Match Of The Day Liverpool Vs Man Utd : Only One Nigerian May Feature
Published: October 14, 2017
Both Liverpool and Manchester coaches have announced their confirmed starting line-ups for Saturday afternoon's Premier League meeting between the two rivals at Anfield.In a best case scenario, five players of Nigerian descent would have made the starting eleven for both teams, but only one has been included in the mat...
Aina Confident Of Making Nigeria World Cup Roster, Asks Russian Coach About Stadiums
Published: October 14, 2017
Chelsea loanee Ola Aina is confident that he'll be among the 23 players that manager Gernot Rohr will include in his World Cup roster, and has already asked Hull City's Russian coach Leonid Slutsky about the stadiums in Russia.The former England U19 skipper returned to England in a good mood, having assisted Nigeria qu...
Nigeria Hero Alex Iwobi Targets New Personal Record Vs Watford
Published: October 14, 2017
Nigeria hero Alex Iwobi is targeting a new personal record when Arsenal visit The Vic to face Watford on Saturday, October 14.Since turning professional, the Hale End Academy product has not managed to score in three games on the bounce cumulatively for the Gunners and the Nigerian national team.Iwobi first scored in t...
Zambia FA To Fans : We Were Right After All, Fifa Throws Out Ghana Protest
Published: October 14, 2017
The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) have insisted that they were right not to file an appeal to Fifa over Augustine Mulenga’s disallowed goal in their World Cup qualifier against Nigeria despite the demands by the Chipolopolo fans.The heat in the debate whether or not it was a legitimate goal has refused to di...
(Photo News) Victor Moses Practicing His Shooting Ahead Of Emotional Game Vs Eagles
Published: October 14, 2017
Super Eagles sensation Victor Moses is set for an emotional return to his first football club where he started his career as a professional footballer as Chelsea make a short trip to SE25 to face Crystal Palace.The Blues under the guidance of manager Antonio Conte held their final workout on Friday morning.Moses hopes ...
Super Eagles Star Henry Fires Brace In Front Of Man Utd, Man City, Leverkusen Scouts
Published: October 13, 2017
Henry Onyekuru continued his remarkable start to his career at Anderlecht by netting a brace for the current champions in their 4-3 road win over KV Mechelen in the Belgian First Division A on Friday night.The Everton loanee's two first-half goals within seven minutes of each other took his tally for the season to seve...
Ebuehi Rules Out Playing For Holland: Troost-Ekong Great Example For Me
Published: October 13, 2017
Tyronne Ebuehi has ruled out playing for the Netherlands, saying that Nigeria first gave him the opportunity to represent an international team.As long as he has not been cap-tied by the Nigeria Football Federation, the door is still open for the right back to turn out for the Dutch National teams but the Haarlem-born ...
Rohr Wants Enyeama To Break Richard Kingson's African Record At World Cup
Published: October 13, 2017
Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr has not ruled out the possibility of naming Lille netminder Vincent Enyeama in his World Cup roster when he announces the squad list in May 2018.Speaking on Friday, the German tactician all but confirmed that Enyeama will be on the plane to Russia, provided the goalkeeper puts his injur...
Mikel Congratulated By Teammates After Helping Nigeria Qualify For World Cup
Published: October 13, 2017
Super Eagles captain John Obi Mikel has resumed training with Chinese Super League club Tianjin Teda after international duty with the national team.The former Chelsea star was supposed to start training with his team on Thursday but took part in Wednesday afternoon's session upon his return to China. Before the start ...
GK Ikeme Got Money From Super Eagles Players After Beating Zambia
Published: October 13, 2017
After their 1-0 win over Zambia in the World Cup qualifiers last weekend, the Super Eagles players gave a portion of their bonus to Wolverhampton Wanderers goalkeeper Carl Ikeme, who is receiving treatment for leukaemia.Manager Gernot Rohr revealed that Ikeme put in an impressive performance when the national team beat...
Did Niger Field Over-Age Players Vs Nigeria? 7 Players Born January 1 At U17 World Cup
Published: October 13, 2017
The eligibility of players representing Republic of Niger at the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 has been questioned.To qualify for the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations , Republic of Niger beat their neigbours and defending champions Nigeria 3-2 over two legs in August 2016, and the Nigerian Federation had complained the Gold...
Wilfred Ndidi Eager To Represent Nigeria At 2018 World Cup
Published: October 13, 2017
Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi is targeting his first-ever appearance at the World Cup, having helped the Nigerian national team become the first African country to reach Russia 2018.The former Racing Genk ace featured in the Fifa U20 World Cups in Turkey and New Zealand, and wants to go one step further by pl...
Tyronne Ebuehi: Nigeria Have Big Players Mikel, Moses & Iwobi, Rohr Contacted Me Before Zambia Game
Published: October 13, 2017
ADO Den Haag defender Tyronne Ebuehi was delighted that Nigeria qualified for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, and explained that Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr contacted him before omitting him from the 23 players he summoned for the crucial game versus Zambia. The Dutch-born youngster revealed that Nigeria have shown th...
Rohr Deserves Some Credit : Moses, Iwobi, Mikel Have Impressed For Eagles
Published: October 12, 2017
The German tactician has guided the national team through the choppy waters of negotiating World Cup qualification, and so a portion of the praises being bandied about should go to him.October 2017 would memorably be remembered as the month in which the Super Eagles ushered in a new paradigm of efficiency, less-fancied...
How Super Eagles World Cup Qualification Unified Nigerians In UAE
Published: October 12, 2017
The proprietor of an Ibadan based soccer school; Prince Oluwole Ololade has described the early qualification of Nigerian’ Super Eagles for Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup as a good omen for all stakeholders in Nigeria’s football family.The Frenage International Soccer Academy boss who watched Super Eagles clash against...