Ex-Super Eagles Defender Udeze Expects Difficult South Africa Clash, Bemoans Injury Crisis
Published: November 14, 2018
Former Super Eagles left back Ifeanyi Udeze believes Saturday's 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier will not be a stroll in the park for the Super Eagles and opines that a draw will be okay for the team.Currently atop Group E of the qualification table Nigeria will qualify for the 2019 AFCON with a draw. Udeze, who wa...
Heartland FC Pull Off Transfer Coup By Signing Ex-Rangers Star Okereke
Published: November 14, 2018
Nigerian Professional Football League side Heartland of Owerri are on the brink of officially announcing the capture of striker Peter Maduabuchi Okereke ahead of the new season.The former Rangers International, Rivers United and FC Ifeanyi Ubah player is excited with the prospect of teaming up with the Owerri side.The ...
Ex-Chelsea And Liverpool Hero Joe Cole Includes One Nigeria Legend In Dream 5-A-Side Team
Published: November 14, 2018
Former Chelsea and Liverpool attacking midfielder Joe Cole has picked Nigeria legend Vincent Enyeama in his dream five-a-side team. Cole announced his retirement from football on Tuesday at the age of 37, thereby drawing the curtain on a glittering 20-year professional career. A product of the West Ham Academy, ...
Versatile Arsenal Fullback Eligible For Nigeria Scores Three Minutes Into England U19 Debut
Published: November 14, 2018
Arsenal fullback Bukayo Saka scored three minutes into his debut for England U19s in a 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying match against Moldova staged at the Arslan Zeki Demirci Spor Kompleksi - Emir Hotels 2 - on Wednesday. The 2001-born player is eligible to represent England at U17 level but has ...
'New Chelsea Boss Made Moses Quit Super Eagles' - NFF Boss Makes Bold Claim About Winger's Retirement
Published: November 14, 2018
Second Vice-President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Shehu Dikko has cleared the air on the circumstances surrounding the retirement of Chelsea star Victor Moses from the national team in August 2018. Dikko stated that Moses had to call time on his international career because he wanted to focus solely on his c...
'Iwobi, Ekong & Balogun Came To Camp With A Little Knock' - Rohr Confident Trio Will Be Ready For RSA
Published: November 14, 2018
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr is confident that Alex Iwobi, William Troost-Ekong and Leon Balogun will be ready for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa despite not taking part in full training on Tuesday evening in Asaba. The German-born tactician stressed that the three players are no...
'We Know Super Eagles Best Striker Is Injured' - What South Africa Star Has Said About Musa, Success Et Al
Published: November 14, 2018
South Africa frontman Lebogang Mothiba reckons that they might benefit from the  absence of Changchun Yatai star Odion Ighalo in Saturday's Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Soccer City. Ighalo, who is the leading scorer in the AFCONQ with 6 goals, had to withdraw from the Super Eagles squad after suffering a hams...
Villarreal's Next Big Hope Chukwueze To Rohr : Give Me A Chance To Play Against South Africa
Published: November 14, 2018
Former Nigeria U20 international Samuel Chukwueze, who has been billed as Villarreal's next big hope, is hoping to make his international debut when the Super Eagles face off with South Africa on Saturday. In truth, his chances to play against Bafana Bafana have increased with Bordeaux right winger Samuel Kalu yet ...
Precocious Nigerian Striker Goes Home With Match Ball After Netting Hat-Trick For Lincoln City
Published: November 14, 2018
Precocious Nigerian striker Jordan Adebayo-Smith netted a hat-trick as Lincoln City fended off South Shields 4-2 in a FA Youth Cup clash at Sincil Bank on Tuesday. The Imps U18 side have been rewarded with a trip to West Bromwich Albion in the next round of the prestigious competition. Lincoln City led 2-0 at the...
90 Minutes Away From Glory : Stoke City's Etebo Confident Eagles Will Get The Job Done In Joburg
Published: November 14, 2018
Stoke City star Oghenekaro Etebo is confident that the Super Eagles will pick up the qualification ticket for next year's Africa Cup of Nations when they take on South Africa this weekend in Johannesburg. Etebo who was speaking after the team's first training session on Tuesday in Asaba also believes that the team is i...
Eagles Striker Iheanacho Fires Warning To South Africa : We Want To Take Revenge For That Defeat In Uyo
Published: November 14, 2018
Leicester City forward Kelechi Iheanacho has disclosed that the Super Eagles are looking forward to avenge their first leg 2-0 defeat to South Africa when both teams meet on Saturday in Johannesburg. Despite the loss to Bafana Bafana in Uyo, Nigeria are on the brink of qualifying for next year's tournament in Camer...
Super Eagles Training Session: How Team A & B Lined Up, Personal Drills For GK Ezenwa
Published: November 13, 2018
Training started with twenty-two players with the only absentee being Bordeaux winger Samuel Kalu.However,  Arsenal's Alex Iwobi, Brighton's Leon Balogun and Udinese's Troost-Ekong trained alone. After the first twenty minutes of training, the squad was split into two groups with goalkeeper Theophilus Afelokhai, J...
Watford Super Kid Labelled The Next Eden Hazard Receives First Nigeria Call-Up
Published: November 13, 2018
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Watford super kid Jayden Bennetts is in line to make his international debut for Nigeria after receiving his first call-up to the Flying Eagles squad ahead of the 2018 WAFU U20 Cup of Nations. The 2001-born player is expected to fly out to Abuja in the coming days to link up wi...
AFCONQ Vs RSA: Every Word Said By Delta State Governor To Super Eagles Stars & Ahmed Musa's Response
Published: November 13, 2018
The Executive Governor of Delta State, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has pledged to give the Super Eagles $25,000.00 for every goal they score in the upcoming AFCON qualifying match against South Africa on Saturday at the FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, allnigeriasoccer.com reports. Governor Okowa who made this pledge after the Supe...
Super Eagles Official: South Africa Game Is About AFCON Not Revenge Mission
Published: November 13, 2018
Media officer of the Super Eagles Toyin Ibitoye has reflected the thoughts of head coach Gernot Rohr ahead of Saturday's 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa and assured Nigerians that the players will be gunning for victory in a bid to qualify for the AFCON in Cameroon.Ibitoye spoke to Smooth FM L...