Omeruo Among 7 Foreign Pros Excused From Friendly Vs Liberia, 4 Home-Based Players Invited
Published: September 09, 2018
The Nigeria Football Federation have called up four fresh invitees to the national team ahead of Tuesday's friendly against Liberia and seven foreign-based professionals that started against Seychelles have been excused from the international match in Monrovia. Enyimba duo Mfon Udoh and Sunday Adetunji, FC Ifeanyi ...
Tottenham Hotspur Product Obika Opens His 2018-2019 Account For Oxford United
Published: September 09, 2018
Former Tottenham Hotspur youth-teamer Jonathan Obika opened his account for the 2018-2019 season but could not prevent Oxford United from suffering a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Coventry City in an EFL League One encounter on Sunday afternoon. Obika was unable to register his name on the score-sheet in league games a...
How Chelsea, Leicester, Porto, Bordeaux Reacted To Nigeria's Win Over Seychelles
Published: September 09, 2018
Through their respective official websites, four European clubs Chelsea, Leicester City, Porto and Bordeaux have reacted to Nigeria's 3-0 win vs Seychelles in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier as players on the books of the clubs were on international duty for the Super Eagles. Chelsea defender Kenneth Omeruo, Leic...
Super Eagles Coach Rohr Rates Chidozie Awaziem's Performance Against Seychelles
Published: September 09, 2018
Porto defender Chidozie Awaziem won the competition for the right back position ahead of Leon Balogun, Kenneth Omeruo and Brian Idowu in yesterday's Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Seychelles. The Super Eagles were faced with a crisis at right back ahead of the game with the Pirates following the non-availab...
The One Request Made By Rohr To NFF Ahead Of AFCON Qualifier Showdown Vs Libya
Published: September 09, 2018
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has made a passionate appeal to the Nigeria Football Federation ahead of the national team's crucial Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Libya next month. After two rounds in Group E of AFCON qualifying, the Super Eagles are one point behind the North Africans and Rohr has requeste...
Three Big Claims By Libya Coach That Will Certainly Leave Nigeria Fans Furious
Published: September 09, 2018
Libya coach Adel Amrouche faced the cameras in the wake of his side's impressive goalless draw against South Africa in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Saturday and has made three observations about the Super Eagles that will certainly leave Nigeria fans furious. The former Equatorial Guinea, Burundi and Kenya ...
Why Super Eagles Fans Should Not Be Excited About 3-0 Win Against Seychelles
Published: September 09, 2018
As the verisimilitude of the occasion descended on every one of the players on the Stade Linite turf in Victõria on Saturday afternoon, the outcome of the tepid showdown could only mean one thing for both sides.The Super Eagles, after losing 2-0 to South Africa needed a sound response here, and of course a 3-0 win, li...
Rohr Names Two Super Eagles Players That Impressed Him Against Seychelles
Published: September 08, 2018
Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr was pleased with the performance of two players who made their international debut in the 3-0 rout of Seychelles on Saturday afternoon. Bordeaux winger Samuel Kalu started and was in action for 85 minutes before he was replaced by Henry Onyekuru while Semi Ajayi came on for his debut...
Ex-Arsenal Star Ajayi Reacts After Becoming Cap-Tied To Nigeria For Life
Published: September 08, 2018
Former Arsenal U23 captain Semi Ajayi has celebrated his debut for the Nigerian National Team in their 3-0 rout of minnows Seychelles in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Saturday afternoon. Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr handed a debut to the Rotherham United star when he introduced the versatile defender as ...
What Super Eagles Stars Are Saying After Easy 3-0 Win Against Seychelles
Published: September 08, 2018
Super Eagles stars took to social media in the wake of their 3-0 win over Seychelles in an African Cup of Nations qualifier on Saturday afternoon. Having lost 2-0 to South Africa in June 2017, Nigeria got their qualifying campaign back on track thanks to first half goals from Ahmed Musa and Chidozie Awaziem and a se...
Five Talking Points From Seychelles Vs Nigeria AFCON Qualifier
Published: September 08, 2018
The Super Eagles defeated hosts Seychelles 3-0 in their match day 2 game of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at the Stade Linite on Saturday.Izuchukwu Okosi presents five talking points from that game.1. Synthetic ThreatThe venue of the game was not a natural pitch which posed a lot of challenges and threats to...
Super Eagles Target Maja Continues Blistering Form With 5th Goal In 7 Games For Sunderland
Published: September 08, 2018
Former Super Eagles invitee Josh Maja continued his blistering form with a goal for Sunderland in their 1-1 draw with Fleetwood Town in an EFL League One match at the Stadium of Light on Saturday afternoon. The visitors opening the scoring through a Patrick Madden header in the ninth minute but the Black Cats drew l...
Super Eagles Player Ratings: Musa & Balogun Stand Out; Uzoho On Holiday; Omeruo Good; Semi Ajayi Descent
Published: September 08, 2018
Nigeria took a step closer to qualifying for next year's AFCON tournament in Cameroon with a routine 3-0 win over Seychelles at the Stade Linité in Victoria on Saturday afternoon.Allnigeriasoccer.com gives the verdict on everyone of the Gernot Rohr's men in action..The StartersGoalkeeperFrancis Uzoho: Had very little ...
Seychelles 0 Nigeria 3: Musa, Awaziem & Ighalo On Target As Super Eagles Thrash Pirates
Published: September 08, 2018
Nigeria delivered an impressive performance to annihilate Seychelles 3-0 in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier on Saturday.The Super Eagles won at the Stade Linite thanks to goals from Ahmed Musa, Chidozie Awaziem and Odion Ighalo in the Group E match.This was the first-ever meeting between the Pirates an...
Omeruo, Awaziem, Onazi, Kalu Start As Nigeria Announce Starting XI Vs Seychelles
Published: September 08, 2018
Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr, has named his starting XI to face Seychelles in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier that will hold at Stade Linité (Roche Caïman) on Saturday afternoon, starting from 1330 hours. New Elche signing Francis Uzoho has been preferred in goal ahead of Chippa United's Daniel Akpeyi and th...