Rohr Plays Down Eagles Chances Of Reaching World Cup Semis: We Are 47th Fifa Ranking
Published: May 07, 2018
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has played down the national team's chances of reaching the semifinals of the 2018 World Cup, arguing that they are not among the top ranked African teams. Tunisia, Senegal, Morocco and Egypt, Africa's other representatives in the mundial, are better ranked than the Super Eagles who are 4...
Nigeria Handed Boost As Ibini Is Left Out Of Australia Provisional World Cup Roster
Published: May 07, 2018
Former Club Brugge winger Bernie Ibini-Isei will not make his competitive debut for Australia at the World Cup after he was left out of their provisional roster announced today.Born in Port Harcourt to Nigerian parents, Ibini-Isei has earned two caps for the Australians, both coming in friendly matches against United A...
Average Transfer Value Of Top Euro Squads: Chelsea Sixth, Moses Valued At €39.8M
Published: May 07, 2018
According to new study by CIES Football Observatory, Manchester City lead the way in the average transfer value of first team players in the top five leagues in Europe.Pep Guardiola's Citizens are the top team in Europe and the Premier League ahead of Tottenham Hotspur (3rd), Liverpool (4th), Chelsea (6th), Manchester ...
Russia 2018: Leon Balogun Singles Out The Most Important Factor That Will Make Eagles Succeed
Published: May 07, 2018
The Super Eagles have been hit by an injury crisis seven days before manager Gernot Rohr must announce a 35-man provisional roster for the 2018 World Cup, and Mainz 05 star Leon Balogun has stated that the team will only do well in Russia if the players are in tip-top condition.Balogun, himself, is still undergoing reh...
Eagles Stars Mikel, Moses, Iwobi, Musa Make Nigerian TOTW After Continuing Impressive Form
Published: May 07, 2018
After another eventful weekend of football in Europe which put a host of Nigerians under the limelight, allnigeriasoccer.com brings readers the best of her exports who stood out admirably for their various clubsides thus:GoalkeeperFrancis Uzoho (Deportivo Fabri): The Super Eagles goaltender posted a clean slate for Dep...
Iwobi Posts Classy Statement After Wenger's Final Home Game Vs Burnley
Published: May 07, 2018
Nigeria international Alex Iwobi took to social media to express his gratitude to Arsene Wenger shortly after the Frenchman's final home game as coach of Arsenal.Wenger had so much faith in Iwobi so much so that the winger was promoted to the first team without going on loan to continue his development like current fir...
Arsenal Legend Kanu: Wenger Did Everything To Sign Me From Inter Milan
Published: May 07, 2018
Arsenal and Nigeria legend Nwankwo Kanu was at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday, May 6 for Arsene Wenger's final home game in charge of the Gunners and has paid his respects to the iconic Frenchman.Kanu found first-team opportunities limited following the arrival of Ronaldo from Barcelona and managed to convince the th...
Belgium: Akpom, Akpala Score; Moses Simon Drought Extends To 15 Games; Henry Missing
Published: May 07, 2018
Catch up on the performances of Nigerian players in the Belgian topflight in the last round of matches.Arsenal loanee Chuba Akpom scored for the second game in a row but it was only a consolation with Sint-Truiden losing 3-1 to Eupen in a Belgian UEFA Europa League playoffs tie at Stadion am Kehrweg.Eupen established a...
Nigerian Exports: Ahmed Musa, Hope Akpan, Arokoyo & Fred Friday On Target For Euro Clubs
Published: May 06, 2018
Catch up on the Nigerian players that were on target for their respective foreign clubs on Sunday 6th, May.We start off at the Deepdale Stadium where Hope Akpan's effort was not enough to save Burton Albion from relegation following a 2-1 defeat to Preston North End in their EFL Championship final day clash.The Brewers...
Iwobi Rated High In Arsenal's Last Home Game Under Wenger
Published: May 06, 2018
Super Eagles winger Alex Iwobi on Sunday produced one of his best performances for Arsenal as the Gunners romped to a 5-0 demolition of Burnley at the Emirates in what was manager Arsene Wenger's last game at the stadium.Iwobi scored the third goal of the match and his third of the season following his strikes against ...
Chelsea Hero Townsend: Victor Moses Is A Dangerous Player, Not Easy To Deal With
Published: May 06, 2018
Former Chelsea hero and BT Sport pundit Andy Townsend has lavished praise on Nigeria international Victor Moses for his brilliant display in Chelsea's 1-0 win over Liverpool in the Premier League. Moses was excellent in the opening forty-five minutes and provided the assist for Olivier Giroud's winner when his teasing ...
Arsenal 5 Burnley 0: Goalscorer Iwobi Improves His Shooting Skills In Wenger's Final Home Game
Published: May 06, 2018
Arsenal put in a sensational display in a 5-0 victory over Burnley at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday, with Alex Iwobi scoring one of the goals in Arsene Wenger's final home game. Iwobi has seemingly exorcised his injury worries and returned to the starting XI for the Gunners, putting in a very good showing for the host...
Chelsea 1 Liverpool 0: Nigeria's Best Moses Outshines African Player Of The Year Salah
Published: May 06, 2018
Chelsea moved within two points of fourth-placed Tottenham after grinding out a hard-fought 1-0 win over Liverpool in their Premier League clash on Sunday.Super Eagles Victor Moses made his 24th Premier League start for Chelsea in the encounter while Nigerian Football Federation target Dominic Solanke started on the be...
Chelsea's Nigerian Defender Hails Brighton's Escape From Relegation
Published: May 06, 2018
Chelsea defender Fikayo Tomori was delighted that Brighton & Hove avoided relegation following their shock 1-0 win over Manchester United at the American Express Community Stadium on Friday evening.The England U21 star, who is spending the entirety of this season on loan at Hull City, still has a soft spot for the Seag...
Rohr Explains Why He's Not Excited With Eagles Wins Against Argentina & Poland
Published: May 06, 2018
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has explained why he is not excited that the national team have won two of their three pre-World Cup friendlies ahead of the tournament in Russia.The Super Eagles came from two goals down to beat Argentina 4-2 in Krasnodar last November before a hard-fought 1-0 win over Poland followed by...