Ola Aina Gets Low Marks From Chelsea After Display Vs Derby
Published: September 11, 2017
In their review of the players on loan at other clubs, Chelsea admitted that Super Eagles invitee Ola Aina experienced a downturn in fortunes in Hull City's last match in the EFL Championship.The former England U19 skipper started at right back as The Tigers were humiliated 5-0 by Derby County at the iPro Stadium on Fr...
Nigerian Exports: Onazi, Nwakali, Ohi & Adegbenro Score, Dessers Assists, Mikel & Ekong Star
Published: September 11, 2017
Catch up on the performances of Nigerian players in league matches across Europe on Sunday, September 10.We start off at San Mames Barria, where Girona were guests to Athletic Club. Striker Kayode Olarenwaju is still searching for his first goal in the Spanish top-flight, he fired blanks in the 25 minutes he spent on t...
Mikel And Pursuit Of Stability To Super Eagles Midfield
Published: September 11, 2017
Gernot Rohr had more than one reason to smile after Nigeria moved closer to qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup following a 1-1 draw with Cameroon last week.The 1-1 draw in Yaounde was a lesson in what Rhor most crave – control. It is why possession is their oxygen and why at times in the qualifiers even the use o...
Super Eagles To Arrive Match Venue Ninety Minutes Before Kick-off
Published: September 11, 2017
The Super Eagles landed in the Ghanaian capital, Accra last night and immediately proceded to the town of Takoradi by road ahead of Monday’s WAFU Cup of Nations Tournament Group A clash with the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone.The trip to Takoradi, where all the participating teams except host team Ghana are being accomm...
Nwakali Nets On Debut As VVV Venlo Set New Record For Nigerian Players
Published: September 10, 2017
Nigeria U20 international Kelechi Nwakali came off the bench to rescue a point for VVV Venlo in their Dutch Eredivisie clash with FC Groningen at the Euroborg on Sunday evening.The attacking midfielder came off the bench with 15 minutes left on the clock and the scoreboard reading 1-0 in favour of the home team, who to...
Samuel In Line For Debut In CL Group Stage, Flies To Portugal With CSKA
Published: September 10, 2017
Aaron Samuel may make his debut in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League this week, with the Nigeria international on the flight to Portugal with the CSKA Moscow squad.Nineteen CSKA players, including the Super Eagle, flew to Portugal, where they will face SL Benfica on Tuesday at 21:45 (Moscow time), writes the...
VVV Will Break Record For Nigerian Players Held By Ajax If Nwakali Debuts
Published: September 10, 2017
Allnigeriasoccer.com can confirm that VVV Venlo will become the first Dutch Eredivisie club to have seven Nigerians play for the first team if Kelechi Nwakali makes his top-flight debut against Groningen at Euroborg on Sunday afternoon.Dutch website ad.nl first reported that VVV Venlo are set to become the first club w...
Rohr Delighted With Young Guns Iwobi & Aina, Praises Quick Moses'
Published: September 10, 2017
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr was delighted with the performance of Chelsea star Victor Moses in both World Cup qualifiers against Cameroon, and also had kind words for Chelsea loanee Ola Aina and Arsenal's Alex Iwobi.Victor Moses and Gent winger Moses Simon caused the Indomitable Lions defense all sorts of problems w...
Zambia FA Boss : WCQ Against Nigeria Is Do Or Die Game
Published: September 10, 2017
President of the Zambian FA, Andrew Kamanga, has stated that the October's World Cup qualifier against Nigeria is a must win match to ensure their qualification for the 2018 tournament in Russia.The Super Eagles, who are undefeated in four matches in the qualifiers, are being tipped by many pundits to take care of busi...
Nigerian Exports: Olayinka & Balogun Making Waves, Echiejile & Ebuehi Replaced, Bazee & Dennis Out
Published: September 10, 2017
Catch up on the performances of players of Nigerian descent in games across Europe on Saturday, September 9.Former Nigeria U23 invitee Peter Olayinka continues to make waves in the Belgian top-flight after scoring for the third consecutive game in Zulte-Waregem's 2-2 draw with Kortrijk.The Gent loanee struck in the 15t...
Dele-Bashiru Brothers, Kigbu, Ogbeta Named In Man City's UYL Roster
Published: September 09, 2017
The administrative body for association football in Europe, UEFA, have published Manchester City's squad list for the UEFA Youth League, with four players of Nigerian parentage included.Dele-Bashiru brothers Tom and Fisayo, Jos-born Ashinme Kigbu and Nathanael Ogbeta have been registered for the competition by manager ...
Ifeanyi Ifeanyi Happy To Be Called Up For Super Eagles Duty
Published: September 09, 2017
Super Eagles B central midfielder Ifeanyi Ifeanyi says he's humbled to be included in the team for the WAFU Cup tournament.Ifeanyi Ifeanyi shot into prominence after he helped the country's Under-20 team to clinch Gold at the 2015 African Youth Championship in Senegal.The Akwa United enforcer was named in the home base...
Leicester City Assessing Fitness Of Iheanacho Ahead Of Chelsea Clash
Published: September 08, 2017
Leicester City are monitoring the fitness of Kelechi Iheanacho before their Premier League clash against Chelsea at the King Power Stadium on Saturday, September 9.The Nigeria international managed only eight minutes of game time for the Foxes before he reported for international duty with the Super Eagles, and the tre...
'Oyibo Combination' Balogun And Ekong: A Delight To Watch
Published: September 08, 2017
The Super Eagles central defense hasn't really been stable for sometime, due to factors ranging from quality, instability and lack of understanding.We had the luxury of picking players like Christian Chukwu, Stephen Keshi, Okechukwu, Taribo West and Joseph Yobo in the past.Getting two quality players to play at the hea...
The Search For The Next Super Eagles Predator
Published: September 08, 2017
There was a time, from 1989 to 1994, when Nigeria's national team had an abundance of good strikers, and ex-Super Eagles coach Clemens Westerhof had nothing but quality options to pick from when choosing the player to lead the line for his team.There was hardly a national team in Africa that could boast striking option...