John Ogu's Comments About Asaba That Would Leave Ahmed Musa, Super Eagles Fans Perplexed
Published: March 24, 2019
If John Ogu has his way, he would like to see the Super Eagles play their international matches at the Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba, and his statement will surely baffle several fans who have complained about the playing surface.  Speaking post-match after Nigeria's 3-1 win vs Seychelles, captain Ahmed Musa admit...
What Does The Future Hold for Ademola Lookman At Everton?
Published: March 24, 2019
England's U-20 World Cup-winning winger Ademola Lookman has been struggling to find a permanent spot in Marcos Silva's team since the former Watford man joined the Toffees this season.Lookman has made 19 appearances competitions this campaign, and things don't look like it's going to get better before the end of the se...
Club Brugge's Dennis Gives One Reason Why Nigeria U23s Lost To Libya, Targets Win In Asaba
Published: March 24, 2019
Club Brugge winger Dennis Bonaventure has blamed the poor surface at the Stade de Ben Guerdane for Nigeria's loss against Libya which has put them in a difficult position of advancing to the AFCON U23 tournament, but is upbeat about their chances of mounting a sensational comeback at the Stephen Keshi stadium in Asaba ...
Rohr To Scout Players Before Naming Super Eagles AFCON Roster
Published: March 24, 2019
Head coach of the Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr says he'll spread his tentacles wide in a bid to attract the best players to represent the country at senior international level. The German spoke on specific plans for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations from the perspective of personnel shortly after the Super Eagles beat Sey...
Nigeria U23 Coach Speaks On Osimhen, Uzoho, Awaziem Joining The Team; Confident Of Overturning 2-0 Deficit
Published: March 24, 2019
Dream Team VII coach Imama Amapakabo has shared his thoughts on the invitation of Francis Uzoho, Valentine Ozornwafor, Chidozie Awaziem and Victor Osimhen to strengthen his team ahead of tomorrow's U23 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Libya in Asaba. Amapakabo insisted that the four players originally named ...
Super Eagles Training : Musa Absent; Ighalo Individual Training; Onuachu Shines; Henry Scores In Scrimmage
Published: March 24, 2019
Players of the Super Eagles held their Sunday morning training session at the Stephen Keshi stadium Asaba without Al Nassr forward Ahmed Musa who has left for his base in Saudi Arabia. The team started with a light training before focusing on finishing and crosses; Ighalo trained alone.Leon Balogun and Paul Onuachu ...
Okocha Has A Message For Rohr Over Mikel's Super Eagles Return; Hails Moses Simon
Published: March 24, 2019
Speaking exclusively to allnigeriasoccer.com on Saturday evening, Emma Okocha who is the elder brother to Super Eagles legend, Austin Jay-Jay Okocha has sent a message to Gernot Rohr, saying that Chelsea legend John Obi Mikel remains integral in the national team due to the quality he brings.In truth, the national team...
Rohr Names One Player Who Will Certainly Feature In Friendly Against Egypt
Published: March 24, 2019
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has vowed to field Kaizer Chiefs glovesman Daniel Akpeyi in Tuesday afternoon's high profile international friendly against Egypt at the Stephen Keshi Stadium. The German pointed out that he kept faith with the goalkeeper despite plenty of Super Eagles fans calling for his head in the ...
Dual-Eligible Players Tracker : Olosunde Debuts USA U23; Egbuloniu Subbed In Ireland U17; Afolabi Scores Ireland U19; Saka, Nmecha Lose England U19
Published: March 24, 2019
Catch up on the Nigeria-eligible players that were in action for their other nations in international matches March 22-23. Manchester United defender Matthew Olosunde pulled on a United States U23 jersey with the number 2 at its back for the first time in his career as the Americans lost 2-0 to U23 AFCON hosts Egypt...
Okocha On Super Eagles GK Uzoho : His Errors Since World Cup Are Becoming Unacceptable
Published: March 24, 2019
Former Nigeria international Emma Okocha has voiced his take on the national team handlers reluctance to get a worthy reinforcement in goal following the struggles to properly replace retired goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama.The ex-Enugu Rangers midfielder who was part of the national team at the 1990 edition of the AFCON w...
U23 AFCON Qualifier : Three Reasons Why Nigeria Will Beat Libya On Monday
Published: March 23, 2019
Nigerians were delighted after the Super Eagles ended their AFCON qualifying campaign on winning note on Friday, March 22.Rohr's men were unconvincing, however, they managed to grind out a 3-1 victory over Seychelles.Though the Super Eagles will be involved in a friendly match against Egypt, Nigerians have shifted thei...
Nigeria U23s : Rohr, Musa Monitor Dream Team VII; Uzoho, Awaziem, Osimhen Train With Team A
Published: March 23, 2019
Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr and captain Ahmed Musa were present to watch the evening training of the Olympic Eagles Saturday evening which was their second of the day. Rohr addressed the players before the start of their session and was seen in very animated discussion with the U-23 boss, Imama Amakapabo aft...
Uzoho Breaks Silence On Blunder; Iwobi, Etebo, Henry, Simon, Ighalo, Ndidi, Shehu & Ekong React To Win
Published: March 23, 2019
Super Eagles players have taken to social media to react to their 3-1 win against Seychelles in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Friday evening. After losing their opening round of qualifiers to South Africa, the Super Eagles won four of their last five matches and will finish as group winners no matter what ha...
Rohr Rues Ighalo's Injury, Turns Attention To Friendly With Egypt
Published: March 23, 2019
Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr hopes striker Odion Ighalo has not suffered a long-term injury ahead of the team's next game against Egypt.The striker was substituted after 85 minutes in the 2019 AFCON qualifier against Seychelles on Friday and faces the likelihood of missing Tuesday's friendly against Egypt after ...
Tottenham Hotspur Target Etete Not Ruling Out Playing For Nigeria
Published: March 23, 2019
Tottenham Hotspur target Kion Etete, 17, has not ruled out the possibility of representing the Nigerian National Teams in the near future. The uncapped Notts County wonderkid is eligible to turn out for Nigeria through his father and the striker can also play for the Young Lions as he has an English mom and was bor...