Nigeria, England, Netherlands In Three-Way Battle For Arsenal Free-Kick Expert
Published: April 19, 2018
The Nigerian Federation, English FA and Royal Dutch Football Association are in a three-way battle over the services of Arsenal wonderkid Malcolm Ebiowei.Nigeria and England are presently lagging behind the KNVB for the versatile midfielder as he has been capped by the Netherlands at U15 level but that could change in ...
Festival Of Goals Still On : Edomwonyi, Emeka Friday Eze & Okosun On Target
Published: April 19, 2018
Bright Edomwonyi struck twice for Sturm Graz in their 3-2 defeat of Rapid Wien in an Austrian Cup clash at the Merkur Arena on Wednesday evening.The former Flying Eagles invitee was at his inspirational best, scoring two goals in the 24th and 62nd minute respectively before Emeka Friday Eze who replaced him joined in o...
Nigerian Exports: Goals Galore As Chima, Sadiq, Ogbeche, Akpom, Kayode, 5 Others Strike
Published: April 18, 2018
Catch up on the Nigerian players that found the net for the respective clubs in matches across Europe on Wednesday, April 18.Arsenal loanee Chuba Akpom deserves to be applauded after scoring his third goal in a St.Truiden shirt in their 3-1 win at Beerschot-Wilrijk. The Hale End Academy product converted from the spot ...
Injury Ends Liverpool Loanee Awoniyi World Cup Hopes
Published: April 18, 2018
Former Nigeria U23 international Taiwo Awoniyi will not play again this season for Belgian First Division A club Royal Excel Mouscron due to injury and this has ended his hopes of being a surprise inclusion on the Super Eagles World Cup roster.The Liverpool loanee was missing from Mouscron's match day squad against Zul...
Why Real Madrid's Ronaldo Will Be Rooting For Argentina To Beat Nigeria On June 26
Published: April 18, 2018
Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has inferred that that he would be cheering for the Argentinian National Team during the 2018 World Cup, saying that his girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez has Argentina blood flowing in her veins.The popular opinion had been that the Portugal captain does not like Argentina as a resu...
Troost-Ekong Hails Iwobi, Ola Aina For Choosing Nigeria Over England
Published: April 18, 2018
Bursaspor central defender William Troost-Ekong has praised Alex Iwobi and Ola Aina for choosing to play for Nigeria at senior level ahead of England.Before they pledged their allegiance to their fathers' native land, the Chelsea defender had captained England at U19 level and the Arsenal winger was a key member of the...
Aguero's Father Reveals Argentina Striker Will Be Able To Play Against Nigeria
Published: April 18, 2018
Sergio Aguero's father, Leonel del Castillo, has revealed that the Manchester City star is not in danger of missing out on the 2018 World Cup despite the striker undergoing knee meniscus surgery on Tuesday, April 17.Apart from Barcelona's Lionel Messi, Aguero is widely regarded as La Albiceleste's most importan...
Odemwingie: No Racism In Russia, England Coach Says It's Being Exaggerated
Published: April 17, 2018
Ex-Lokomotiv Moscow striker Peter Odemwingie has claimed that the problem of racism is not as acute as it is negatively depicted by the foreign press, and has pointed out that Ahmed Musa returned to play for CSKA Moscow in the January transfer window.Fifa is investigating alleged racist abuse directed at French players...
Tosin Kehinde Not Recognized As Manchester United Announce Nominees For U23 POTY
Published: April 17, 2018
Tosin Kehinde has not been shortlisted for Manchester United's U23 Player of the Under-23s Player of the Year after the official website of the Red Devils announced the nominees on Tuesday morning.His teammates Ethan Hamilton, Kieran O’Hara and Demi Mitchell are up for the award nominated by the coaching staff.Tahith...
Nigeria's Oldest Scorer In World Cup: Russia Will Host Successful World Cup
Published: April 17, 2018
Former Nigeria international Peter Odemwingie is backing Russia to host a successful 2018 World Cup despite ongoing concerns about the country. The Bendel Insurance product was born in Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union to a Nigerian father and Russian mother, so has close ties with Russia and represented Lokomotiv Mosc...
Ex-Flying Eagles Skipper Ajagun Makes Team Of The Week In Belgium
Published: April 17, 2018
Former Flying Eagles skipper Abdul Ajagun has been named to the Team of the Week for the Jupiler Pro League PlayOff II on the back of his performance against Lierse SK on Saturday, April 14. Digital cable television provider Telenet has selected the eleven most outstanding players for each position, with the KV Kortrij...
Super Eagles Hopeful Kehinde Suffers Relegation With Manchester United U23
Published: April 16, 2018
Manchester United U23s have been relegated to the Premier League 2 Division Two after Derby County's latest victory,the young Rams pipping West Ham U23s to a 1-0 victory on Monday afternoon.Jayden Bogle's 53rd minute strike for Derby County proved enough, in a game which had Nigerian trio of Olatunji Akinola, Oladapo A...
Super Eagles Defender Ebuehi Struggling To Overcome Injury
Published: April 16, 2018
Tyronne Ebuehi is not in tip-top condition and could be omitted from the ADO Den Haag squad for their Eredivisie clash against Heerenveen on Tuesday evening.Speaking to reporters on Monday, manager of ADO Den Haag, Fons Groenendijk, confirmed that the Nigeria international right-back will have to undergo a late fitness...
Rohr Defends Musa After Handshake Controversy : He's A Very Disciplined Player
Published: April 16, 2018
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has refused to criticize one of the most experienced players in his squad, Ahmed Musa, following his conflict with the CSKA Moscow coach Viktor Goncharenko in the 25th round of matches in the Russian Premier League.It would be recalled that the Leicester City loanee was not pleased that h...
Eagles Fans Favorite Joel Obi Disagrees With Keshi: I Was Fit For 2014 World Cup
Published: April 16, 2018
Super Eagles fans favorite Joel Obi has insisted that he was fit enough to be named in Nigeria's 23-man roster for the 2014 World Cup.The late Stephen Keshi had named the Torino star as one of the nine midfielders on the provisional squad list but axed him from the final list announced, citing lack of fitness. Though J...