'Nigeria U23s Have Good Players In Elite Leagues' - Sudan Coach Admits Dream Team Supremacy
Published: March 28, 2019
Sudan's U-23 national team coach Zdravko Logarusic has offered his opinion on why his team advanced to the next round of qualifiers to the CAF U-23 AFCON to be hosted by Egypt in November at the expense of Kenya. By getting past the East African foes on Tuesday, Sudan have set up a two game fixture with Nigeria on J...
Bayern's Record Signing To Cost 30 Times What Chelsea Paid For Nigeria's Most Expensive LB
Published: March 27, 2019
German Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich have announced that France World Cup winner Lucas Hernandez will join the club from Atletico Madrid on July 1, 2019. Bayern Munich will pay 80 millions (approximately £68 million) to sign Hernandez on a five-year deal from Atletico Madrid, which is the most expensive fee f...
Man City Striker No Longer Eligible For Nigeria, England As FIFA Approves One-Time Switch To Germany
Published: March 27, 2019
Manchester City striker Lukas Nmecha will represent Germany's national teams for the rest of his career after FIFA approved a one-time change of association. Born in Hamburg 20 years ago to a Nigerian father and German mom, Nmecha was provisionally cap-tied to England before permanently pledging his international fu...
Omeruo Defends Chelsea Transfer Policy : It's Good For Players To Go On Multiple Loans
Published: March 27, 2019
Kenneth Omeruo has refused to criticize Chelsea over their transfer policy after arguing that the club are providing their players with an opportunity to gain experience at first-team level. The Super Eagles central defender, Ola Aina, Fikayo Tomori and Tammy Abraham are among the 42 Chelsea players currently spendi...
This 15-Goal Striker Might Regret Turning Down Tottenham In January Transfer Window
Published: March 27, 2019
Josh Maja, 20, was in the most prolific form of his career with Sunderland during the first half of this season as he constantly found the back of the net in the EFL League One. His goalscoring form caught Mauricio Pochettino's eye and the Tottenham manager reportedly made a move for his signature in January transfe...
How Chelsea, Arsenal, Leicester Reacted To Nigeria's 1-0 Win Vs Egypt; FCM Hail History-Maker
Published: March 27, 2019
Paul Onuachu netted his first international goal as Nigeria beat Egypt 1-0 in a high profile friendly in Asaba on Tuesday evening. As always, European teams monitored proceedings at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, with several of their players on international duty in the final game before returning to their clubs. ...
Troost-Ekong Speaks About Win Against Egypt; Leading Super Eagles In Mikel, Musa Absence
Published: March 27, 2019
Udinese defender William Troost-Ekong was delighted with the Super Eagles win against one of the pre-tournament favourites to win the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, Egypt. The Super Eagles defended a one-goal lead for ninety minutes after Paul Onuachu netted the fastest goal ever scored by an African in international f...
Could Talented Striker Labelled The New Ibrahimovic Be The Missing Piece In The Jigsaw For Flying Eagles
Published: March 27, 2019
Norwich City youngster, Adam Idah has continued to fulfill his promise which has been glaringly obvious for a long time, as the Nigeria-eligible teenager yet again gave everyone another glimpse of his quality during the international break.Making his debut for the Ireland U21s last Sunday, his double to put Luxembourg ...
Rohr Names The Four Strikers In Contention For Super Eagles AFCON Roster Spot
Published: March 27, 2019
Gernot Rohr has revealed that only four strikers are vying to to be named in the Super Eagles Africa Cup of Nations squad list. The German had a final opportunity to test three of these players during the games in March before announcing a provisional roster and it is thought that former Watford man Odion Ighalo is ...
Liverpool's Nigerian-Born Winger Attracting Interest From Barcelona, Lazio
Published: March 27, 2019
Liverpool's Nigerian-born winger Bobby Adekanye has revealed that Spanish powerhouse Barcelona are among the European clubs interested in signing him in the summer transfer window. The Netherlands U20 international is set to walk away from Anfield as a free agent in the next three months after refusing to put pen to...
2019 Africa Cup Of Nations Roster : Rohr Closes The Door On Uduokhai, Okoye, Odubajo
Published: March 27, 2019
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has totally ruled out the possibility of inviting new players to strengthen the national team ahead of their participation in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. The German football tactician previously admitted that the likes of Derby County's Efe Ambrose, Fortuna Düsseldorf youth-teamer...
Rohr Rues The Absence Of Four Key Players From Super Eagles Starting XI Against Egypt
Published: March 27, 2019
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr rued the absence of four of his key players from the team that defeated Egypt 1-0 in a high profile international friendly, saying their presence would have made the squad stronger. Chelsea loanee Ola Aina and Bordeaux's Samuel Kalu pulled out of the 23-man roster citing injuries, capt...
Onuachu Enters African Football History Books : Fastest Intl Goal, 2nd Fastest On African Soil
Published: March 27, 2019
FC Midtjylland striker Paul Onuachu etched his name into the history books after scoring in the eighth second of Nigeria's 1-0 win against Egypt on Tuesday evening, which proved to be the game-winner, allnigeriasoccer.com reports. The FC Ebedei product opened the scoring when he rifled home a screamer from the e...
Dual-Eligible Players Tracker : Solanke Scores England U21s; Uduokhai, Kingsley Net Winners Germany U21s, Ireland U17s; L. Nmecha Debuts
Published: March 27, 2019
Catch up on the Nigeria-eligible players that were in action for their other nations in international matches on March 26. Republic of Ireland U19s ended their Elite Round qualifiers with a hundred percent record after beating hosts Russia 2-0 at FC Krasnodar Academy Stadium pitch 5, Krasnodar. Southampton strike...
Five Things We Learned From Nigeria's Disciplined 1-0 Win Against Egypt
Published: March 27, 2019
The Super Eagles of Nigeria were involved in a friendly encounter with the Pharaohs of Egypt at the Stephen Keshi Stadium and it ended 1-0 in favor of the home side. Paul Onuachu's quick goal was all that the team needed to record a well-deserved victory over the North African side.However, here are some of the top ...