Chelsea Loanee Ola Aina Will Not Train With Super Eagles Monday, Returns To Italy
Published: November 19, 2018
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Chelsea loanee Ola Aina will certainly not collect his seventh international cap for the Super Eagles when they take on Uganda in an international friendly on November 20. The wing-back will not train with the Super Eagles on Monday as he has been permitted to return to Italy by...
Rohr Names Only Three South Africa Players Who Impressed Him In 1-1 Draw Vs Nigeria
Published: November 19, 2018
Three Bafana Bafana players were singled out for special praise by Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr in the wake of his side's 1-1 draw with South Africa in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Saturday, November 17. There are no prizes for guessing correctly that Brighton & Hove loanee Percy Tau made Rohr's list and the...
Rohr Teases South Africans : Not Even Half The Stadium Was Full Against Nigeria
Published: November 19, 2018
Speaking to reporters post-match, Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr has said that he found it strange that the FNB Stadium was not filled to capacity when his side faced South Africa on game week five in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. Before Saturday's game, the warning signs were there that spectators will st...
Internationals: Ogbeta Captain; Balogun Scores; Eyoma Impresses; Saka Cameo; Anjorin, Okonkwo Benched
Published: November 19, 2018
Find out how players eligible to represent Nigeria fared for England's teams this past weekend. England U19s made it two wins from two games in the UEFA European U19 Championship first qualifying round with a 3-1 victory over Iceland in Manavgat, Turkey. While Tottenham Hotspur's Timothy Eyoma played the full gam...
Super Eagles Camp Update Pre-Uganda : Omeruo, Balogun Excused From Friendly; Aina Doubtful
Published: November 18, 2018
Allnigeriasoccer.com has been informed that Chelsea loanee Kenneth Omeruo will play no part in Tuesday afternoon's friendly between the Super Eagles and Uganda that will hold at the Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba. The CD Leganés central defender has been excused from the game for personal reasons. The second p...
Five Talking Points From Nigeria's Shock Defeat To South Africa In AWCON Opener
Published: November 18, 2018
Defending champs Nigeria lost 1-0 to South Africa in their 2018 Africa Women Nations Cup opener on Sunday evening. Here are five talking points from the match staged at Cape Coast Sports Stadium, Cape Coast : 1.  The Falcons Lost Possessions A LotThe Super Falcons were guilty of giving away the ball several ti...
Super Falcons Player Ratings Vs RSA : Oshoala Off Form; Ajibade Stars; Oparanozie Poor; Ebi Sloppy; Okobi Effective; Chikwelu Heavy
Published: November 18, 2018
African champions Super Falcons on Sunday lost their first Group B game of the 2018 Africa Women Nations Cup to South Africa thereby putting their chances of qualifying for the semifinals of the AWCON and the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France in jeopardy. Izuchukwu Okosi here rates the Nigerian players after a d...
Okereke Involved In 3 Goals In Spezia Win; SC Farense's Irobiso, Varbergs BoIS' Izuchukwu Strike
Published: November 18, 2018
Round up of the Nigerian players on target for their respective clubs in matches across Europe on Sunday, November 18. Promising striker David Okereke has now been directly involved in 7 goals from nine appearances in the Italian Serie B this term after netting a brace and providing an assist for Spezia in their 3-1...
AWCON Nigeria 0 South Africa 1 : Disappointing Start For Wasteful Defending Champions
Published: November 18, 2018
Nigeria's Super Falcons began the defense of their Africa Women Cup of Nations title with a disappointing 1-0 defeat against South Africa at the Cape Coast Stadium, Ghana on Sunday evening. Chrestina Kgatlana ensured that the Bayana Bayana will clinch their second win against Nigeria in eleven meetings.The Falcons, eig...
Ex-Super Eagles Invitee Becomes First Teenager To Score Ten League Goals In England's Top Four Tiers; Onyedinma, Aneke On Target
Published: November 18, 2018
Catch up on the Nigerian players that were on target for their English clubs in Football League matches on Saturday, November 17. At the Stadium of Light, former Super Eagles invitee Josh Maja took his tally for the season to eleven goals in all competitions after finding the net for Sunderland in a 1-1 draw with Wy...
Official : Swedish Club Falkenbergs FF Announce Signing Of Nigerian Striker
Published: November 18, 2018
Newly promoted Swedish Allsvenskan side Falkenbergs FF have informed via their official website the signing of striker Peter Nsima. The agreement between club and player will see the Nigerian remain on the books of the Falkenberg-based team until the end of the 2020 season. Nsima last represented IK Frej and als...
Super Eagles Coach Rohr Has His Say On Those Two Disallowed Goals Against South Africa
Published: November 18, 2018
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr does not think it was a correct decision by Gambian referee Bakary Gassama to rule out two legitimate goals scored by the Super Eagles in their 1-1 draw with South Africa in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier held at the FNB Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Nigeria had the ball in the n...
South Africa Dazzler Tau Criticizes Eagles : They Were Very Defensive, With Five At The Back
Published: November 18, 2018
South Africa dazzler Percy Tau, who was named Man of the Match for the home team in their 1-1 draw with Nigeria on Saturday afternoon, has criticized the Super Eagles for playing defensive football. The Brighton & Hove loanee emphasized how the Super Eagles played with five defenders at the back especially in the se...
What Super Eagles Stars Are Saying After AFCON Qualification: Iwobi, Omeruo, Nine Players React
Published: November 18, 2018
Eleven Super Eagles players have taken to social media to celebrate Nigeria's qualification for next year's Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon after missing out on the last two editions. Prior to yesterday's contest at the FNB Stadium, the Super Eagles were aware that any result other than defeat would be enough to ...
'Nigeria Have Made It To The Finals' - How Chelsea, Arsenal, Stoke City Reacted To Eagles AFCON Qualification
Published: November 18, 2018
Three English clubs reserved special praise for their players after they helped the Super Eagles secure qualification for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. Chelsea, Arsenal and Stoke City monitored Nigeria's 1-1 draw with South Africa at the FNB Stadium because Kenneth Omeruo, Alex Iwobi and Oghenekaro Etebo were on i...