Chelsea 1 Liverpool 0: Nigeria's Best Moses Outshines African Player Of The Year Salah
Published: May 06, 2018
Chelsea moved within two points of fourth-placed Tottenham after grinding out a hard-fought 1-0 win over Liverpool in their Premier League clash on Sunday.Super Eagles Victor Moses made his 24th Premier League start for Chelsea in the encounter while Nigerian Football Federation target Dominic Solanke started on the be...
Rohr Explains Why He's Not Excited With Eagles Wins Against Argentina & Poland
Published: May 06, 2018
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has explained why he is not excited that the national team have won two of their three pre-World Cup friendlies ahead of the tournament in Russia.The Super Eagles came from two goals down to beat Argentina 4-2 in Krasnodar last November before a hard-fought 1-0 win over Poland followed by...
Madrid CFF Whizkid Of Nigerian Descent Okoye Named In Spain Squad For U17 Euros
Published: May 06, 2018
Madrid CFF wonderkid of Nigerian descent Mabel Okoye has been named in Spain's U17 squad for the 2018 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship which begins in Lithuania on May 9.The 16-year-old and six other strikers will fight it out for the attacking spots during the tournament which acts as the UEFA qualifiers for the FIF...
Gernot Rohr Tips 'Dangerous' Croatia To Beat His Team Super Eagles
Published: May 06, 2018
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has insisted that Croatia are favourites to beat the three-time African champions when they trade tackles in their World Cup opener on June 16.The German has admitted that it will be difficult for the Super Eagles to get a result because the European team has some of the best players in t...
Ex-Liverpool Boss : Coutinho & Sterling's Form Kept Victor Moses Out Of Starting XI
Published: May 06, 2018
Former Liverpool coach Brendan Rodgers has suggested that the form of Philippe Coutinho and Raheem Sterling kept Victor Moses out of the starting line-up during his loan spell with the Anfield side in the 2013-2014 campaign.The Nigeria international found game time hard to come by at Liverpool, making only six Premier ...
Nigerian Exports: Goals For Olayinka, Akinde, Amoo & Young CB Udeh
Published: May 05, 2018
Allnigeriasoccer.com  rounds up the Nigerian players that were on target for their respective foreign clubs in league matches on Saturday, 5th May.Peter Olayinka struck the winner for Zulte Waregem in their 2-1 win over Kortrijk at the Guldensporenstadion in a UEFA Europa League play-off game.The goal continues his pr...
Everton Loanee Henry World Cup Hopes In Doubt After Knee Injury Relapse
Published: May 05, 2018
Henry Onyekuru's World Cup hopes for the Nigerian national team are in doubt after he suffered a knee injury relapse in training ahead of Anderlecht's Belgian First Division A playoff fixture against Club Brugge.Various media outlets including Het Nieuwsblad are reporting that the Everton loanee is uncertain for the tr...
Omeruo Discusses World Cup Preparations, Rues Failure To Qualify For Europe
Published: May 05, 2018
Kenneth Omeruo is disappointed that Kasimpasa will not be one of the teams representing Turkey in European competitions next season and can't wait for the Super Lig season to end so he joins the Nigeria squad at their training camp for the World Cup.The versatile central defender returned for a second spell with Kasimp...
Fifa Confirms The Colour Of Jerseys Super Eagles Outfield Players, GK Will Wear Vs Iceland
Published: May 05, 2018
Fifa has confirmed that the Super Eagles outfield players will wear light green jerseys with bold white V-shaped patterns drawn on it when they face Iceland at the 2018 World Cup.The Football Association of Iceland have published on their official website  the colours of jerseys to be worn by the national team of the ...
CSKA Moscow Coach: I Can't Praise Musa, He Knows He Can Play Better
Published: May 05, 2018
CSKA Moscow coach Viktor Goncharenko has criticized Nigeria intentional Ahmed Musa ahead of the Russian Premier League match  against Arsenal Tula and this may have to do with his poor goal-scoring form in March.The Leicester City loanee has had a hand in five goals in his last five matches for the Muscovites in all c...
Rohr Compares Super Eagles Class Of 1998 & 2018 : Okocha, Kanu, Amokachi Better
Published: May 05, 2018
Gernot Rohr has admitted that Nigeria's squad for the 1998 World Cup that contained the likes of Austin Okocha, Nwankwo Kanu, Daniel Amokachi and Victor Ikpeba are better than the current squad that will participate in Russia 2018.Rohr said the new set of Super Eagles are packed full of young talents such as Ola Aina, ...
Rohr Takes Subtle Dig At Oliseh : No One Has The Right To Write Off Argentina
Published: May 05, 2018
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has insisted that Argentina are one of the favourites to win the 2018 Fifa World Cup, adding that they should not be written off by pundits.It would be recalled that former Nigeria manager Sunday Oliseh recently opined that The Albiceleste will not be one of the four semifinalists in Rus...
Rohr: Obi Mikel Is Nigeria's Luka Modric, No Problem He Plays In China
Published: May 05, 2018
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has spoken about the importance of Tianjin Teda midfielder John Obi Mikel to the national team ahead of the 2018 World Cup.The Chinese Super League may not be one of the most competitive leagues in the world but the German tactician has pointed out that his captain will be match fit headi...
Nigerian Right-Back To Miss Hull City's Final Game Of The Season
Published: May 05, 2018
Nigeria Football Federation target Moses Odubajo is unlikely to feature for Hull City in their final game of the season, manager Nigel Adkins hinted at Friday's press conference ahead of the trip to Brentford.28th May, 2018 will make it two years the former Dream Team VI invitee last played a competitive match for the ...
Fifa Asks Nigeria Fans To Choose 2018 World Cup Team Bus Slogan
Published: May 04, 2018
On Friday afternoon, Fifa asked Super Eagles fans to choose the slogan that will be emblazoned on their bus during the 2018 World Cup.Three slogans were shortlisted for each of the 32 participating nations – all submitted by a FIFA.com reader in the Be There with Hyundai Contest, and a Twitter poll will decide the wi...