Nigeria solves midfielder Mba's travel problems

LONDON - Nigeria team officials said Thursday they had solved midfielder Sunday Mba's travel problems and he had joined up with the World Cup squad in London in time for its departure for the United States.

Team spokesman Ben Alaiya said that Mba's visa to travel to the U.K. had expired. His French club Bastia then requested he report to France, diverting his planned trip from Nigeria to Britain.

The Nigeria Football Federation put in urgent requests with British embassy authorities in the Nigerian capital Abuja and then Paris and Mba's travel documents were renewed, allowing him to report to Corsica-based Bastia before meeting up with his Nigerian teammates.

Why Mba’s deal fell through – Wolves

Nigeria international Sunday Mba did not sign with French second division side CA Bastia because they offered him a “slave deal”.

Top Warri Wolves officials told MTNFootball.com that they were forced to pull the plug on Mba’s move to Europe at the last minute after they went through a contract that they claimed was not favourable to the player.

But those behind the Bastia deal have also countered quickly, saying Wolves officials were all about the cash they will make and not the player’s career.

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Work Permit Stops Mba Stoke Move

EPL side Stoke City will not consider a move for Sunday Mba as he did not play enough games for Nigeria to be granted a work permit.  Netherlands-based agent Richard Umejei told MTN Football that a proposed move to the EPL for Mba fell through because in the last two years, the player has only played 10 of the 20 internationals involving Nigeria.

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Sunday Mba Ranked 24th Best Player In The World By Goal.com

Sunday mba have been awarded the 24th best player in 2013 ahead of the likes of Ibrahimovic, suarez, isco,mata and lampard. Hazard and Oscar didnt even make the list MESSI is the world best player this year more info at

A first-time entry for both player and country, Sunday Mba has been Nigeria’s revelation over the last year.

The midfielder’s inclusion, along with five other home-based players, in Nigeria’s Africa Cup of Nations squad raised eyebrows but the 24-year-old played better than many of the nation’s more heralded foreign contingent.

Warri Wolves & Rangers ironed out their contentious on Mba

Warri Wolves and Rangers International of Enugu have ironed out the contentious transfer of Super Eagles striker, Sunday Mba. Mba will remain a player of the Delta State pampered Warri Wolves, but he will play for Rangers until the end of the season in September, when he will likely move to Europe.

“We’ve taken this important step to enable Mba continue with his young career and not to hinder his progress.

“Warri Wolves own the player and full transfer rights, the club decided to let him stay with Rangers on loan and return to Warri at the end of the season.

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Mba Ready To Debut For Rangers In The CAF Champions League.

Sunday Mba could well be cleared by Rangers in time for the AFCON 2013 hero to have the chance of debuting for the Enugu club in the CAF Champions League against Angola’s Recreativo do Libolo.
Rangers host Recreativo on Sunday in a second round clash that will qualify the winner to feature in the group stage of the competition.

According to information gathered on MTNFootball.com, Mba, goalkeeper Chigozie Agbim, as well as Emmanuel Daniel from Shooting Stars have been retained in the training camp ahead of Sunday’s match pending a resolution with their respective clubs on their transfer.

Sunday Mba Sad Over Nigeria’s Slide - FIFA Rankings

Super Eagles midfielder, Sunday Mba has voiced his displeasure at the latest monthly rankings released by world football governing body, FIFA.

Nigeria dropped one place in the classification for March as their 757 ranking points saw the African champions slip to 31st in the world and fourth in Africa behind the Ivory Coast, Ghana and Mali.

Nigeria were previously ranked 30th after racking up 775 points but slipped a solitary place after a less-than-fruitful month following a 1-1 draw against Kenya in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying game in Calabar.

Mba, who impressed for the Super Eagles at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, however does not believe the draw against the Kenyans is enough to see Nigeria drop in the rankings.

Ownership tussle: let me choose, Sunday Mba pleads

Embattled Super Eagles’ midfield player, Sunday Mba has begged the two clubs fighting over him to let him pick the club he want s to play for and continue enjoying his best football form since helping the Super Eagles to win the last Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa.

Mba who scored the winner against Cote d’ Ivoire in the quarter-finals of the 2013 Afcon as well as the lone goal that fetched Nigeria her third Afcon in South Africa on Sunday, February 10th, 2013, has been involved in a controversial transfer and ownership tussle between the last club he played for which is the Warri Wolves and his former club Rangers International which the Nigeria Federation has set up a 4-Man Committee to look into.

Warri Wolves and Enugu Rangers In Serious Battle over the ownership of Sunday Mba.

Following his impressive display at the recently concluded 2013 African Cup of Nations, AFCON, two Nigerian clubs Warri Wolves and Enugu Rangers are in battle over the ownership of Sunday Mba.

While Mba played for the Super Eagles at the 2013 AFCON in South Africa, the midfielder was referred to as a Warri Wolves player by the commentators and other media personalities profiling the player. But after the AFCON victory and a performance that could earn him a club abroad, Rangers have declared that Sunday Mba is their bonafide player contrary to the claims by Warri Wolves, where he last played.

Keshi told us to prove him right – Mba

Warri Wolves striker Sunday Mba says the Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi’s pep  talk with the players before the kick-off the South Africa 2013 Africa Cup of Nations  motivated  the team  to go the extra mile for the trophy.

Many dismissed the Eagles as no-hopers after Keshi named a 23-man squad largely made up of  domestic league and semi-professional players    for the championship.

And Keshi admitted that he had taken a big risk with his decision to exclude the likes of West Brom’s Osaze Odemwingie, on-loan Dynamo Kyiv’s Taye Taiwo,  Levante’s Obafemi Martins and Turkey-based Yussuf Ayila from the squad.