The much talked about Moses Simon wedding anniversary game took place yesterday with Friends of Moses Simon defeating Moderate/Ribadu Stars 3-1 at the Ribadu Cantonment football pitch.

One time golden boy of Nigeria football Rabiu Ibrahim opened scoring with a low freekick to give the Friends of Moses Simon a first a 1-0 lead going into the half time break.

In the second half Europe based stars like Suleiman Abdullahi of Eintracht Braunschweig in Germany, Emmanuel Edmund of Czech side Dukla Praha , Yusuf Musa of Sibenik and Abdullahi Alfa who plays in Latvia for Ventspils were replaced by other foreign based stars.

Gent Moses Simon, Kingsley Madu of Zulte Waregem and Michael Eneramo headline the list of second half substitutes for the Friends of Moses Simon, with top scorer in the Nigeria Premier League Godwin Obaje coming in as well.

Local boy Simon expectedly gets a roar whenever he is on the ball, and his dribbling further endeared him to the crowd especially his near perfect link up with child hood friend Obaje.

However their less fancied opponents stunned them when they pulled a goal back, thanks to a lovely chip from the half way line to bring scores to 2-1, shortly after KuPS Aliyu Abubakar has given his side a two goal lead.

Etoile du Sahel bound Godwin Obaje put the game beyond the reach of Ribadu/Moderate all stars when he rifled in a third goal for his side in front of nearly 10,000 fans.

Nigeria U-17 World Cup winning defender Lukman Zakari, As Trencin duo of Maduka Udeh and Reuben Gabriel were on for the entire duration of the game, with former Nigeria U-20 captain Abdul Ajagun of Roda Jc also on show.

Thompson Ekpe of Molde was towering in the middle for his team, but Rabiu Ibrahim lead the top performers with his tricks flicks and dribbles with Zakari also showing his class with composed defending even when under pressure.

Super Eagles midfielder Oghenekaro Etebo posted a five star performance for newly promoted Portuguese side CD Feirense against FC Porto in their 1-1 draw in the Portuguese Cup.

Etebo was ran rings round Porto in the midfield acting as a link between his team defence and attack, and showed his other side with well hit set pieces through out the duration of the game.

He clearly showed his strength in duels and in keeping possession for his team in the midfield, and his ball recovery also caught the eyes, in a display which clearly showed his high level as opposed to his teammates.

The 21 year old brought out a smart stop from Porto’s goalkepper Orlando Sa with a well hit drive which was sailing into the net before the save from the understudy to Iker Cassilas.

Although he failed to get on the score sheet, his overall display this season has been very impressive, especially in the area of free kicks where he has been exceptional in his deliveries.

Reports reaching Owngoalnigeria.com has it that Nigeria youth international Douglas Uzama has been killed by suspected cultist in Benin City, Edo State Nigeria.

Uzama was a part of the all conquering Nigeria U-17 team of 2015 and also played for the U-20 team during their ill fated attempt to qualify for next year Africa Youth Championship.

Last season he represented newly promoted Nigeria Premier League side Gombe United, where he was part of the defence line that helped the team gain promotion.

He was reportedly shot by the clutist in same South South region of Nigeria, where another professional footballer Izu Joseph was shot and killed in a cultist den according to a statement from the military.

More details shortly…..

Fit Again Nigeria Olympic forward Junior Ajayi was once again on target for his Egyptian side Al-Ahly in their 2-0 win over Zamalek in the Cairo derby.

The match largely regarded as the biggest league game in Egyptian football started on a sound note for Al-Ahly when former Zamalek man Moamen Zakaria gave them the lead in the 22nd minute.

Al-Ahly dominated the game but failed to add to their tally in the first 45 minutes, no thanks to some wayward finish by the front men of the table toppers in Egypt.

Big money buy Junior Ajayi who only recently returned back from a knock sustained in their previous game was introduced as a substitute in the 85th minute.

Four minutes later, the former Shooting stars forward proved his money worth with his team second goal in the 89th minute to seal a comfortable win for his side.