Moses, Iwobi Face Anxious Wait Over Ballon d'Or Nomination
Published: October 09, 2017
No Nigerian star has been considered yet for the prestigious Ballon d'Or 2017 after France Football announced fifteen of the thirty nominees on Monday, October 9.Victor Moses and Alex Iwobi were two of Nigeria's most outstanding players in 2017, and will have to wait until 1815 hours to discover if they made the 30-man...
Nigeria A Win Away From Setting A New African Record At World Cup
Published: October 09, 2017
The Super Eagles are set to become the most successful African country to have participated in the Fifa World Cup after qualifying for next summer's tournament in Russia.Only Cameroon, with seven, has made more World Cup appearances than the Super Eagles among African teams.The Indomitable Lions also lead the way in th...
Leicester City Fear Ndidi Suffered A Knock Vs Zambia But Midfielder Is Fine
Published: October 09, 2017
Leicester City fear one of their important first-teamers Wilfred Ndidi suffered a knock in the closing minutes of Nigeria's 1-0 win over Zambia in a World Cup qualifier on Saturday.The central midfielder had to be attended to by Super Eagles medics in added time after suffering some discomfort as he attempted a shot.''...
Super Eagles Coach Rohr To Nigerian Fans : Stop Criticizing Mikel, He'll Learn
Published: October 09, 2017
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr  has dismissed criticism over the performance of Porto loanee Mikel Agu in the wake of his side's 1-0 win against Zambia in a World Cup qualifier this past weekend.It was thought the German will tinker with his formation by moving Abdullahi Shehu to his natural central midfield position ...
Iwobi Gives His Opinion On Two Arsenal Stars On The Radar Of Man Utd, Man City
Published: October 09, 2017
Arsenal main men Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez continue to be linked with a departure from the Emirates as from the winter transfer market after failing to extend their contracts with the London club.Arsene Wenger's side finished fifth in the Premier League in the 2016-2017 campaign and are targeting a return to the Ch...
FIFA, CAF Investigating Nigeria-Zambia Match In Uyo
Published: October 09, 2017
Fifa and Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) have launched an investigation into the behavior of the Copper Bullets fans during Nigeria's 1-0 win over Zambia on Saturday evening.Photographs show the Zambia fans displaying a banner,'H.E. E.C. LUNGU GOD BLESS YOU' in the stands at the Godswill Akpabio International St...
Rohr Praises Moses For Contribution To Iwobi's Goal, Squad Jet Out Of Uyo
Published: October 08, 2017
A number of Super Eagles players and coaching staff were sighted at the Akwa Ibom Airport on Sunday afternoon before they jetted out to Lagos and Abuja.Alex Iwobi, Ola Aina, Leon Balogun, William Troost-Ekong, Ahmed Musa, Abdullahi Shehu and Chidozie Awaziem are confirmed to be on their way or making plans to return to...
Five Things We Learned From Nigeria's 1-0 Win Over Zambia
Published: October 08, 2017
An Alex Iwobi goal sixteen minutes from time against Zambia booked Nigeria their place at next summer's World Cup in Russia.Here are five things we learned : These Eagles can touch the height of the skies as a compact unitIt was evident,most especially in the first half, that the Super Eagles were in for a torrid outin...
Arsenal Lining Up January Move For Nigerian Winger Valued At N7.1 Billion
Published: October 08, 2017
Arsenal are interested in signing England youth-teamer of Nigerian descent Ademola Lookman when the transfer window reopens for business, as per reports.The Sun says Wenger’s spies have been tipped off that Lookman could be tempted out of Goodison Park and back to London.The former Charlton Athletic wonderkid, who is...
Post-Game Wrap-Up Nigeria Vs Zambia : A Tale Of Two Substitutions Mikel & Iwobi
Published: October 08, 2017
The Super Eagles scrapped through to the World cup finals in Russia next year by virtue of Iwobi's late strike but then it was not all that straightforward.If there is any virtue in playing a helter-skelter game inefficiently for a huge part of it, perhaps it is precisely that it imposes a starker dose of efficiency on...
Chelsea Congratulate Ola Aina On His Debut For Super Eagles, Acknowledge Mikel
Published: October 08, 2017
Premier League champions Chelsea have finally congratulated one of their own products Ola Aina for making his international debut for the Super Eagles on Saturday, after earlier omitting the defender from their match report.In the roundup of their players on international duty, The Blues have now included Aina and also...
How The Generals Balogun & Ekong Reacted To Nigeria's Qualification
Published: October 08, 2017
Leon Balogun and his defensive partner William Troost-Ekong were pleased after Nigeria qualified for the 2018 World Cup in Russia and took to social media to celebrate the win over Zambia.For the second time in three World Cup qualifying matches, the Mainz and Bursaspor stars helped goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa to keep ...
U17 World Cup: Potential Super Eagles RB Eyoma Sparkles As England Thrash Chile
Published: October 08, 2017
One of the emerging nations of youth football England began their campaign at the Fifa U17 World Cup with a 4-0 hammering of Chile at Salt Lake Stadium on Sunday afternoon.Tottenham Hotspur right back Timothy Eyoma went the distance for the Young Lions and assisted goalkeeper Curtis Anderson to post his first shutout i...
Rohr Admits It Was Difficult To Drop Nigeria Hero Iwobi
Published: October 08, 2017
An Alex Iwobi goal after 74 minutes sent Nigeria to their sixth appearance in the World Cup, and manager Gernot Rohr has admitted that it was difficult dropping the Arsenal wonderkid to the bench versus Zambia.The Hale End Academy product as well as the other substitutes would have realized on Thursday, October 5 they ...
Rohr : Zambia Game Was The Most Difficult For Us In The World Cup Qualifiers
Published: October 08, 2017
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has praised his players for beating Zambia’s Chipolopolo and booking their place in the 2018 FIFA World Cup on Saturday.Speaking at the post-match conference, the German said: ''It was a very difficult game, in fact the most difficult for us in the qualifying series because of what was ...