Super Eagles Depart For Curitiba 1255 Hours, To Train This Evening
Published: June 14, 2014
The chartered flight taking the Nigeria squad to Curitiba is now airborne after departing the Guarulhos International Airport, Sao Paulo at 1255 hours (1655 hours Nigeria time). The distance of Campinas to Curitiba is similar to that of Lagos to Warri, meaning the plane should arrive its destination latest 1800 hours N...
President Goodluck Jonathan Sends Emissaries To Wish Eagles Success Before Iran Clash
Published: June 14, 2014
Peter Odemwingie has stated the reason why the Super Eagles started training one hour behind schedule on Friday evening.The open workout had been scheduled to begin precisely 1600 hours but the team could not leave the Vitoria Hotel Concept on time because President Goodluck Jonathan sent emissaries to wish the squad s...
Stephen Keshi Calls For Focus Ahead Of Iran Clash
Published: June 14, 2014
Speaking after Friday evening’s workout, Stephen Keshi has urged his charges to remain focused, stressing that if the team does well in Brazil, Nigerians back home will forget about their differences.And the Super Eagles manager is refusing to get carried away with the team’s recent successes, after winning...
Chelsea Winger Victor Moses Reckons Nigeria Football On The Rise
Published: June 14, 2014
Ahead of the game with Iran on Monday, Chelsea loanee Victor Moses believes Nigeria will continue its ascendency as one of the top football nations by doing well at the World Cup. In 2013, the Super Eagles lifted the African Cup of Nations while the Golden Eaglets won the Fifa Under 17 World Cup held in United Arab Emi...
Kano Pillars Midfielder, Abdullahi Shehu Transfer To Al Orubah 99% Completed
Published: June 14, 2014
Saudi Arabian Pro League side, Al Orubah, are close to wrapping up a deal for Kano Pillars midfielder Abdullahi Shehu, according to the Nigerian edition of Soccer Laduma, SL10.ng.The missing gaps that had earlier been a stumbling block have been filled, and this has effectively brought the curtain down on negotiations....
Super Eagles Set To Depart For Curitiba Early Afternoon, Hold Open Workout
Published: June 14, 2014
The Super Eagles are in good spirits ahead of their opening game at the mundial against Iran on Monday afternoon.Going into that clash with the Asia powerhouse at Arena da Baixada, Curitiba, there are no injury concerns, as all the 23  players, including new arrival Ejike Uzoenyi, participated in the workout held ...
Ejike Uzoenyi Says There Is No Turning Back Against Iran
Published: June 13, 2014
Enugu Rangers poster boy, Ejike Uzoenyi, spoke to allnigeriasoccer.com shortly after he arrived Campinas to rejoin the Super Eagles, saying how he is looking forward to Nigeria’s World Cup opener against Iran next Monday.The Super Eagles left Brazil last year with a dent to their confidence after suffering two co...
Femi Ajilore Eager For Next Season To Start
Published: June 13, 2014
FC Midtjylland’s Nigeria international Femi Ajilore is looking forward to the start of the Danish Superliga season.Injury problems limited his appearances for the Wolves in the championship to just 2 games as a substitute last term.This week, FC Midtjylland started preparations for the 2014 - 2015 campaign, which...
Mikel Brings Brother To Brazil To Act As Personal Assistant
Published: June 13, 2014
John Obi Mikel’s brother, Sam Nchekwube Obinna, reckons that Nigeria can qualify for the knock out rounds of the World Cup. He is currently in Campinas, Brazil offering support to the Super Eagles midfielder, and acting as his personal assistant, the same task Ogbonna Kanu does for retired Nigeria legend, Nwankwo...
Nigeria Flag Missing From Opening Ceremony
Published: June 13, 2014
At the opening ceremony of the World Cup that took place in Sao Paulo Brazil on Thursday evening, the LED globe displaying the flags of the 32 participating countries did not have Nigerian colours.Instead of the organizers displaying the green - white - green colours of Nigeria, they made an error by presenting the ora...
Nigeria Federation Insists Official Team Bus MUST Be Changed After Accident
Published: June 13, 2014
A reckless driver has damaged one of the side mirrors of the team bus allocated to the Super Eagles by the World Cup organizers. Even though there was no significant damage to the bus, the Nigeria Football Federation has insisted that the luxury coach must be changed.It should be noted that no member of the Nigeria del...
Ejike Uzoenyi Happy To Rejoin Super Eagles
Published: June 12, 2014
Enugu Rangers winger, Ejike Uzoenyi, has broken his silence regarding the circumstances surrounding his recall to the Super Eagles following the unfortunate injury suffered by Monaco defender Elderson Echiejile.The 26 - year - old took his omission in good faith, and returned to the Flying Antelopes to resume training ...
Rizespor Defender, Godfrey Oboabona Does Not Want History To Repeat Itself Against Iran
Published: June 12, 2014
Nigeria’s opening games at the last four editions of the World Cup have been more like a mix bag, winning matches against Bulgaria and Spain while suffering defeats to Argentina on two different occasions.In the same vein, the Super Eagles have not tasted victory in their last eight games at the mundial, since th...
Ahmed Musa Glad To Recover From Injury
Published: June 12, 2014
CSKA Moscow attacker Ahmed Musa has expressed delight over his recovery from the injury he suffered towards the end of the season. It was earlier thought the Nigeria international would not recover on time for the World Cup , but his rehabilitation went according to plan, and he is one of the 23 players that flew to Br...
Kenneth Omeruo Resumes Full Training With Super Eagles
Published: June 12, 2014
As previously revealed by this portal, Kenneth Omeruo, the youngest player in the Super Eagles squad, only suffered a slight knock and is available for selection against Iran next week.Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that the 20 - year - old trained without any discomfort on Wednesday afternoon, finally putting to res...