Hugo Broos: Victor Moses' Goal Demoralized The Cameroon Team
Published: September 02, 2017
Cameroon coach Hugo Broos has admitted that Victor Moses's goal ten minutes into the second half demoralized his team and they were forced to throw in the towel early.Nigeria beat the African champions 4-0 in Uyo on Friday and might become one of the first countries to qualify for the World Cup if they repeat the same ...
Rohr: Enyeama Must Quit Lille In January To Stand A Chance Of Super Eagles Recall
Published: September 02, 2017
Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr has given reasons why former Nigeria skipper Vincent Enyeama is not in his plans at the moment.The German has rightly pointed out that the former Maccabi Tel Aviv goalkeeper is still recovering from injury and must quit Lille when the transfer market reopens for business to stand any ch...
Iwobi & Akpom Among Ten Nigerian Players Named In Arsenal's Premier League Squad
Published: September 02, 2017
Nigeria international Alex Iwobi headlines the list of Nigerian players chosen to represent Arsenal in the Premier League until the January transfer window.As many as ten players of Nigerian descent, including Iwobi's childhood pal Chuba Akpom, have been selected by manager Arsene Wenger in the Gunners squad list submi...
Ighalo Suffers Minor Hamstring Injury, Says He'll Be Ready To Face Cameroon
Published: September 02, 2017
Former Watford striker Odion Ighalo has explained why he signaled to the bench to be substituted in the 60th minute of Nigeria's World Cup qualifier against Cameroon on Friday evening.Ighalo picked up a minor hamstring injury but is confident he will be available for selection against the Indomitable Lions in two days ...
Ola Aina Set To Make Nigeria Debut Vs Cameroon As Fifa Approves Change Of Association
Published: September 02, 2017
Former England U19 skipper Ola Aina is poised to make his competitive debut for the Nigerian national team when they take on the Indomitable Lions in Yaounde on Monday, September 4.FIFA has approved Ola Aina's request for a one-time change of association to turn out for the Super Eagles after representing the Young Lio...
Chelsea Include Moses, Six Players Of Nigerian Descent In Premier League Roster
Published: September 02, 2017
Chelsea have submitted their squad list for the first half of the 2017-2018 campaign to the Premier League following the close of the summer transfer window on Thursday night.Seven players of Nigerian descent, including in-form Nigeria international Victor Moses, were included on Antonio Conte’s roster.However, fou...
Two Nigerian Wonderkids Eligible To Play For Manchester United In The Premier League
Published: September 02, 2017
Manchester United have submitted their Premier League squad list following the close of the summer transfer window.All Premier League teams had until 4pm on September 1 to submit their 25-man roster for the 2017-2018 season, and the list must contain no more than 17 players who do not fulfill the "Home Grown Player" (H...
Adeniran, Barkley, Henry, Two Other Players Of Nigerian Descent Named In Everton's Premier League Squad
Published: September 02, 2017
England U18 international Dennis Adeniran has been included in Everton's Premier League squad for the first half of the 2017-2018 season.The Toffees announced the acquisition of the promising midfielder from Fulham on a four-year deal on September 1, as the paperwork was completed in time before the close of the transf...
Ola Aina Reacts To Super Eagles 4-0 Rout Of Cameroon
Published: September 02, 2017
Chelsea loanee Ola Aina was quick to praise his international teammates after their 4-0 humiliation of Cameroon on match day three in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers.The 20-year-old has to wait for his international debut after his application to change nationality was not approved by Fifa before the game against the Afr...
Rohr Has Kind Words For Intelligent Mikel, Onazi, Ndidi & Confident Ezenwa
Published: September 01, 2017
Gernot Rohr had nothing but praise for the entire team in the wake of his side's 4-0 hammering of Cameroon in Friday's World Cup qualifier in Uyo.Few days before the encounter, Chippa United goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi was ruled out due to injury and the man that replaced him in the starting line-up, FC Ifeanyi Ubah's Ike...
Rohr Explains Why Iheanacho Was Invited : We Cannot Forget What He Did For Us
Published: September 01, 2017
Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr has explained why he invited Kelechi Iheanacho for the World Cup qualifiers against Cameroon despite his limited playing opportunities at Leicester City.The German reminded everyone that Iheanacho has delivered for the national team in the past, having found the net in five matches sinc...
Super Eagles Report Cards Vs Cameroon: Moses Standout, Mikel Boss, Simon Resilient, Ighalo Lively
Published: September 01, 2017
Gernot Rohr's charges head off to Yaounde in buoyant mood as his charges displayed enough promises. But how did the Super Eagles actually rate?Allnigeriasoccer.com runs the rule over the performance of the Super Eagles on a memorable evening.The StartersIkechukwu Ezenwa 6.5/10Ezenwa took over from Daniel Akpeyi and kep...
Super Eagles Captain Mikel : If We Continue Playing This Way, We Can Beat Anybody In Africa
Published: September 01, 2017
Tianjin Teda midfielder John Obi Mikel has reacted to Nigeria's 4-0 thrashing of African champions Cameroon in a World Cup qualifier staged at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium on Friday evening.The former Chelsea star has promised that Nigeria will make it to the 2018 World Cup and the next African Cup of Nat...
Ighalo, Mikel, V. Moses, & Iheanacho On Target As Nigeria Smash Cameroon 4-0
Published: September 01, 2017
Odion Jude Ighalo, John Obi Mikel, Victor Moses and Kelechi Iheanacho found the back of the net as Nigeria thrashed bitter rivals Cameroon 4-0 at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium on Friday, keeping the Super Eagles at the top of Group B in the race to qualify for the 2018 World Cup.Ighalo opened the scoring, ...
Victor Moses & Ndidi More Expensive Than The Entire Cameroon Starting XI
Published: September 01, 2017
Chelsea right wing-back Victor Moses and Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi are more expensive than the entire players named in the Indomitable Lions starting eleven to face Nigeria, based on stats from transfermarkt.com.Moses (€18m) and Ndidi (€14m), the two most expensive players in the Super Eagles starting...