NFF boss singles out one Glasgow Rangers player for praise despite Super Eagles loss to CAR
Published: October 09, 2021
Addressing the Super Eagles players as they were having dinner on Friday evening, Nigeria Football Federation boss Amaju Pinnick singled out one Glasgow Rangers player for praise despite the national team's shock 1-0 loss to Central African Republic. The football administrator, a FIFA Council Member, noted that centr...
Nigeria and Leicester City handed major injury boost as key striker returns to full training
Published: October 08, 2021
Nigeria, in particular, and Leicester City have been handed a major boost ahead of upcoming matches against Central African Republic and Manchester United respectively. Allnigeriasoccer.com can report with certainty that the Super Eagles leading scorer after matchday three of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, Kelechi ...
Reading's Nigeria underage international nominated for Sky Bet Championship GOTM
Published: October 08, 2021
One of the goals scored by Tom Dele-Bashiru in Reading's 3-1 win over Peterborough United has been shortlisted for the official Sky Bet Championship Goal of the Month for September 2021. The Watford loanee arced his 20-yard curler inches inside the post and under the bar with pace and precision as the Peterborough U...
'It wasn't easy for Onyeka, Aribo' - Rohr highlights problem in Eagles midfield without Ndidi
Published: October 08, 2021
Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr has acknowledged that the Super Eagles struggled in midfield without influential Leicester City star Wilfred Ndidi during Thursday's 2022 World Cup qualifying match against Central African Republic. Nigeria experienced an injury crisis ahead of the fixture with Everton's Alex Iwobi, Watf...
Every word said by Rohr on Iwobi, CAR playing with 8 men behind the ball, game in Douala & more
Published: October 08, 2021
Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr insulted the Nigerian media after shunning the mandatory post-match press conference following his side's shock 1-0 loss to Central African Republic in a 2022 World Cup qualifier. However, the Franco-German had a chat with the Nigerian Federation Media Team shortly after the game at...
Ndidi, Iwobi, Etebo very disappointed over Super Eagles shock loss to Central African Republic
Published: October 08, 2021
President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick has revealed that three Premier League stars in the form of Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi, Everton winger Alex Iwobi and Watford ace Oghenekaro Etebo were disappointed in the wake of the Super Eagles shock 1-0 loss to Central African Republic in a Wo...
Eagles player ratings : Balogun, Ekong come under scrutiny; Osimhen not himself; Awoniyi no saviour
Published: October 07, 2021
The Super Eagles suffered a shock 1-0 loss to Central African Republic on matchday three of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.   On a dark day for Nigerian football, a draw would not have been the end of the world, but the Gernot Rohr-led side conceded late when Karl Namnganda pounced on some sloppy defending to score th...
Nigeria 0 Central African Republic 1 : Eagles concede late goal in shock loss to Les Fauves
Published: October 07, 2021
The Super Eagles were defeated 1-0 by the Central African Republic in their third Group C game of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers at the Teslim Balogun Stadium Lagos on Thursday evening.The Eagles had garnered six points ahead of today's game and still top the table despite the setback and Cape Verde's 2-1 win over ...
Starting XI vs CAR: Rangers duo, Brentford, Watford players start as Rohr sticks with training line-up
Published: October 07, 2021
Gernot Rohr has announced his starting line-up for Thursday's 2022 World Cup qualifying match against Central African Republic at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, starting from 1700 hours. Rohr has sprung no surprises in his team selection with the Franco-German football tactician opting to name the same players that start...
Arsenal first-team training : Nigerian-born midfielder rubs shoulders with Jack Wilshere
Published: October 07, 2021
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta invited Nigerian-born midfielder Tim Akinola to train with the first team on Thursday, allnigeriasoccer.com reports. The Gunners via their official website have published training images of today's workout held at London Colney and Akinola is confirmed to have taken part in the session ...
Breaking : Super Eagles coach Rohr chooses goalkeeper to start vs Central African Republic
Published: October 07, 2021
Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr wasn't bluffing when he stated on Wednesday during the pre-match press conference that Sparta Rotterdam star Maduka Okoye was unlikely to be named in the starting line-up for Thursday evening's 2022 World Cup qualifier against Central African Republic. The Franco-German has resisted the ...
Ex-Liverpool striker Awoniyi considers himself equal to Super Eagles duo Iheanacho, Uzoho
Published: October 07, 2021
Taiwo Awoniyi has insisted that there is no difference between himself and fellow 2013 U17 World Cup winners Kelechi Iheanacho and Francis Uzoho. Awoniyi didn't know he was getting an invite for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, then suddenly he was summoned to the Super Eagles at short notice after Terem Moffi, a late...
22 players including Okoye fit and ready to go as Super Eagles head to stadium 1430 hours
Published: October 07, 2021
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr might be forced to name a confirmed non-playing substitute during his side's 2022 World Cup qualifying match against Central African Republic this evening. The latest check on the fitness of Racing Genk goal machine Paul Onuachu has not come back...
Super Eagles captain Musa admits he was disappointed his 100 caps were gone, replies Enyeama
Published: October 07, 2021
The Nigeria Football Federation and Ahmed Musa prematurely celebrated the current Super Eagles captain amassing one hundred caps when he started the last World Cup qualifier against Cape Verde, only for it to come to light that two of his caps against Togo and Algeria did not count as exclusively reported by allnigeria...
2022 WCQ: Troost-Ekong on key strength of CAR, playing in front of passionate Lagosians
Published: October 07, 2021
Watford central defender William Troost-Ekong has warned his Super Eagles teammates that Central African Republic will not be pushovers ahead of Thursday evening's 2022 World Cup qualifying match at the Teslim Balogun Stadium. While the Super Eagles have collected maximum six points in Group C of qualifying thanks ...