Rasheed Olabiyi: It was great to train with Messi, battles Gerrard

Nigeria midfielder Rasheed Olabiyi has told Naijaboysabroad that he was excited and feel great to train with World best player Lionel Messi and as well honoured to play against Steven Gerrard and Robbie Keane in the MLS. The Houston Dynamo midfielder said it was a dream come true to play in the MLS, training with Messi, Mascherano, Tevez and Aguero as he look forward to get chance to play for Super eagles.

How do you feel to actualize your dream of playing abroad with Houston Dynamo? Glory be to God, I feel very happy about the move and I can say it's a dream come true for me because I always dream to play abroad. You have made impact in games you have played with assists how was it? I'm very excited with my contribution to the team and I thank God for that. I feel very happy and thankful for the opportunity given me to play. All the games are very important to me, I will continue to give my best to the club. You have played against Gerrard, Lampard and Keane, how do you feel facing these great players? It's a great honour for me to face these legends. They are great players that all young players are looking forward to and which to play against. I'm so happy for the opportunity. You have the opportunity of training with Lionel Messi and other stars in Argentina team, how do you feel? I am so excited about this. It's not everyday that one get such opportunity and chance. It is a thing of joy to me that I will cherish for long. It was great to be on same pitch with Messi, Aguero, Tevez and others training together.

Who are your role models? Paul Scholes. You played for Nigeria at the youth level, do you dream of eagles call up? Yes. It was great experience to have chance with the Nigeria junior teams. It's my dream to play for the Super eagle and I always believe my chance will come to play for the team soon. I will remain focussed with my team. What do you want to tell your fans? To all my fans. I thank them all for your great support and prayers. May Almighty God bless them all. Much love.

Anthony Ujah ends goal drought in style

Nigeria international Anthony Ujah returned to the business of scoring goals for his German Bundesliga side Werder Bremen on Saturday after he scored a brace in a 3-1 win over his former team Mainz. He opened the scoring in the 38th minute to give his team a 1-0 lead, before he doubled their lead in the 44th minute. He assisted for the third and fourth goals. Ujah who has not scored since his strike against Hoffenheim on 13th September, 2015, has now scored four goals for Bremen this season in the Bundesliga. He was replaced with Claudio Pizarro in the 82nd minute. His compatriot Leon Balogun played for Mainz in the game.