Does Joseph Yobo Have A Coaching Certificate? Ex-Everton Defender Clears The Air
Published: April 23, 2020
Manager Gernot Rohr has been proved right after all, with Joseph Yobo, who was appointed Super Eagles assistant coach by the Nigerian Federation in February 2020, revealing that he has no coaching badges. The former Everton defender added that the process of getting a coaching certificate has already started in the...
Chelsea Make Contact Over Signing 18-Goal Nigerian Striker Valued At Over N34 Billion
Published: April 23, 2020
Chelsea have set the wheels in motion to sign Nigeria international Victor Osimhen, if we are to believe reports emanating from the French media. Le 10 Sport claims the Premier League side recently contacted Lille over the availability of Osimhen and the much-coveted Brazilian defender Gabriel. The Blues have d...
Leicester's Ndidi Claims He's Nervous Ahead Of ePremier League Clash Vs Wolves' Jota
Published: April 23, 2020
Wilfred Ndidi will represent Leicester City at the Premier League's inaugural ePremier League Invitational tournament. The Super Eagles star will begin his quest to be crowned the champion when he faces Wolverhampton Wanderers winger Diogo Jota on Thursday afternoon. Ndidi has played down his chances of beating t...
Staunch Gunners Fan Kelechi Wants Arsenal To Sign Super Eagles Stars Ndidi, Chukwueze
Published: April 23, 2020
Staunch Arsenal fan Dr. Kelechi Anyikude has suggested that the Gunners should make a move for Nigeria internationals Wilfred Ndidi and Samuel Chukwueze. Chukwueze was on the brink of joining Arsenal in 2016, only for the deal to fall through after his Nigerian club Diamond Academy and the Emirates Stadium outfit f...
Chelsea Overtake Man City In Race To Sign Nigerian Defender Almost As Fast As Aubameyang
Published: April 23, 2020
Chelsea have leapfrogged Manchester City in the race to sign Borussia Dortmund central defender of Nigerian descent Nnamdi Collins, according to German newspaper Bild. Considered a very pacy player, Collins runs the 30 meters with 3.8 seconds, just under a tenth of a second slower than ex-Borussia Dortmund striker ...
'Ighalo Is Already A Legend' - Osimhen Admits It Will Be Difficult To Surpass Man Utd Star
Published: April 22, 2020
Lille young star Victor Osimhen has admitted that it will be difficult for him to step into the shoes of Manchester United striker Odion Ighalo. The Shanghai Shenhua loanee was particularly impressive in the last twelve months leading up to his international retirement, scoring 12 goals in competitive matches. I...
Etebo Puts German Bundesliga Clubs On Alert After Revealing His Next Preferred Destination
Published: April 22, 2020
Stoke City-owned midfielder Oghenekaro Etebo has put German Bundesliga clubs on alert by admitting that he would love to play in the top-tier of German football. Etebo announced himself on the African stage at the 2015 U23 Africa Cup of Nations in Senegal, winning the top scorer award with five goals, which made hi...
Onazi Uses Cape Verde To Explain Why Super Eagles Must Be Wary Of AFCONQ, WCQ Rivals
Published: April 22, 2020
Denizlispor midfielder Eddy Onazi is on the same page as manager Gernot Rohr after revealing that the Super Eagles must be wary of their opponents in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations and 2022 World Cup qualifiers. Nigeria won their first two matches in the AFCON qualifiers, beating Benin and Lesotho, before their nex...
Okocha, Mikel Or Kanu ? Yobo Names Best Player He Played With In Super Eagles
Published: April 22, 2020
Former Everton star Joseph Yobo played with different generations of Super Eagles players during his time with the senior national team. In his first major tournament, the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations in Mali, the central defender was in the same Super Eagles team as Finidi George, Austin Okocha, Sunday Oliseh and Nw...
'I Can Be Better Than That' - Leicester City's Ndidi Looking To Bulk Up His Defensive Stats
Published: April 22, 2020
Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi was top tackler in the Premier League in his first full season in England and also made the most tackles last term.   Despite missing six league games through injury this term, only two players in Ricardo Pereira (119) and Aaron Wan-Bissaka (99) have racked up more tackles than...
Super Eagles Hopeful Cyriel Dessers Set To Enter Nigerian History Books
Published: April 22, 2020
It is all but confirmed that Heracles Almelo marksman Cyriel Dessers will enter the history books as the first Nigerian footballer to win the Eredivisie top scorer award, a feat not managed by the likes of former Ajax Amsterdam stars Nwankwo Kanu and Tijani Babangida, ex-Feyenoord striker Mike Obiku and ex-Camb...
Chelsea, CAF Send Birthday Greetings To Nigeria's Most Capped Midfielder
Published: April 22, 2020
Chelsea and Confederation of African Football have sent birthday greetings to legendary Nigerian midfielder John Obi Mikel, who is celebrating his 33rd birthday today. Mikel is the most capped Nigerian midfielder in history, earning 90 caps before calling time on his international career shortly after the 2019 Afri...
Brighton Loanee Balogun Namechecks Three Of The Fastest Super Eagles Players
Published: April 22, 2020
Brighton & Hove loanee Leon Balogun has highlighted the speed of players in the Super Eagles squad and namechecked himself, Henry Onyekuru, Oghenekaro Etebo and Moses Simon among the speed demons. Nigeria were one of the best counter-attacking teams at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations largely due to their pacy winger...
Watford Reminisce Of Ighalo's Double Brace Enroute To Premier League Promotion
Published: April 21, 2020
Three years after his departure, Watford still retain fond memories of Odion Ighalo's five-star performance versus Blackpool in a Championship game, coinciding with their run to Premier League promotion during the 2014/2015 football campaign.On 24th January 2015, the now-Manchester United striker lit up Vicarage Road i...
Player Export : Nigeria Ranked Tenth In The World, Top Country In Africa
Published: April 21, 2020
According to the latest issue of the CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post, Nigeria are ranked the tenth nation for exporting footballers to other countries during the 2019 calendar year. Brazil are the top football exporting nation, France lead the way in Europe, Japan are the top country in Asia and Nigeria are t...