Brazil Vs Nigeria Friendly : AFCON-Winning Striker Urges Rohr To Bench These Players
Published: September 21, 2019
1994 Africa Cup of Nations-winning striker Edema Fuludu is excited by the quality of friendly matches the Nigerian national team have been involved in of late but has expressed his reservations about the home based Eagles playing against Brazil on 13 October at the Singapore National Stadium. Brazil on Friday announce...
Will Chelsea Hotshot Tammy Abraham Declare For Nigeria Over England?
Published: September 21, 2019
A big question lies ahead of Tammy Abraham who is now debating whether he will play for Nigeria.Abraham is faced with a tough choice by the look of it. Having won two international caps for England, the striker is now debating whether he should join his native country’s squad to face off some serious challengers.The ...
Chelsea Midfielder Anjorin Or Arsenal Winger Saka: Who Should Be Courted By NFF?
Published: September 21, 2019
The Nigeria Football Federation have recorded a laudable level of success in their mission to see that foreign-born Nigerians play for the country.Leon Balogun, Troost-Ekong, Tyronne Ebuehi, Ola Aina, Josh Maja, Joe Aribo and Tom Dele-Bashiru have all committed their international futures to the West African side, and ...
Arsenal's Two-Goal Hero Balogun Outshines Bellerín In Four-Goal Thriller Vs Wolves U23
Published: September 20, 2019
Nigerian striker Folarin Balogun was the star of the show as Arsenal and Wolverhampton Wanderers shared the spoils with a 2-2 draw in a Premier League 2 clash at at New Bucks Head on Friday evening. Gunners first team star Héctor Bellerín and summer signing from Celtic Kieran Tierney stepped up their recovery from...
Brazil Coach Explains Why Neymar, 3 Other Players Were Called Up For Friendly Vs Nigeria
Published: September 20, 2019
Brazil coach Tite has revealed the rationale behind his decision to include Paris Saint-Germain super star Neymar on his 23-man roster for the friendlies against Senegal and Nigeria next month. Neymar angled for a return to Barcelona in the summer transfer window, however, the proposed move did not materialize and ...
Bordeaux Number 10 Kalu Named Top Dribbler Europe's Top Five Leagues
Published: September 20, 2019
Bordeaux's Nigeria international winger Samuel Kalu has been named the top dribbler in Europe's top five leagues. Football statistics expert Whoscored.com has informed that Kalu has completed more dribbles (22) than any other player in Europe's top five leagues this season. The Super Eagle has been involved in al...
PSG, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Liverpool Stars Named In Brazil 23-Man Squad For Nigeria Friendly
Published: September 20, 2019
Brazil national team coach Tite has announced a 23-man roster for the upcoming games against West African giants Senegal and Nigeria on October 10 and October 13 respectively. An analysis of the squad list revealed that three goalkeepers, eight defenders, six midfielders and six attackers are in contention to face ...
Rohr Names Seven Players Certain To Be Included In Nigeria Squad For Brazil Friendly
Published: September 20, 2019
Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr has identified seven players he intends to include on his roster for next month's glamor friendly against Brazil at the National Stadium in Singapore. The likes of William Troost-Ekong, Semi Ajayi, Ola Aina, Jamilu Collins and the three goalkeepers named in the squad for the friendly again...
Chelsea Boss Lampard On Battles Between Abraham And Van Dijk, Tomori & Liverpool
Published: September 20, 2019
Chelsea coach Frank Lampard faced the cameras on Friday ahead of his side's eagerly anticipated Premier League match against Liverpool at Stamford Bridge. The confrontation between Tammy Abraham and Virgil van Dijk, as well as Tomori up against Liverpool's attacking trident of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto ...
Leicester City Star Ndidi Leading The Interception Stats In Europe's Top Five Leagues
Published: September 20, 2019
Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi has been ranked the top interceptor in Europe's top five leagues comprising of the Premier League, La Liga, German Bundesliga, Italian Serie A and French Ligue 1. According to Whoscored.com, the Nigeria international has made the most interceptions in Europe's top five league...
Liverpool Icon Reveals One Key Reason Why Glasgow Rangers Signed Ojo On Loan
Published: September 20, 2019
Scottish side Glasgow Rangers defeated Eredivisie side Feyenord 1-0 during their Europa League opener at Ibrox Stadium.Steven Gerrard's men dominated the game in opening minutes of the encounter but they couldn't find a breakthrough until in the 23rd minute when Nigerian star Sheyi Ojo scored a beautiful goal. The you...
'A New Star Is Born', 'A Live Wire': English Press Laud Impressive Saka MOTM Performance Against Frankfurt
Published: September 20, 2019
Arsenal began their campaign in the 2019/2020 UEFA Europa League with a comprehensive 3-0 win against Eintracht Frankfurt at the Commerzbank Arena on Thursday night. 'A New Star Is Born', ' A Live Wire': English Press Laud Impressive Saka MOTM Performance Vs FrankfurtThe Man of the Match performance of Nigerian forw...
Future Stars Crash Out of 2019 Bet9ja Royal Cup
Published: September 20, 2019
Defending champions Future Stars FC Otu-Jeremi have crashed out of the 2019 Bet9ja Royal Cup.Stars were bundled out of Delta's premier grassroots soccer tournament 4 - 2 on penalties by Jeremi United.This came after a heated 90 minutes encounter between both sides 24 hours earlier at the Otu-Jeremi Primary School Field...
Former Tottenham Manager: Tammy Abraham Deserves Chelsea Starts Over Giroud
Published: September 20, 2019
Former Tottenham manager Tim Sherwood on Thursday opined that Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham deserves the trust of head coach Frank Lampard who has preferred him over France international Olivier Giroud.Abraham who is eligible to play for Nigeria through his parents - his father being a close friend of the Nigeria Footb...
Europa League : Lazio's Adekanye Makes Pro Debut; Liverpool Loanee Ojo Nets Brilliant Goal
Published: September 20, 2019
Former Liverpool starlet Bobby Adekanye has made his professional debut aged 20 years, 7 months and 5 days.Lazio manager Simone Inzaghi handed the winger his debut off the bench (80th minute) as the Italian club suffered a 2-1 loss to CFR Cluj at the Stadionul Dr. Constantin Radulescu in the Europa League on Thursday, ...