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BOLTON COACHES STORM LAGOS FOR COD
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Coaches from English Premier League side Bolton Wanderers will arrive Nigeria next week to facilitate the COD Soccer schools clinic at the club's academy grounds in Lagos Ijaw boy has been informed.
Coaches Mick Wild and Mark Willis, who have been in Nigeria for the same purpose on previous occasions will take registered youngsters and specialist youth coaches through drills and training sessions.
Speaking ahead of the coaching clinic, Wild expressed his delight returning to Nigeria to help impart his knowledge of the game on the emerging youngsters who featured at the Iber Cup in Portugal in April.
"I am very excited about returning to Nigeria. We had so much fun last time out and we are happy to return again." Wild began.
"There is so much playing and coaching talent in Nigeria and we are more than happy to partner with COD United to give these talents the best opportunity to develop." he added.
Mark Willis also added:"What I really enjoyed the last time we visited was not just the sessions and drills, I was really impressed with the professionalism and organisation at COD United.
"It was no different from what obtains in Europe. I am looking forward to working with the kids again. Who knows, in a few years time, I could be saying I had the pleasure of coaching one these young men when they fulfill their potential and become super stars."
Ayodeji Adegbenro, Director of football at COD United also said the soccer camp has become a permanent fixture on the COD calendar.
"We do these 3 times a year and that will continue because we can see the results already. The boys who perform really will have the opportunity to undergo further training at Bolton.
"The last group of boys who travelled came back and you could see the difference in attitude and technique. Developing young men into great individuals and footballers in a huge part of what we do here and that wouldn't change."
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Wednesday, August 31, 2011
ADELEYE JOINS TAVRIYA ON A THREE YEAR DEAL

SC Tavriya Simferopol has completed the signing of Metallurg Donetsk and Nigerian defender Ayodele Adeleye on a three-year deal Complete Sports can report.
Adeleye who had a brilliant debut season in the Ukrainian top flight joined Semen Altman's side for a reported fee of £2.5m, alongside arrival Alexander Pischur who signed from Volyn.
The former Sparta Rotterdam player could make his debut after the international break in their home game against high-flying Kryvbas at the Respublikanskiy stadium on the 9th September after successfully under-going medicals at the club before jetting in for national assignments.
"Right from the first moment they made enquiries about me I've had good feelings about the move but Metallurg Donetsk didn't want me to move following my performance in my debut season for the club last season," Adeleye revealed.
"Tavriya is a big club anyway but I have left to join a bigger club in Ukraine and it is all about the opportunity to win laurels and play in European competition and I can achieve that here now being a player at the club,"
The former Beijing Olympic silver medalist who rejected lucrative offers from two unnamed clubs in Russia earlier in the transfer window scored three goals in 32 appearances for Metallurg last season and has been called up by Super Eagles coach Samson Siasia for the Nations Cup qualifier against Madagascar and Argentina.
We Will Play For Pride
Ameobi to play in mask on return from cheek injury
Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Shola Ameobi could return to the Newcastle side to face Everton wearing a face mask. The striker fractured a cheekbone during the 1-0 defeat to Fulham last month and flew to America to see a specialist who fitted him with the protective face guard.
Ameobi returned to full-contact training on Tuesday and has been trying to get comfortable with his new headgear. He could be joined in the squad for Saturday's game by Stephen Ireland who is keen to make his debut for Newcastle after his loan move there from Aston Villa.
"Shola has trained with the rest of the group for the first time and so has Stephen Ireland, but we'll not make a final decision on whether they are able to play some part against Everton until Thursday," said the club's manager Alan Pardew. "It is looking good, though, and both have reacted positively in training.
"Shola has had a week with the mask, just getting used to it. There was no point getting him to wear the mask, ask him to play and he wasn't comfortable with it. He has to have that confidence it is going to protect him so he can throw himself around as usual.
"The guy who has designed the mask has done so loads of times before with basketball players and that is a far more risky sport when it comes to elbows in the face and injuries like this. But Shola still had to try it out, he's done that now and it would be great to have him involved at the weekend.
"I'll have to have a chat with him on Thursday, check he is comfortable and ask him whether he wants to play. I'm pretty sure he will, but it has to be his decision."
Ireland is yet to make his debut for Newcastle after his loan move while the midfielder started only six games for Aston Villa earlier in the season. He has not played since 6 December because of a knee injury but Pardew is keen for the 24-year-old to join on a full-time basis.
"It's a big opportunity for Stephen here," said Pardew. "He has enjoyed himself so far, has settled in well and this is a chance for him to show what he can do.
"Stephen didn't get much of a chance at Aston Villa for one reason or another, but he is a quality player. He will give us an extra goal threat from midfield and he can play in several different positions.
"We are interested in doing something in the summer which would make the move permanent, but a lot of water has to go under the bridge first. We have to see what Stephen does and we would have to talk to Villa about what they want to do. Let's just see how he does first."