Rohr Proved Right As Elderson Not In Sivasspor 18, Chelsea Loanee Omeruo Goes 90
Published: October 15, 2017
German tactician Gernot Rohr, the first manager that observed Elderson Echiejile at close quarters after last weekend's 1-0 win vs Zambia, has finally been proven right, as the left back faces a spell on the sidelines.Echiejile was not in Sivasspor's 18 against Kenneth Omeruo's Kasimpasa (2-3) on Sunday afternoon, whic...
Moses Ruled Out Of Roma Clash, Conte Hopes Super Eagle Will Be Back Very Soon
Published: October 15, 2017
Nigeria star Victor Moses will be assessed in the coming days to determine the severity of the injury he sustained against Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Saturday.Blues manager Antonio Conte is positive that the right wing-back will be available for selection soon, though it is all but confirmed that he won't ...
Rohr Reacts To Abraham's Decision To Play For England Instead Of Nigeria
Published: October 15, 2017
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr is not worried over Tammy Abraham's decision to snub a potential call-up to the Nigerian national team after recently pledging allegiance again to his country of birth, England.Nigeria Football Federation supremo Amaju Pinnick claimed to have held positive talks with the Chelsea loanee an...
Solomon-Otabor Earns Praise From Blackpool Coach For Scoring Equalizer
Published: October 15, 2017
Former Nigeria U23 invitee Viv Solomon-Otabor has finally opened his goalscoring account for Blackpool and it came in his 13th game for the Seasiders in their 1-1 draw with Walsall on Saturday evening.Two minutes after coming off the bench, the Birmingham City loanee cut inside from the left and found the net with his ...
AZ Watch 10M Euro-Rated New Nwankwo Kanu Score 14th Goal Of The Season
Published: October 15, 2017
Paul Onuachu netted his 14th goal across all competitions as FC Midtjylland beat SönderjyskE 1-0 at the Sydbank Park (Haderslev) on Friday evening.The Nigeria U23 international notched the winner with 17 minutes left on the clock after receiving a pass from Gustav Wikheim, who replaced the injured Rilwan Hassa...
Conte Provides Update On Severity Of Injury Suffered By Moses Against Eagles
Published: October 14, 2017
Chelsea coach Antonio Conte has provided an update on the injury sustained by Victor Moses in his side's 2-1 loss to Crystal Palace and has refused to categorically state that the Nigerian faces a spell on the sidelines.The former Crystal Palace winger had to be replaced by summer signing Davide Zappacosta with five mi...
Two-Goal Hero Ighalo Refuses To Set Target, Says He's Ready To Face Algeria
Published: October 14, 2017
Former Watford star Odion Ighalo tallied his thirteenth and fourteenth goals of the season as Changchun Yatai recorded an impressive 3-2 road win over Guizhou Zhicheng in the Chinese Super League on Saturday.Changchun Yatai's ninth win of the season was achieved in difficult circumstances as they played the last 16 min...
Match Of The Day Liverpool Vs Man Utd : Only One Nigerian May Feature
Published: October 14, 2017
Both Liverpool and Manchester coaches have announced their confirmed starting line-ups for Saturday afternoon's Premier League meeting between the two rivals at Anfield.In a best case scenario, five players of Nigerian descent would have made the starting eleven for both teams, but only one has been included in the mat...
Aina Confident Of Making Nigeria World Cup Roster, Asks Russian Coach About Stadiums
Published: October 14, 2017
Chelsea loanee Ola Aina is confident that he'll be among the 23 players that manager Gernot Rohr will include in his World Cup roster, and has already asked Hull City's Russian coach Leonid Slutsky about the stadiums in Russia.The former England U19 skipper returned to England in a good mood, having assisted Nigeria qu...
Nigeria Hero Alex Iwobi Targets New Personal Record Vs Watford
Published: October 14, 2017
Nigeria hero Alex Iwobi is targeting a new personal record when Arsenal visit The Vic to face Watford on Saturday, October 14.Since turning professional, the Hale End Academy product has not managed to score in three games on the bounce cumulatively for the Gunners and the Nigerian national team.Iwobi first scored in t...
Zambia FA To Fans : We Were Right After All, Fifa Throws Out Ghana Protest
Published: October 14, 2017
The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) have insisted that they were right not to file an appeal to Fifa over Augustine Mulenga’s disallowed goal in their World Cup qualifier against Nigeria despite the demands by the Chipolopolo fans.The heat in the debate whether or not it was a legitimate goal has refused to di...
(Photo News) Victor Moses Practicing His Shooting Ahead Of Emotional Game Vs Eagles
Published: October 14, 2017
Super Eagles sensation Victor Moses is set for an emotional return to his first football club where he started his career as a professional footballer as Chelsea make a short trip to SE25 to face Crystal Palace.The Blues under the guidance of manager Antonio Conte held their final workout on Friday morning.Moses hopes ...
Super Eagles Star Henry Fires Brace In Front Of Man Utd, Man City, Leverkusen Scouts
Published: October 13, 2017
Henry Onyekuru continued his remarkable start to his career at Anderlecht by netting a brace for the current champions in their 4-3 road win over KV Mechelen in the Belgian First Division A on Friday night.The Everton loanee's two first-half goals within seven minutes of each other took his tally for the season to seve...
Ebuehi Rules Out Playing For Holland: Troost-Ekong Great Example For Me
Published: October 13, 2017
Tyronne Ebuehi has ruled out playing for the Netherlands, saying that Nigeria first gave him the opportunity to represent an international team.As long as he has not been cap-tied by the Nigeria Football Federation, the door is still open for the right back to turn out for the Dutch National teams but the Haarlem-born ...
Rohr Wants Enyeama To Break Richard Kingson's African Record At World Cup
Published: October 13, 2017
Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr has not ruled out the possibility of naming Lille netminder Vincent Enyeama in his World Cup roster when he announces the squad list in May 2018.Speaking on Friday, the German tactician all but confirmed that Enyeama will be on the plane to Russia, provided the goalkeeper puts his injur...