has already opened a goal account, while Chelsea’s Kenneth Omeruo secured contract extension with the Blues but will continue on the road as usual after another loan move to Spanish side Leganes, the 6th of such loan moves since he joined the Stamford Bridge landlords in 2012

  • Del Neri gets Udinese sack letter

    Del Neri gets Udinese sack letter

     

    Luigi Del Neri has been sacked as Udinese head coach after the club lost eight of their first 12 Serie A matches, with Massimo Oddo expected to take over.

    The 67-year-old was hired in October 2016 after Udinese’s poor start to the 2016-17 campaign, eventually leading the club to a 13th-placed finish, as they escaped the drop.

    Del Neri was given a new one-year contract for keeping Udinese up, but they have underwhelmed again at the start of the new season, collecting just 12 points from as many games, with a 1-0 home defeat to Cagliari on Sunday proving the last straw.

    That loss leaves Udinese just three points above the bottom three and they face in-form league leaders Napoli this weekend.

    Former Italy and AC Milan right-back Oddo is expected to be announced as Del Neri’s replacement, the 41-year-old having been out of work since being dismissed by Pescara – who he had previously guided to Serie A promotion – in February.

    meanwhile in the English Premier league, Everton forward Oumar Niasse has been charged by FA for alledgedly diving.

    Oumar Niasse is the first Premier League player to face retrospective punishment for simulation under new Football Association rules.

    Niasse won a sixth-minute penalty, converted by Leighton Baines, after Scott Dann was adjudged to have fouled him by referee Anthony Taylor during Saturday’s 2-2 draw at Selhurst Park.

    Replays suggested contact was minimal and the FA has charged Niasse – who scored his sixth goal of the season later in the match – for “successful deception of a match official”.

    Niasse must respond by 18:00 GMT on Tuesday to the charge, which will land him with a two-match ban if upheld.

    Niasse, 27, would not be the first player in English football to be punished under the regulations introduced for the 2017-18 season.

    Shaun Miller of League Two side Carlisle United was suspended after he won a penalty during September’s 3-3 draw against Wycombe Wanderers.

    Bristol City defender Bailey Wright also spent two matches on the sidelines due to his part in a clash with Fulham’s Aboubakar Kamara, who was sent off in an October Championship match at Craven Cottage.

    Everton are still playing under caretaker manager David Unsworth and lie 16th in the Premier League, with games against Southampton and West Ham coming on the back of Thursday’s Europa League match with Atalanta.

  • Watford, Udinese, track Eaglets duo

    Watford, Udinese, track Eaglets duo

    English Premier League side Watford, Serie A outfit Udinese and La Liga’s Granada are tracking David Enogela and Joel Osikel, who featured for Nigeria at last year’s FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile.

    “Watford, Udinese and Granada are owned by the same Italian family and they are interested in David (Enogela) and Joel (Osikel),”a source told africanFootball.com.

    “The documentation they asked for has been finally sent to them and it is left for their officials to decide on what next.”

    The duo are midfielders with Enogela playing in all seven matches as Nigeria won a fifth U-17 World Cup November, while Osikel featured in two matches.

  • Chelsea, Udinese,Olympiakos chase Nwakali

    Chelsea, Udinese,Olympiakos chase Nwakali

    • As Man City, West Ham pull out of race

    Allnigeriasoccer.com can exclusively report that Chelsea are leading the race to sign Golden Eaglets sensation Kelechi Nwakali but face serious competition from Udinese, Olympiakos and one of the powerhouses of Portuguese football.

    Manchester City and West Ham have both been credited with an interest for the talented teenager but it can be revealed that they have pulled out of the race due to problems they will encounter in securing a work permit for the player, while there have not been any positive feedback from Arsenal.

    “We are in contact with Chelsea, Udinese and Olympiakos. We have to wait and discuss with all the clubs, then, decide with the family and academy, ” Klay Ekeocha told allnigeriasoccer.com.

    “Udinese made a ridiculous offer of 800,000 euros for the Most Valuable Player of the FIFA U-17 World Cup.”

    The Belgian – based agent added: “We are working hard for the player, his family and academy. City and West Ham are no longer involved because of work permit issues.

    “We got in touch with Arsenal and there’s no feedback yet.”

    According to FIFA, Nwakali was the standout player at the FIFA U-17s after helping the Golden Eaglets win the tourney for the fifth time, with three goals and three assists to his name in seven matches.

  • Udinese joins race for Egwuekwe

    Udinese joins race for Egwuekwe

    Udinese Calcio has reportedly enquired about the services of Warri Wolves central defender, Azubuike Egwuekwe.

    The Serie A side, according to sl10.ng, faces competition for the 25-year-old as English Championship side, Watford, is also interested in signing the big defender.

    The report says his Nigerian club is willing to do business with serious clubs that want the services of the Super Eagles defender.

    The defender will cost between £100,000 and €200,000, sl10.ng says.

    Egwuekwe came through the Yerima Strikers football system and also played for Nasarawa United in the past.