Enyeama Bags Red Card Against Rennes

Rennes moved level on points with Paris Saint-Germain at the top of Ligue 1 on Friday after a 1-1 home draw against ten-man Lille who had Nigerian goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama sent off.

The Brittany club are enjoying their finest ever start to a season as they improved to four wins, a draw and one defeat to take their 13th point alongside the defending champions who still lead on goal difference.

For Lille, the result is their fourth draw in six matches to go with one victory and a defeat as Herve Renard's men climb to tenth.

Enyeama Yet To Arrive At Eagles Camp Despite Monday Deadline

Despite a deadline of Monday, August 31 for all Super Eagles to hit camp for their trip to Tanzania, captain Vincent Enyeama has yet to arrive for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.

According to Team Coordinator Patrick Pascal, all the invited players have already reported at the Bolton White Apartment Camp of the team.

“Russia-based Ahmed Musa came in [Tuesday] evening and even trained. But the only player we are still expecting is the team captain Vincent Enyeama. The chief coach Sunday Oliseh expects him to report to camp unfailingly [on Wednesday] morning,”

Vincent Enyeama Stars For Lille Against Monaco

 Vincent Enyeama continued to underline his potential as one of the world’s best goalkeepers with a fine performance as Lille OSC held AS Monaco to a 0-0 draw on match day two in France’s Ligue 1 on Friday.

The 33-year-old was in supreme form at Stade Louis II as he produced top class saves to deny the Principality club what would have been a deserved win.

The highlight of the Super Eagles captain’s performance came in the second half when he dived spectacularly to beat out Ricardo Carvalho’s goal-bound effort in the 76th minute.

Lique 1: Lille 0-1 PSG: Watch The Goal & Highlights

Lille Signs Stoppila Sunzu On Loan Deal

French top flight club Lille have swooped for Zambia's 2012 Africa Cup of Nations winner Stoppila Sunzu on a season-long loan from Chinese side Shanghai Shenhua, the club announced Thursday.

The central defender, who scored the winning spot-kick in the 8-7 penalty shoot-out victory over Ivory Coast, previously played in France for Sochaux and links up again with former Zambia coach Herve Renard.

Lorient Place €12million Price Tag On Jordan Ayew

In-demand Ghana forward Jordan Ayew may likely be sold by Lorient for a reported fee of €12 million. The 22-year-old is currently under contract with the French Ligue 1 side until June 2018 after joining from Olympique Marseille for €4 million last summer.

Ayew became an instant hit with Les Merlus as his 12 goals and seven assists proved vital in the side's narrow escape from relegation at the end of the past season.

He has been a subject of open courting by new LOSC Lille coach Hervé Renard who has vowed to reunite with the son of the Ghana legend Abedi Pele he worked with as a loan player at Sochaux two seasons ago.

Vincent Enyeama's Golden Year (Goal)

Vincent Enyeama’s inclusion in the Goal 50 for 2014 comes as no surprise, but a year ago it would have triggered incredulous double-takes around the world.

The position of back-up goalkeeper is football’s most unwanted job. In any other position, rotation might be required due to the rigours of different competitions, but goalkeepers perform the most simplistic function: saving shots. The only way a back-up plays is if the first-choice gets injured or suffers a cataclysmic slide in form.

Super Eagles And Lille Goal Keeper Vincent Enyeama Wins Marc Vivien Foe Award For The Best African Player In Lique 1

Nigeria goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama has won the RFI - FRANCE 24 Marc-Vivien Foé Award for the best African player in the French Ligue 1 football championship for the 2013-14 season, it has been announced.

The Lille goalkeeper won out over Ivory Coast defender Serge Aurier (Toulouse FC) and Cameroon international player Henri Bedimo (Olympique Lyonnais).

Enyeama, 31, was picked by a jury composed of French football journalists after each member selected three names from a list of 10 players previously drawn up by the RFI and France 24 sports departments.

LILLE 1 Guingamp 0: Solomon Kalou Scores Late Winner For Lille

Lille tightened their grip on third place in Ligue 1 with a dramatic 1-0 injury time victory over Guingamp on Sunday.

Ivory Coast international Salomon Kalou came off the bench to prod the ball home in the 92nd minute to snatch three desperately needed points for Rene Girard's side.

The match appeared to be heading for a goalless draw before Kalou popped up inside the six yard box to knee the ball home following a corner from the right that led to a scramble.

LIQUE 1: PSG Extend Lead As Solomon Kalou Nets Hat-Trick For Lille

Paris Saint-Germain built an eight-point lead over Monaco at the top of Ligue 1 by defeating Marseille 2-0 on Sunday.

Brazilian left-back Maxwell received a pass from Zlatan Ibrahimovic to score with a low strike in the 50th minute. Edinson Cavani then doubled the lead by heading a cross from Gregory Van der Wiel into the bottom corner in the 79th minute.

