Efe Ambrose endured a personal Europa League nightmare as Celtic surrendered a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with Fenerbahce at Parkhead. Ronny Deila's side were cruising the Group A fixture through goals from Leigh Griffiths and Kris Commons until a horror mistake by the Nigeria defender two minutes from the break allowed substitute Fernandao to pull a goal back. The Brazilian striker, on in the ...Full Story »

Efe Ambrose will fly out to meet his Celtic team-mates on Wednesday morning after the Parkhead club discovered he was not banned for the first leg of their Champions League play-off against Maribor in Slovenia. The Nigeria defender was sent off in the 4-1 defeat by Legia Warsaw in Poland and sat out the second leg of the third qualifying round tie at Murrayfield. But although the Scottish cham...Full Story »

Celtic eased through to their Champions League qualifying tie with an expectedly comfortable 2-0 win over Northern Irish part-timers Cliftonville at Parkhead. Goals from defender Efe Ambrose and forward Georgios Samaras made it 5-0 on aggregate and confirmed the Hoops will play Elfsborg in the next round after the Swedish side won 4-0 against Daugava in Latvia earlier in the day to progress 11-...Full Story »

Efe Ambrose believes Celtic can reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League this season. The Parkhead side made the last 16 of the tournament last term, beating Barcelona on the way, before exiting to Italian giants Juventus. On the domestic front, Neil Lennon's side retained their Scottish Premier League title and won the Scottish Cup and the Nigeria international is confident the Hoops ...Full Story »

Celtic's defensive injury crisis ahead of their Champions League qualifier against Cliftonville at Solitude has led to an early recall to action for Efe Ambrose. The Nigeria defender was given extra time off following the Confederations Cup. However, with defenders Adam Matthews, Charlie Mulgrew, and Virgil van Dijk injured and Steven Mouyokolo signed but not available until the second-leg nex...Full Story »

The former Ashdod player is excited about the prospect of facing the Barcelona superstar as he begins life with the Scottish champions following his deadline-day move New Celtic defender Efe Ambrose is relishing his team’s forthcoming Champions League match against Barcelona and has vowed to do his best to stop Lionel Messi. As well as hoping to halt the Ballon d'Or winner, he has also...Full Story »