Fifa Ranking: Super Eagles Rise Five Spots, World Cup Opponents Drop
Published: April 12, 2018
Football governing body, Fifa, on Thursday morning published the new rankings of National Teams.Compared to their position the previous month, the Super Eagles have climbed five places and now occupy the 47th position while they are sixth in the continental ranking.Tunisia, Senegal and Congo DR are the top three ...
Super Eagles Assistant Captain Eddy Onazi Out For At Least Two Weeks
Published: April 12, 2018
Trabzonspor midfielder Eddy Onazi will be out of action for at least two weeks after suffering a hamstring injury in his team's 4-0 win over Kayserispor in the Turkish Super Lig last weekend.The Nigeria international had to make way for Demirok in the 28th minute and left the Medical Park Stadyumu (Trabzon) turf clearl...
Super Eagles GK Ezenwa Plays Down Injury Fears: I'll Be Back In Two Or Three Days
Published: April 11, 2018
Enyimba goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa has moved to allay fears surrounding the injury which forced him off during Wednesday's NPFL draw against Kwara United.The Nigeria international landed somewhat heavily in claiming a high ball, and was substituted midway through the second half in his second appearance for the People...
Rohr Forcing Nigerian Players To Sign Contracts For World Cup Spots, DW Sports Agency Breaches Fifa Rule
Published: April 11, 2018
Allnigeriasoccer.com can exclusively report that Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr may be involved in some underhand dealings that will jeopardize the chances of the national team performing well at the 2018 World Cup.The German is imitating Nigeria 1994 World Cup coach Clemens Westerhof, who forced Emmanuel Amuneke to ...
Alex Iwobi Quizzed : Nigerian National Anthem, Thierry Henry & That Goal Vs Zambia
Published: April 11, 2018
Alex Iwobi and Philadelphia Eagles running back of Nigerian descent Jay Ajayi took part in Arsenal's Rapid Fire, and the Gunners number seventeen answered questions on the Nigerian national team and the club.Asked how nervous he was when he met Arsenal legend Thierry Henry for the first time, Iwobi answered : ''I met h...
Nigeria's World Cup Rivals Argentina Celebrate Barcelona's Exit From Champions League
Published: April 11, 2018
Nigeria's World Cup rivals Argentina have celebrated Barcelona's exit from the Champions League, with their captain and key player Lionel Messi playing three games less before the end of the season.After losing the first leg 4-1 at the Camp Nou last week, Roma completed a miraculous comeback no one saw coming, ...
Moses, Mikel & Balogun Named In Top 500 Most Important Footballers In The World
Published: April 10, 2018
Three Nigerian players certain to be named to Nigeria's World Cup squad barring an injury have been included on the list of 2018 World Soccer 500, which contains the most important players in the world.Chelsea right wing-back Victor Moses, Mainz defender Leon Balogun, Tianjin Teda's Obi Mikel and Everton loanee Henry O...
Enyeama, Awaziem Not Nominated For Marc-Vivien Foé Award (Full List Of Nominees)
Published: April 10, 2018
Former Nigeria international Vincent Enyeama has not been nominated for the prestigious Prix Marc-Vivien Foé, an award handed to the best African footballer playing in the French Ligue 1.This is the second consecutive year that the Lille netminder has not been shortlisted, having been nominated in 2014, 2015 and 2016....
(Photo) 'Childish' Musa Refuses To Shake Hands With CSKA Coach After Substitution
Published: April 10, 2018
Nigeria international Ahmed Musa showed his childish behavior after he was substituted in the 58th minute as CSKA Moscow lost 2-1 to Dinamo in a Moscow derby on Monday evening.The Leicester City loanee was apparently angry to be substituted and refused to shake hands with the young CSKA coach Viktor Goncharenko.But the...
Warri-Born Queens Park Rangers Captain Onuoha Banned For Three Games
Published: April 09, 2018
EFL Championship outfit Queens Park Rangers have confirmed via their official website that Warri-born Nigerian defender Nedum Onuoha has been suspended for three matches following his dismissal in the latest round of matches.Onuoha took the walk of shame in second-half stoppage time as the London team were thrashed 4-0...
Could Liverpool's Awoniyi Be Deserving Of A Role For Super Eagles?
Published: April 09, 2018
This 2017/2018 season has seen a significant glut of Nigerian revelations in the Belgian topflight.From Gent's Samuel Kalu to Club Brugge's Dennis Bonaventure and Standard Liege's Uche Agbo to mention but a few, all have performed to varying degrees for their teams, but if in such a way that has wowed observers and mad...
Lille Inform Enyeama He'll Return To The First Team On This Condition
Published: April 09, 2018
Former Nigeria international Vincent Enyeama could still figure for French Ligue 1 club Lille this season, manager Christophe Galtier has hinted but has given the goalkeeper a condition.Galtier has expressed the same fears as Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr, who has doubts about including the former Super Eagles captain in...
Ex-Nigeria U17 Captain Igho Ogbu Turning Heads In Norway
Published: April 09, 2018
Former Nigeria U17 captain Igho Ogbu impressed on his debut for Norwegian club Levanger less than two months after he penned his first professional contract with Scandinavian giants Rosenborg BK.Ogbu would have found it hard to break into the first team of RBK, with established players such as Norway internationals And...
Nigeria Coach Rohr In England To Check On The Progress Of Iwobi, Moses & Ndidi
Published: April 09, 2018
Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr is presumably in England to check on the progress of some of his key players, a month before he announces his eagerly anticipated provisional roster for the 2018 World Cup.Though it is unclear if the German was at the King Power, Emirates and Stamford Bridge stadiums this past weekend, one o...
Super Eagles Stars Iwobi, Omeruo, Idowu, Balogun, Akpeyi, Aina Dominate Nigerian TOTW
Published: April 09, 2018
After an eventful weekend of thrilling actions which saw most Nigerians put in impressive performances for their clubsides abroad, allnigeriasoccer.com has rounded up the best of these players in its team of the week, thus.GoalkeeperDaniel Akpeyi (Chippa United): Akpeyi was between the sticks for his PSL side in their ...