The Uruguay forward was playing his first match since recovering from a thigh injury and replaced PSG winger Ezequiel Lavezzi in the 69th minute. Elsewhere, Salomon Kalou scored a hat trick to help Lille stay in third place with a 3-2 win at last-placed Ajaccio.

Enyeama Emerges Has Best Goal Keeper In Europe

Super Eagles Vice captain and Lille of France safe hands, Vincent Enyeama, has been picked as the best goalkeeper in the major leagues across Europe in the 2013/14 football season.

Research by supersport.com showed that the ratio of saves made to goals conceded by the Nigerian is by far and away the most impressive, compared to any goalkeeper at any football club in any of Europe’s top leagues this season.

The 31-year-old conceded eight goals in 19 league appearances for Lille OSC this season and was voted best player in Ligue 1 on two consecutive occasions ahead of stellar individuals like Thiago Silva, Edinson Cavani, Mathieu Valbuena, Radamel Falcao and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Enyeama’s saves made to goals conceded ratio stands at seven, well ahead those of established goalkeepers like Victor Valdés (FC Barcelona), Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus) and Morgan de Sanctis (AS Roma).

Vincent Enyeama extends Lille contract till 2017

Nigeria goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama, will stay at French Ligue 1 side, Lille OSC, for the next two seasons.
The announcement of the contract extension of the 31-year-old goalkeeper was made by the French club on their official website on Friday. Read more after the cut.......

Enyeama: I am enjoying the moment

A goal within two minutes into time added on by Nolan Roux gave Lille a priceless 1-0 win over Marseille in their Ligue 1 clash on Tuesday and consolidated their second spot in the table. Read more after the cut.....

French press compares Enyeama with Spider man

 After his recent and wonderful display which has helped him keep 11 clean sheets in the Lique1 Enyeama was recently described as the Spider man. Am sure  you know a Spider. Read more and see the Spider man picture after the cut......

MUST WATCH: See Enyeama's incredible save in his 11th clean sheet

                                                          and that's the Spider. #SUPERSAVE, #UNBELIEVABLE

HISTORY: Super Enyeama has just 4 mins to set French record

Super Eagles goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama will go into the history books if he does not concede in the first four minutes of Lille OSC’s next home game in Ligue 1 against Olympique Marseille on December 3 at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy (Villeneuve d'Ascq).Read more after the cut....

Enyeama extends clean sheets to 855mins

The clean sheets for Vincent Enyeama and Lille continued on Sunday as they beat Toulouse 1-0 to make it 855 minutes without conceding a league goal. The last time Lille conceded in the league was September 15 at home to Nice but have since kept nine straight clean sheets. Before the match, the Nigerian goalkeeper was presented with the Ligue 1 Player of the Month award for October. Keep going ......

Enyeama wins French Lique 1 Player of the Month

Following his tremendous performance for his French Lique1 side, Lille Metropole, Super Eagles assistant Captain and goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama, has been voted the best player in the league for the month of October. Enyeama topped the poll at 71 percent of votes, beating Sweden and PSG striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic who had only 19 percent, and his Uruguayan teammate Edinson Cavani on 10 percent. The 31-year-old shot-stopper produced an impressive performance in October, helping Lille claim three consecutive league games. With the addition of two other wins in November, they were able to climb to second place in the Ligue 1 table.
Enyeama, who was out of favour over the past seasons, hasn’t conceded any goals since the team’s 2-0 home defeat against Nice in the fifth matchday on 15 September. Congrats......

Vincent Enyeama set to make history in next Two matches

Super Eagles goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama is just two games away from going into the history books as one of the greatest goalkeepers in Ligue 1 as far as statistics go. The 31-year-old has kept eight consecutive clean sheets in 13 leagues games for Lille LOSC so far this term.
The Nigerian has thus gone 765 minutes in the league without conceding,183 minutes short of the record held by Paris Saint Germaine goalkeeper,Salvatore Sirigu holds the record in the French Ligue 1 for the longest time without conceding a goal. Enyeama will thus be hoping he remains invincible in goal on Sunday when Lille host Toulouse and next weekend away at Valenciennes. Go boss..... make history.........

Enyeama keeps Eleven clean sheets for Lille in Lique 1

Vincent Enyeama continued his fine run in the French club, Lille on Saturday night as they forced hosts Guingamp to a goalless draw at a rain soaked Stade du Roudourou. One of his biggest highlight of the night was a brilliant save in the 60th minute off Mustapha Yatabaré's header following a cross whipped by Reynald Lemaître from the left hand side of Lille’s defence before blocking Fatih Atik's attempt to break the deadlock. Last weekend, Enyeama had kept out Radamel Falcao and his team-mates time and again when his club hosted AS Monaco in a week 12 encounter. The last time he conceded a goal was against Nice which they lost 2-0 at home in a week 5 encounter. Lille are currently second with 27 points on the French league table. PSG keeper Salvatore Sirigu holds the record in the French Ligue 1 for the longest time without conceding a goal. His record lasted from November 17, 2012 to February 8, 2013.