Nigeria U23 Invitee Kelechi Nominated For Best Player Award In Portugal
Published: March 11, 2019
Nigerian defender Kelechi John has been nominated for the Best Player Award in the regular season of the Portuguese Liga Revelacao for the 2018-2019 campaign.  The Rio Ave stalwart was nominated alongside teammates Vitó, Diogo Teixeira, Leandro and eighteen other players on the books of Aves, Belenenses, Benfica, Est...
Versatile Defender Ola Aina In Brilliant Form Ahead Of International Duty
Published: March 11, 2019
Ola Aina put up an eye-catching performance for Torino to mark his return to the team in their 2-1 Serie A win versus Frosinone yesterday, a sterling showing that shows he has not lost any of his brilliance following the minor injury he had to contend with recently. The defender was earlier in the danger of missing ...
Arsenal Loanee Kelechi Nwakali Receives Call-Up To Nigeria U23 Squad
Published: March 11, 2019
Arsenal loanee Kelechi Nwakali is in contention to make his international debut for the Olympic Eagles in an U23 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Libya at the Stade du 7 Mars, Ben Gardane on March 20. The Porto B starlet is among the foreign-based professionals invited to beef up the squad by manager Imama Am...
Ex-Man Utd Star Hails Chukwueze As Super Eagle Scores; Admires Nigerian's Goal Celebration
Published: March 11, 2019
Former Manchester United and South Africa midfielder Quinton Fortune has heaped plaudits on Super Eagles forward Samuel Chukwueze following his goal scoring feat for Villarreal against Levante on Sunday evening in a 2-0 win. Villarreal are in danger of being relegated this season in the La Liga which is in contrast ...
Rohr Reveals Exactly Why Iheanacho Was Left Out Of Nigeria's Latest Roster
Published: March 10, 2019
Leicester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho was overlooked by manager Gernot Rohr when the German announced a 23-man roster for the upcoming international matches against Seychelles and Egypt. The former Bayern Munich defender is sending a message to the Super Eagles stars with limited playing opportunities ahead of th...
Nigerian Exports: U17 World Champions Score In Belgium; 18-Year-Old RB Bags Brace In Austria
Published: March 10, 2019
Liverpool loanee Taiwo Awoniyi continued his brilliant goalscoring form as Royal Excel Mouscron were held to a 1-1 draw in a Belgian First Division A match at Stade Le Canonnier. The visitors took the lead in the 15th minute but both teams were level at the break after Awoniyi equalised in the 33rd minute, his seven...
Penalty Box Predator Odion Ighalo Opens 2019 Account For Shanghai Shenhua
Published: March 10, 2019
Penalty box predator Odion Ighalo netted his maiden goal in Shanghai Shenhua colours as they fell to a 2-1 loss at home to Hebei CFFC on game week 2 in the Chinese Super League on Sunday afternoon. Having fired blanks in the derby against Shanghai SIPG on March 1, the Nigeria international netted his first goal for ...
Rohr Defends Decision To Invite Onuachu, Ozornwafor To Super Eagles
Published: March 10, 2019
Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr has defended his decision to hand maiden call-ups to striker Paul Onuachu and defender Valentine Ozornwafor for the upcoming games against Seychelles and Egypt. The invitation of the FC Midtjylland star was a good public relations move as several Super Eagles fans wanted him in the t...
Rohr Confirms Victor Moses Has Not Reversed Decision To Quit Super Eagles, Mikel's Situation
Published: March 10, 2019
Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr has confirmed that Victor Moses has not reversed his decision to quit the national team ahead of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. The Chelsea loanee is enjoying a new lease of life at Turkish side Fenerbahce, for whom he has scored two goals in the last six matches in the Super Lig, and the...
Samuel Kalu Names The Super Eagles Player That Gave Him Valuable Advice After Mom's Kidnap
Published: March 10, 2019
Bordeaux star Samuel Kalu has revealed that he received valuable advice from Chelsea hero John Obi Mikel following the kidnap of his mom on February 27, Nigerian journalist Colin Udoh has informed. In the past, Mikel had been in the same boat as the winger, with his father kidnapped on two occasions, the first in 20...
Ola Aina Named In Torino's Provisional Match Day Squad Vs Frosinone
Published: March 10, 2019
Ola Aina has presumably passed a fitness test and is contention to play in the Italian Serie A again as he was named to the Torino 21-man squad for their trip to Lazio, where they will meet Frosinone Calcio this afternoon. With the Italian Federation allowing clubs to name as many as 12 substitutes on the bench, it ...
Sheffield Wednesday's Iorfa, Mansfield's Ajose, Pacos de Ferreira's Pius Score Through Headers; Haladas' Bamgboye Nets Brace; Trencin's Umeh Strikes
Published: March 09, 2019
Round up of the Nigerian players that were on target for their clubs in matches across Europe on Saturday, March 9. We begin in the EFL Championship. Sheffield Wednesday winter recruit Dominic Iorfa scored his second goal for his new employer as they shared the spoils with Derby County at Pride Park. The former E...
Official : Nigeria Senior Player Completes Move To Finnish Champions HJK Helsinki
Published: March 09, 2019
Through a statement on their official website, Finnish Veikkausliiga champions HJK Helsinki have announced the signing of one of the most senior players in the Super Eagles squad, Elderson Echiejile. The left-back has penned a guaranteed one-year contract with HJK, with the option of an additional year inserted int...
German-Born Okoye Reveals Liverpool Are His Favorite Club, De Gea Among Top 4 GKs
Published: March 09, 2019
Fortuna Düsseldorf youth-teamer Maduka Okoye has named Premier League side Liverpool as his favorite team and Manchester United star David de Gea among his top four goalkeepers in the world. German-born Okoye, who is recovering from injury, is hoping to play for the Dream Team VII this month when they tackle Libya in...
More Good News For Nigeria As Torino Provide Fresh Update On Ola Aina
Published: March 08, 2019
Ola Aina's injury he suffered in the pre-match warm-up against Chievo Verona last weekend is not as bad as first feared, as the versatile defender returned to training on Friday afternoon. Torino informed via their official website that the Nigeria international worked partially with the first-teamers in the afterno...