UEFA Europa League : Iwobi Benched As Arsenal Knock Out AC Milan
Published: March 15, 2018
Premier League side Arsenal have booked their place in the quarterfinal of the Europa League after coming from behind to beat AC Milan 3-1 at the Emirates Stadium on Thursday night.For the second straight game in the competition, Super Eagles winger Alex Iwobi watched proceedings from the bench.Despite recording a 2-0 ...
Swedish Club Kalmar Testing Nigeria World Cup-Winning Midfielder
Published: March 15, 2018
Swedish club Kalmar have handed a trial to Nigeria U20 international Chinedu Stephen Madueke with a view to signing him before the close of the winter transfer market in the country.Kalmar have informed via their official website that Madueke will be monitored at close quarters when their U21 team face Helsingb...
Prolific Norwich City Striker Travels To Poland Next Week For International Duty
Published: March 15, 2018
Prolific Norwich City striker Adam Idah is set to leave his English club during the fourth international break of the 2017-2018 season.The Irish-born talent has been named in the Republic of Ireland U17 squad for the upcoming UEFA European Championship Elite Round qualifiers in Poland.It means Idah will be in Poland ar...
Man Utd's Alexis Sanchez : I'm Proud To Be The Highest Paid Player In Premier League
Published: March 15, 2018
Former Arsenal star Alexis Sanchez says he's delighted to be the best paid player in the English Premier League.The Chile international joined Manchester United in the January transfer window and is believed to be pocketing 500,000 pounds every week at the Old Trafford outfit.''The pressure doesn't play against me, it ...
Why Enyeama Will Be Omitted From Nigeria's World Cup Roster? Rohr Answers
Published: March 15, 2018
Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr has reiterated that there's no going back over his decision to omit Lille netminder Vincent Enyeama from Nigeria's 2018 World Cup roster.Enyeama called time on his international career in October 2015 following a row with former Nigeria coach Sunday Oliseh, but there were rumours that h...
Ejaria, Abraham, Solanke Among Ten Players Of Nigerian Descent Called Up By England
Published: March 15, 2018
Former Golden Eaglets trainee Ovie Ejaria has received his first-ever call-up to England U21s national team ahead of their matches with Romania (March 24) and Ukraine (March 27) this month.The central midfielder had been overlooked for selection for the U21s since he helped the Young Lions win the Fifa U20 World Cup in...
England FA Informs Super Eagles Fans: Pay Minimum Of N17,395 To Watch England Tackle Nigeria
Published: March 15, 2018
The England Football Association has informed via its official website the ticket prizes for the pre-World Cup friendly between England and Nigeria at the National Stadium in London on June 2, 2018.It will cost Nigerian fans a minimum of 35 pounds (approximately N17,395.00) to watch the friendly at Wembley, though Fami...
Man City's Nigeria Midfielder Receives Call-Ups From England, Germany Simultaneously
Published: March 15, 2018
Two players of Nigerian descent have been named in the latest England U18 squad announced by the English Football Association on Thursday morning.Manchester City attacking midfielder Felix Nmecha and Tottenham Hotspur defender Timothy Eyoma might add to their international caps for the Young Lions with manager Neil Dew...
Fifa Rankings: Super Eagles Are West Africa's Second Best; Argentina, Croatia, Iceland in Top 20
Published: March 15, 2018
Football governing body, Fifa, on Thursday, March 15 published its latest rankings of National Teams.Compared to their position the previous month, the Super Eagles are static meaning they retained their global position of 52, while they are seventh in the continental ranking.Tunisia, Senegal, Congo DR, Morocco and E...
The Advice Liverpool Legend Offered To Adekanye Before Penalty Against Manchester City
Published: March 15, 2018
Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard has revealed that he offered advice to Bobby Adekanye, Adam Lewis, Curtis Jones, Conor Masterson and Herbie Kane before the penalty shootout against Manchester City in the quarterfinal of the UEFA Youth League on Wednesday.Of the five penalty kick takers for the Reds, only Adekanye and L...
Rohr To Monitor Messi, Aguero, Modrić, Rakitić, Gunnarsson; Argentina Scout Moses Vs Barca
Published: March 15, 2018
Manager Gernot Rohr has revealed that he will monitor Nigeria's opponents ahead of the 2018 World Cup, meaning the German and his lieutenants are expected to travel to Spain and England where majority of the key players are based.It is envisaged that the likes of Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero, Ivan Rakitić, Luka Modric ...
Barcelona Vs Chelsea Most Fouled Player: Not Messi, Willian Or Hazard But Victor Moses
Published: March 15, 2018
Nigeria international Victor Moses was the most fouled player out of the 28 players that took to the Camp Nou pitch in Chelsea's 3-0 loss to Barcelona in the Champions League on Wednesday night.Lionel Messi was the star of the show, netting a brace to take his tally in the competition to 100, and orchestrated Barcelona...
Moses Struggles As Messi Inspired Barcelona Eliminate Chelsea From Champions League
Published: March 14, 2018
Victor Moses who plays at the right wing-back role for Chelsea put in an average performance on Wednesday night albeit Barcelona booked their passage to the quarterfinals of the 2017/2018 UEFA Champions League at the expense of the Premier League champions.In the second leg tie at the Camp Nou, the La Liga side t...
Rohr: Akpeyi Has A Good Chance To Be One Of Our Three GKs At World Cup
Published: March 14, 2018
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has more or less confirmed that Chippa United goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi will be one of the two African based players poised to be named in Nigeria's World Cup roster, the other being Enyimba's Ikechukwu Ezenwa.The Super Eagles faithful criticized Akpeyi for making a schoolboy error in Nige...
Rohr Backing Egypt To Shine At World Cup: They Have The Best Player In Africa Mohamed Salah
Published: March 14, 2018
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has commented on the chances of African teams progressing to the knockout rounds of the 2018 World Cup, and has backed Egypt to shine as they have Liverpool sensation Mohamed Salah in their ranks.The German tactician is hoping that the five African representatives in the mundial, includin...