Five Talking Points From Super Falcons Win Vs Cameroon : Injury Worries; Game-Changers Needed; Excellent Defensive Unit
Published: November 27, 2018
African champions, Nigeria's Super Falcons on Tuesday defeated Cameroon 4-2 on penalties in the first semifinals to reach the final of the 2018 CAF Women's Nations Cup in Ghana.Izuchukwu Okosi looks at the talking points from Nigeria's hard earned victory.1. Nigeria Struggled With Cameroon's PhysicalityInitially the Su...
Super Falcons Player Ratings Vs Cameroon : High Marks For Oluehi, Ebere, Ebi, Ayinde; Oshoala Silent; Okobi Struggles; Oparanozie Starved
Published: November 27, 2018
Rivers Angels shot stopper Tochukwu Oluehi was the heroine as the Super Falcons of Nigeria defeated Cameroon 4-2 on penalties to qualify for the final of the 2018 Africa Women's Cup of Nations (AWCON) on Tuesday night. Oluehi saved one kick in the shootout after the game wasn't decided after 120 minutes. It was a go...
Cameroon 0 Nigeria 0 (2-4 On Penalties) : Oshoala, Ebi, Ajibade, Ebere Score In Shootout As Falcons Qualify For World Cup
Published: November 27, 2018
Tochukwu Oluehi emerged the heroine as Nigeria qualified for the final of the 2018 Africa Women's Cup of Nations (AWCON) following a 4-2 penalty shootouts win over Cameroon at the Accra Sports Stadium on Tuesday evening.The semi final game ended 0-0 at the end of 90 minutes. The extra time of 30 minutes failed to produ...
UYL: Real Madrid's Akinlabi Bags Assist; Juventus' Iweru Solid; Man City's Nmecha, Ogbeta Crash Out
Published: November 27, 2018
How players of Nigerian descent fared on match day five of the UEFA Youth League on Tuesday, November 27. Manchester City won't be able to progress to the knockout rounds of the competition following their 2-0 loss to Olympique Lyon at Groupama OL Academy Décines-Charpieu. There were starts for defender Nathanae...
Official: Amarikwa Retained As Montreal Impact Announce Roster Decisions
Published: November 27, 2018
Nigerian striker Quincy Amarikwa is among the players retained by Major League Soccer club Montreal Impact following the conclusion of the regular season. The California-born frontman was traded by the Earthquakes to Montreal Impact in exchange for Dominic Oduro in August 2018. The 31-year-old Amarikwa started se...
Nigerian Starlets Partner Arsenal Captain Koscielny In Defense In 5-0 Loss To Derby PL2
Published: November 27, 2018
Arsenal were humiliated 5-0 by Derby County in the Premier League 2 on Monday with five players of Nigerian descent in action for the Gunners at Loughborough University Football Stadium. The Gunners three-man defense was made up of Joseph Olowu, Tolaji Bola and first-team captain Laurent Koscielny, who was making a ...
Most Represented Origins In English Premier League: Nigeria Second In Africa, 16th In The World
Published: November 27, 2018
In its latest post,  CIES Football Observatory has ranked countries according to the number of domestic league minutes played by their representatives in the big-5 European Leagues made up of the English Premier League, La Liga, German Bundesliga, French Ligue 1 and Italian Serie A. Players representing eighty-five ...
Rohr DENIES Reports Of Rift With Key Super Eagles Midfielder Eddy Onazi
Published: November 27, 2018
Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr has denied speculations in the local media that there is an ongoing rift between himself and Trabzonspor midfielder Eddy Onazi. Onazi was a late withdrawal from the Nigeria squad for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Libya in October citing injury, only for the midfielder to...
Versatile Midfielder Set To Depart Chelsea After Eight Years
Published: November 27, 2018
EFL League One club Charlton Athletic have handed a trial to versatile Chelsea midfielder Charlie Wakefield with a view to a transfer. The 20-year-old started and went the distance for the Addicks U23 team in a 4-0 loss to Crystal Palace in the Professional Development League on Monday afternoon. Wakefield is th...
Oshoala, Ebi, Oluehi Named In CAF's Best XI Of AWCON Group Stages; Oparanozie, Ordega In Substitutes List
Published: November 27, 2018
Current Africa Women's Footballer of the Year Asisat Oshoala and the duo of Onome Ebi and Tochukwu Oluehi are three Super Falcons players who have been named in the CAF Best XI for the group stage of the 2018 CAF Africa Women's Nations Cup holding in Ghana.Oshoala fired blanks in Nigeria's first game of the tournament,...
Rohr Speaks On Dream Team, CHAN Players' Chances To Play In Super Eagles; Uyo Preference; NNL Clubs Promotion
Published: November 27, 2018
Head coach of the Super Eagles Gernot Rohr on Monday confirmed that some players in the national U-23 side and the home based Eagles will have a chance to play in the senior national team ahead of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon. Speaking on Supersports' Monday Night Football, Rohr responded to tweets fro...
Hannover Confirm Super Eagles Hopeful Bazee Suffered Concussion After Nasty Head Clash
Published: November 26, 2018
Hannover have confirmed that Super Eagles hopeful Noah Joel Sarenren Bazee suffered concussion in Sunday's 4-1 loss to Borussia Mönchengladbach in a Bundesliga match staged at Stadion im BORUSSIA-PARK. Eight minutes to the end of the first half,  the right winger collided heavily with Matthias Ginter and the game ...
Five Reasons Why The Super Falcons Will Defeat Cameroon In AWCON Semifinals Clash on Tuesday
Published: November 26, 2018
African champions, the Super Falcons will on Tuesday take on the Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon in the semifinals of the 2018 Africa Women's Nations Cup (AWCON).Izuchukwu Okosi examines why the 'Naija girls' will brush off the threat posed by the team they beat to lift the trophy in 2016.1. World Cup MotivationThe w...
Benfica Right Back Ebuehi Receiving The Same Treatment As GK Uzoho Ahead Of 2019 AFCON
Published: November 26, 2018
Benfica fullback Tyronne Ebuehi is still in the plans of Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr ahead of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations despite being on the sidelines since the start of the season due to a long-term injury. Ebuehi suffered a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament of the left knee in pre-season and the ea...
Gernot Rohr : Liverpool-Based Duo Solanke & Lookman 'Not Convinced' About Super Eagles
Published: November 26, 2018
Dominic Solanke and Ademola Lookman's international future lies with England national teams for now, Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr has hinted. It is a foregone conclusion that the two attack-minded players are set to represent the Young Lions at the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship June 16-30, around the same...