Rohr To Continue As Super Eagles Coach
Published: June 10, 2020
Gernot Rohr is a former footballer who was born on June 28, 1953. He has managed several clubs including Girondins de Bordeaux, and Etoile Sportive du Sahel. Also, the German manager has coached and directed soccer teams since 1998. Gernot recently signed a two and a half year contract with the Super Eagles. Betway all...
London-Born Tottenham Midfielder Gives The Signal He's Interested In Playing For Nigeria
Published: June 10, 2020
Tottenham Hotspur-owned midfielder Luke Amos is open to representing the Nigeria national team, if his latest social media post is anything to go by, allnigeriasoccer.com reports. Born in London, Amos qualifies to represent the Super Eagles through his Nigerian father, but it's England who have approached him first an...
Egbo Performing Miracles In Europe, Team Coached By Ex-Eagles Star Close To UCL Qualification
Published: June 10, 2020
KF Tirana, coached by ex-Nigeria international goalkeeper Ndubuisi Egbo, are close to winning the Albanian Superliga title and qualifying for next season's UEFA Champions League (qualifying phase). With eight games to the end of the season, KF Tirana have accumulated 59 points, nine more than second-placed Kukesi, ...
Nigerian Fullback Reveals How He Joined Barcelona; Hails Ex-Teammates Bellerín, Adama Traore
Published: June 10, 2020
BK Hacken defender Godswill Ekpolo has spoken about how he ended up at Barcelona, stating that he was monitored at close quarters during a youth tournament, where his team faced the Catalonia giants in the final. Ekpolo was teammates with Arsenal star Héctor Bellerín and top dribbler in this season's English Prem...
'They Might Have Broken My Contract If I Tackled Messi' - Ekpolo On Training With Barca First Team
Published: June 09, 2020
Former Nigeria U23 international Godswill Ekpolo has claimed that training with Barcelona first team stars such as Lionel Messi, Andrés Iniesta, Sergio Busquets and Gerard Piqué was a bit boring because he was not allowed to tackle the players. The Benin City-born right-back, who started his career as a midfielde...
CIES : N29.9B-Rated Osimhen Is Nigeria's Most Valuable Player; Fifth Most Expensive Ligue 1 & Africa
Published: June 09, 2020
According to a study conducted by CIES Football Observatory, Lille striker Victor Osimhen is the most expensive Nigerian player with a price tag of 64.3 million euros (approximately N29.9 billion in Nigerian currency). The Super Eagles number nine outranked the only other Nigerian player listed in the top 100, Leic...
'Brentford Coach Drove Me To The Airport' - Sam Sodje On First Nigeria Call-Up
Published: June 08, 2020
Former Reading and Brentford central defender Sam Sodje has revealed that his then coach at The Bees, Martin Allen drove him to the airport when he received his maiden Super Eagles call-up for a friendly against Romania in November 2005. Born in London but raised in Warri, Delta State,  Sodje is of the opinion that...
Super Eagles Head Of Scouting Reveals What He Learnt From Jose Mourinho At Chelsea
Published: June 08, 2020
Head of Scouting and Technical Staff Welfare Manager of the Super Eagles, Tunde Adelakun has revealed that celebrated Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho taught him the art of scouting while he was at Chelsea. Adelakun has stressed that it is important to scout the opponents in order to know their strengths and weakness...
Rohr's Assistant Confirms He Ran The Rule Over Heerenveen Winger Ejuke Pre-COVID
Published: June 08, 2020
Gernot Rohr's assistant, Tunde Adelakun has confirmed that he observed Heerenveen dazzler Chidera Ejuke before the coronavirus pandemic with a view to a call-up to the Super Eagles. The English-based talent spotter revealed that Nigeria Professional Football League players will be considered for invitation to the na...
Ex-Flying Eagles Star Mathew Confirms Departure From Norwegian Club Lillestrom
Published: June 08, 2020
Former Nigeria U20 international Ifeanyi Mathew is preparing to bid farewell to Norwegian club Lillestrom after confirming that he won't be renewing his contract which expires at the end of next month. The central midfielder could be remaining in Scandinavia, with at least two Danish clubs including Aalborg interes...
Nigeria U23 International Eligible For Ivory Coast Makes Debut For Dynamo Kiev
Published: June 07, 2020
Muyiwa Olabiran, otherwise known as Benito, has finally made his competitive debut for Dynamo Kiev, five months after his celebrated move to the Ukrainian Premier League powerhouse, allnigeriasoccer.com reports. The Nigeria U23 international, who was born in Ivory Coast and also eligible for the West African nation,...
Families Of Late Stephen Keshi, Amodu, Mudashiru Lawal Included On Welfare Scheme List
Published: June 07, 2020
The list being drawn up to expand the reach in terms of welfare for the families of Nigeria's late sports heroes and the living who are in need of assistance as ordered by the Minister  of Youth and Sports Development Mr. Sunday Dare,  include the families of late coaches Shuaibu Amodu, Stephen Keshi, and Mudashiru L...
Royal Antwerp Hero Utaka Reveals He Chose To Play For Nigeria Over Belgium
Published: June 06, 2020
Peter Utaka, the younger brother of John Utaka, has revealed that he chose to play for the Super Eagles over Belgium. The former Royal Antwerp and Westerlo striker was eligible to represent the European powerhouse because he lived in the country for several years and was in possession of a Belgian passport. Pet...
Nigeria Assistant Coach Yobo Hopes NPFL Players Will Stake Their Claim For Super Eagles Call-Ups
Published: June 06, 2020
Super Eagles assistant coach Joseph Yobo hopes that home based players will seize their opportunities and stake their claims in the national team despite the threats posed by their foreign based teammates.  Yobo was captain of the Nigerian national team in 2013 when they won the Africa Cup of Nations for the third ...
'It's Exciting Times For Nigerian Football' - Ex-Everton Star On Yobo's Appointment As Rohr's Assistant
Published: June 06, 2020
Ex-Everton midfielder Hope Akpan has predicted exciting times ahead for Nigerian football following the appointment of his former teammate Joseph Yobo as the assistant coach of the Super Eagles. The out-of-favour Super Eagles star noted that Yobo is a good fit for the job given his experience with the national team...