Ukraine Vs Nigeria: West Ham Star Yarmolenko Claims There Are No Friendly Matches
Published: September 10, 2019
West Ham winger Andriy Yarmolenko has claimed there are no friendly matches involving national teams and is targeting a win in Tuesday evening's match against Nigeria at the Dnipro Arena. The Ukraine international explained that they want to make the fans happy by beating the three-time African champions. In quote...
6 Losses Since 2018: Bad Omen As Super Eagles To Wear Green Jersey In Friendly Vs Ukraine
Published: September 10, 2019
The Super Eagles players will wear their deep green away kits in Tuesday evening's friendly against Ukraine. At the traditional pre-match meeting, the Super Eagles outfield players chose to wear the green jersey while the goalkeepers Francis Uzoho, Maduka Okoye and Ikechukwu Ezenwa will play in purple. Nigeria's...
Taiwo Awoniyi Confident In Nigeria U23 Chances Of Qualifying For AFCON
Published: September 10, 2019
Liverpool-owned striker Taiwo Awoniyi is feeling confident ahead of the U23 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Sudan at the Stephen Keshi Stadium on Tuesday. It is evident that the Imama Amapakabo-led side have a poor away form having lost two matches against Libya and Sudan without scoring a goal despite the ...
Ukraine Were Supposed To Face Egypt Not Nigeria; North Africans Obliged To Include Salah In Squad
Published: September 10, 2019
The Ukrainian National Team were due to face North African giants Egypt in a friendly and not Nigeria but the Ukrainian Association of Football failed to tie up the loose ends of the deal. Respected Ukrainian journalist Igor Burbas revealed that Egypt would have been obliged to field Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah...
Talented Huddersfield Town Striker Gets Maiden Nigeria Call-Up
Published: September 10, 2019
Allnigeriasoccer.com can exclusively report that promising Huddersfield Town striker Andre Silveira Edionhon has received a maiden call-up to the Nigeria squad ahead of the 2019 FIFA U17 World Cup. Through a letter dated September 9 with reference number NFF/GEN/TECH/210/VOL.IV, the Nigeria Football Federation have...
Ex-Sunderland Star Maja Reveals Two Of His Key Attributes Ahead Of Potential Eagles Debut
Published: September 10, 2019
Former Sunderland wonderkid Joshua Maja trained for the first time with the Super Eagles in Dnipro on Sunday ahead of a potential international debut against Ukraine this evening. The Bordeaux striker was earlier called up by Gernot Rohr and the Nigeria Football Federation to train with the Super Eagles at their get ...
Glasgow Rangers Star Joe Aribo Vows To Stick With Nigeria, Reveals Best Position
Published: September 10, 2019
Glasgow Rangers' Joe Aribo has vowed to continue wearing the colours of Nigeria even though he is eligible to play for his country of birth, England for the time being. The former Charlton Athletic star is poised to make his international debut against Ukraine on Tuesday evening but playing in the game at the Dnipr...
Ex-Chelsea Striker Shevchenko Reserves Special Praise For Five Super Eagles Stars
Published: September 09, 2019
Former Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko praised the Super Eagles players, specifically those based in England, in the build-up to tomorrow's international friendly between Ukraine and Nigeria. Gernot Rohr has selected Everton's Alex Iwobi, West Brom's Semi Ajayi, Brighton's Leon Balogun, Stoke City's Oghenekaro Et...
Nigeria Vs Sudan: Three Key Dream Team VII Players To Keep An Eye On
Published: September 09, 2019
Nigeria's Dream VII will hope to return to winning ways when they battle Sudan in the return leg of the AFCON U23 Qualifiers at Stephen Stadium on Tuesday.Imama Amapakabo's men were surprisingly defeated 1-0 by the North African side last week and they need an outright win to qualify to the upcoming U23 tournament.Cons...
Super Eagles Provisional Squad Numbers For Ukraine Friendly, Maja Gets Iconic No 10 Kit
Published: September 09, 2019
The Super Eagles players have been assigned provisional squad numbers ahead of Tuesday evening's international friendly against Ukraine at the Dnipro Arena, allnigeriasoccer.com reports. New invitee Josh Maja has been training with the iconic number 10 kit previously worn with pride by Super Eagles legends Obi Mike...
Rohr Blasts Airline Over Misplaced Super Eagles Luggage, Kit Bags
Published: September 09, 2019
The Super Eagles players and officials arrived for their international friendly against Ukraine without their luggage and kit bags following a mix-up involving the airline that brought the delegation to Dnipro. The good news is that the misplaced luggage and players' kits arrived in Ukraine the following day and th...
Rohr Predicts Difficult Game Against Ukraine, Backs Opponents To Qualify For EURO 2020
Published: September 09, 2019
Speaking at Monday's pre-match press conference, Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr is backing the Ukrainian national team to qualify for the 2020 European Championship and predicted that the Yellow-Blue will be a force to be reckoned with in the future following the triumph of the U20s at the 2019 FIFA U20 World Cup. ...
Troost-Ekong On Young Players In Super Eagles Squad, Ukraine National Team
Published: September 09, 2019
Udinese defender William Troost-Ekong accompanied Gernot Rohr to the pre-match press conference ahead of Tuesday evening's friendly between Ukraine and Nigeria. The Super Eagles number 5 spoke about the young players named to the roster and admitted that they were impressed with the performance of the Ukrainian team ...
Super Eagles To Hold Final Training Session Ahead Of Ukraine Friendly At 1730 Hours
Published: September 09, 2019
The Super Eagles will hold their final training session on Monday evening ahead of tomorrow's historic friendly against the Ukrainian national team. Their last workout is scheduled to begin at approximately 1730 hours local time, thirty minutes after Gernot Rohr starts addressing the media at the pre-match press conf...
Chelsea-Owned Winger Moses Is Highest Paid Nigerian In Turkish Super Lig, Also Fenerbahce Top Earner
Published: September 09, 2019
Chelsea-owned winger Victor Moses is the highest paid footballer of Nigerian descent in the Turkish Super Lig. Futbol Arena has compiled a list of the top ten players receiving the highest salaries in the Turkish top-flight with the former Nigeria international winger named in the top five. Moses will earn 3.2 mi...