Chelsea, Arsenal, West Ham Talents Of Nigerian Descent Start As World Champions Lose 4-0
Published: February 10, 2018
World champions at U17 level England surprisingly lost 4-0 to Portugal in their opening game at the 2018 Algarve Tournament on Friday.As many as four players of Nigerian descent in the shape of West Ham defender Ajibola Alese, Arsenal pair Arthur Okonkwo and Xavier Amaechi and Chelsea midfielder Faustino Anjorin were n...
Official: Another Nigerian Striker Added To Las Palmas Squad
Published: February 09, 2018
With a statement on their official website, Spanish La Liga outfit UD Las Palmas have announced the signing of Nigeria international Imoh Ezekiel.The 24-year-old was a free agent before appending his signature to a seventeen-month deal that will keep him at Las Palmas until June 30, 2019.Ezekiel is the third Nigerian p...
Arsenal's Best Goal At Tottenham : Nigeria Legend Kanu Nominated
Published: February 09, 2018
Ahead of the eagerly anticipated Premier League meeting between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal at the National Stadium in London on Saturday, the official website of the Gunners has asked fans to pick the best away goal scored.Nigeria legend Nwankwo Kanu's goal and four other fantastic strikes from Robert Pires, Tomas R...
Alarm For Gernot Rohr As Super Eagles Defender Falls Ill
Published: February 09, 2018
ADO Den Haag defender Tyronne Ebuehi is a big doubt to add to his appearances in the Eredivisie this season when his team visit Groningen on Sunday.Dutch media outlet Omroepwest  is reporting that the Nigeria international did not show up for training on Friday and his availability for the match at Noordlease Stadion ...
Russia 2018 World Cup : Super Eagles To Train At Essentuki Arena
Published: February 09, 2018
Football governing body, Fifa, confirmed on Friday that the Nigerian national team will be based in Essentuki at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.The Sanatorium Istochnik Hotel in the Stavropol region, Essentuki will act as the Super Eagles headquarters during the tournament, while they will train at Essentuki Arena.A doub...
Ex-Flying Eagles Star Ajayi Misses Out On League One Player Of The Month Prize
Published: February 09, 2018
Former Nigeria U20 international Semi Ajayi has missed out on the Sky Bet League One Player of the Month for January after the winner of the award was announced on Friday morning.Northampton Town midfielder John-Joe O’Toole won the accolade ahead of the three other players nominated : Semi Ajayi (Rotherham United), T...
NFF Boss Backing Osimhen, Nwakalis, Ndidi, Iheanacho & Ebuehi To Be Picked For 2022 World Cup
Published: February 09, 2018
Nigeria Football Federation President Amaju Pinnick is looking ahead to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.With the Super Eagles boasting one of the youngest squads amongst the 32 participating countries in Russia, Pinnick has predicted that the current squad will perform better in the next four years.''It is not the number o...
Fifa : Rohr Can Name 35 Players On Provisional World Cup Roster, Squad Must Be Announced May 14
Published: February 08, 2018
The governing body of football, Fifa, has approved that countries participating at the 2018 World Cup can name 35 players in their provisional squad list, an additional five players compared to previous tournaments.Argentina sports newspaper Ole writes that Fifa announced a change on Thursday that 35 players will be pa...
SpVgg Unterhaching Goal Machine Set To Spark Intl Tug Of War Between Germany & Nigeria
Published: February 08, 2018
SpVgg Unterhaching goal machine Karim Adeyemi is set to spark an international tug of war between Nigeria and Germany after making his debut for Germany 16s as they were beaten on penalties by the Netherlands in the UEFA Development Tournament in Portugal on Thursday evening.In the game staged at Complexo Desportivo de...
Wenger Issues Subtle Warning To Nigeria Ahead Of Friendly Against England
Published: February 08, 2018
Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger says the English players are the masters of diving, the Frenchman told reporters at a press conference on Thursday, ahead of his team's clash with Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League.The respected Gunners manager made this remark four months before the Three Lions face Nigeria in a pre-W...
Watford Loanee Isaac Success Says He's Not New To Battling Relegation
Published: February 08, 2018
Watford loanee Isaac Success was unveiled by Malaga at La Rosaleda on Thursday, three days after he made his debut for the Andalusian club against Las Palmas.After 22 games, there are seven points between Malaga, who are bottom of the table, and 17th-place Levante, but the Nigeria international has declared that he's n...
Tammy Abraham Rules Out Playing For Nigeria In March Friendlies Vs Poland, Serbia
Published: February 08, 2018
Tammy Abraham's heart is still with England and has strongly hinted that he will turn down an invitation to the Nigeria national team ahead of the 2018 World Cup, saying he wants to represent the Three Lions during the next Fifa window in March.With two caps to his name in friendlies against Germany and Brazil, the Che...
Prolific Iceland Striker: It Will Be Interesting To Face Awaziem, Nigeria Under Pressure
Published: February 08, 2018
In an interview with the official website of Nantes, prolific Iceland international striker Kolbeinn Sigþórsson is targeting a spot in the national team's roster for the 2018 World Cup and thinks Nigeria will be under more pressure when they face off at Volgograd Arena, Volgograd on June 22.Sigþórsson is a teammate...
Joel Obi To Torino Teammates: We Must Be Good Against Udinese
Published: February 08, 2018
Super Eagles midfielder Joel Obi has commented on the upcoming meeting between Torino and Udinese in the Serie A scheduled to take place on Sunday at Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino.Ahead of the match day 24 fixture, the two clubs are level on 33 points from the same number of games and have the same goal difference but ...
Henry Beats Awoniyi, Kalu, Dennis, Uche To Most Promising Player Of The Year In Belgium
Published: February 08, 2018
Everton loanee Henry Onyekuru claimed the Most Promising Player of the Year at the 64th Golden Shoe Gala on Wednesday night.The RSC Anderlecht striker saw off competition from 37 other young stars, including four Nigerian talents, to win the accolade.Emmanuel Dennis (Club Brugge), Uche Agbo (Standard Liege), Samuel Kal...