Rohr Informs Moses, Iwobi, Idowu, Obis, Uzoho, 5 Others They Will Start Vs England; Ndidi Update
Published: June 01, 2018
Allnigeriasoccer.com can exclusively report that Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr has already picked the eleven players that will start the eagerly anticipated pre-World Cup friendly against England on Saturday. Due to the inclement weather, the training that was scheduled to start at 1700 hours at Wembley had to be susp...
Feyenoord Prodigy Scores & Tallies Assist As Nigeria U15s Beat World Cup-Bound Falconets
Published: June 01, 2018
Feyenoord super kid Lateef Omidiji Jnr was on target and tallied an assist as Nigeria U15s beat World Cup-bound Nigeria Women's U20 team 2-1 in a friendly played in Abuja on Friday, June 1, allnigeriasoccer.com reports. The 14-year-old would have bagged a brace but saw a goal wrongly disallowed after opening the sco...
Tammy Abraham, Lukas Nmecha Instrumental As England U21 Thrash Qatar
Published: June 01, 2018
England continued their impressive run in the Toulon Tournament with a magnificent 4-0 victory over their last group opponents, Qatar at the Stade Parsemain on Friday evening. While Chelsea defender, Fikayo Tomori was among the substitutes for the game, the other two players of Nigerian descent who were in the young...
Thunderstorms Derail Super Eagles Last Workout Ahead Of England Friendly
Published: June 01, 2018
Nigeria's preparations for Saturday's international friendly against the Three Lions of England was on Friday hampered by the rain induced thunderstorms that rocked London and left the Wembley Stadium waterlogged. Nigeria head coach Gernot Rohr was sighted inspecting the stadium with some of his backroom staff and o...
Obi Mikel : It's Always A Pleasure To Captain Young, Motivated Super Eagles Team
Published: June 01, 2018
Tianjin Teda star John Obi Mikel says he is honoured to captain the Super Eagles team heading to the 2018 World Cup. The experienced midfielder was first appointed captain of the national team by interim coach Samson Siasia in March 2016 ahead of an African Cup of Nations qualifier against Egypt, replacing Ahmed Mus...
Rohr Explains Why Super Eagles Don't Need A Mohamed Salah In The Squad
Published: June 01, 2018
Manager Gernot Rohr has said that the Super Eagles don't need a Mohamed Salah before they perform well at the 2018 World Cup and has stressed that the unity in the team has been key to their success. The former Bayern Munich defender has repeatedly stated that there are no marquee players that can single-handedly de...
Moses Simon Leaves Super Eagles World Cup Camp, Scan Confirms He's Out For 3 Weeks
Published: June 01, 2018
Moses Simon has been finally axed from Nigeria's preliminary World Cup squad after scans conducted in London confirmed that he will be out of action for three weeks. The Gent winger was at the Hive Stadium on Thursday and underwent a series of scans as his international teammates were sweating it out in their penult...
England Coach Names One Player Who Will Definitely Start Against Nigeria
Published: June 01, 2018
Manchester United's England midfielder Jesse Lingard will pick up his eleventh England cap when they face Nigeria in an international friendly on Saturday evening. Speaking at ongoing press conference on Friday afternoon, Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate has stressed that Lingard was not vying for a first team spot...
Carl Ikeme More Than Devastated Not To Represent Nigeria At World Cup
Published: June 01, 2018
Wolverhampton Wanderers goalkeeper Carl Ikeme is gutted that he won't be representing Nigeria at the upcoming World Cup in Russia and has sent an encouraging good luck message to his international teammates. The 31-year-old, who played a part in Nigeria's World Cup qualification story, featuring over both legs again...
Manchester United Defender Ruled Out Of Nigeria Friendly
Published: June 01, 2018
England will not call upon Manchester United central defender Phil Jones for Saturday's international friendly against the Super Eagles of Nigeria as his wife is due to give birth, Belfast Telegraph reports on Friday morning.Head coach Gareth Southgate had the full complement of his squad with the Nigerian side albeit...
Croatia Scout: Rohr Has Doubts About Super Eagles GKs & Fullbacks
Published: June 01, 2018
Croatia National Team scout Ognjen Vukojević has revealed that Super Eagles boss Gernot Rohr has doubts about his goalkeepers and fullbacks ahead of the 2018 World Cup. Everyone can predict that the likes of Troost-Ekong, Leon Balogun, Obi Mikel, Victor Moses, Odion Ighalo, Alex Iwobi and Eddy Onazi are the likely ...
Joel Obi Might Not Be Excited About The Referee For England Vs Nigeria Friendly
Published: June 01, 2018
Torino star Joel Obi might not be excited about the appointment of Italian Marco Guida as the referee for the international friendly between England and Nigeria on Saturday. Since the central midfielder made his Serie A debut in October 2010, he has been shown fourteen yellow cards and Guida, who is a commercial con...
Troost-Ekong Reveals How England Captain Kane Helped Him At Tottenham Hotspur
Published: June 01, 2018
Super Eagles defensive stalwart William Troost-Ekong has revealed how England scoring sensation Harry Kane helped him at Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur during his time with the Academy. Dutch-born Ekong departed Spurs in 2013 without a single first team appearance to his name while Kane ranks among the best s...
Rohr Gives Clues To Starting XI Vs England: How Team A & B Lined Up On Thursday
Published: June 01, 2018
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has hinted at resting almost half of the players that started Monday evening's friendly against Democratic Republic of Congo, if yesterday's training session is anything to go by. After the warmup exercises, the outfield players participated in cone drills while Francis Uzoho, Ikechukw...
Super Eagles Training: Rohr Continues To Test Out Five-Man Midfield Variation; Aina Involved
Published: May 31, 2018
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has continued to test out a five-man midfield variation at training ahead of Saturday's friendly against England, and this might be his preferred formation at the 2018 World Cup. He divided the squad into two teams containing eleven players each fo...