Ex-Eagles Captain Okocha Named In Fifa Legends Squad To Face Russian National Team Legends
Published: May 29, 2018
Former Nigeria captain Austin Okocha has been included in the FIFA Legends squad that will tackle the Russian National Team Legends in an exhibition match at the Football Park in Kaliningrad on Sunday, June 3 , writes the official website of the regional government. The team of FIFA legends includes ex-goalkeeper of S...
Super Eagles' Austria Training Camp Used By Croatia Ahead Of 2014 World Cup
Published: May 29, 2018
The Super Eagles will camp in Bad Tatzmannsdorf, a city in Austria where they will spend eight days at the world-renowned Avita Resort before flying to Russia on June 11 for the 2018 World Cup, according to the Nigerian Federation. In-between the final camping in Austria, the team will play a final pre-World Cup fri...
Man City Star Raheem Sterling: Super Eagles Are As Physical & Technical As England
Published: May 29, 2018
Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling believes that Nigeria will be formidable opponents when they face off at Wembley in a pre-World Cup friendly on June 2. Super Eagles stars Victor Moses and Kelechi Iheanacho will not be new to Sterling as they both play in the Premier League and were teammates with him at Liver...
Gent Winger Simon Travels To London To Get Second Opinion On Injury
Published: May 29, 2018
The Nigeria Football Federation will wait until the last minute before officially axing Moses Simon from the World Cup roster, with the winger set to undergo another medical examination in the United Kingdom this week. The 22-year-old suffered a thigh injury during training last week and the initial prognosis is tha...
Rohr Has His Say On That Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium Pitch & DRC Team
Published: May 29, 2018
Gernot Rohr was full of praise for the Democratic Republic of Congo National Team that played out a 1-1 draw with the Super Eagles in a pre-World Cup friendly at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium on Monday evening. He has described the pitch as difficult and explained why Odion Ighalo and John Obi Mikel were not involv...
Rohr Names The One Super Eagles Player That Impressed Vs DRC & Those That Flopped
Published: May 29, 2018
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has admitted that Crotone frontman Simeon Tochukwu Nwankwo impressed him so much in the 1-1 draw with Democratic Republic of Congo yesterday. Without mentioning their names, the German emphasized that he's not satisfied with the performance of the fullbacks, and he might be referring t...
Balogun Explains Why Super Eagles Struggled Against DRC & It's Not About The Pitch
Published: May 29, 2018
Brighton & Hove newbie Leon Balogun has explained why the national team struggled in their friendly against Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday, and has omitted the fact that they played on a terrible Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium pitch. According to Balogun, the Super Eagles held five gruesome training sessions bef...
Ndidi's Message To Super Eagles Fans : Relax & Enjoy The Football, I Will Be Fit
Published: May 29, 2018
Leicester City star Wilfred Ndidi has assured the Super Eagles fans that he will be fit for the World Cup. Yesterday made it one month that the central midfielder picked up a hamstring injury in a Premier League game against Crystal Palace and afterwards national team and Leicester City medics have put him on a spec...
Chelsea Blast Ghana Referee Over Penalty Decision Awarded Against Aina
Published: May 29, 2018
English Premier League side Chelsea have questioned the penalty decision awarded against Nigeria in their 1-1 draw with Democratic Republic of Congo in an international friendly in Port Harcourt on Monday evening. Ghana referee Issaka Afful pointed to the spot and issued a yellow card to left-back Ola Aina for fouli...
Manchester United Defender Of Nigerian Descent Debuts For USA Senior Team
Published: May 29, 2018
Promising Manchester United defender Matthew Olosunde made his debut for the United States senior team in their 3-0 rout of Bolivia at Talen Energy Stadium (Chester, Pennsylvania) on Monday, May 28. The right-back was kept on the bench from the start but picked up his first cap for USMNT when he was introduced by ma...
What Super Eagles Stars Are Saying Following 1-1 Draw Against DR Congo
Published: May 29, 2018
Super Eagles stars took to social media to thank the Port Harcourt fans for their unwavering support during the national team's 1-1 draw against Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday evening. Bursaspor defender William Troost-Ekong opened the scoring for the experimental Nigeria side after fourteen minutes but Mala...
Russia-Bound Simy Reacts After Eye-Popping Debut For Super Eagles
Published: May 29, 2018
Crotone striker Simeon Tochukwu Nwankwo was delighted with his performance on his full debut for the Super Eagles in their 1-1 draw with Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday evening. A goal would have been the icing on the cake for Simy but he was denied by the woodwork and goalkeeper in the first and second stanz...
Everton Loanee Henry Sends Warning To Anderlecht : I Am Not Staying
Published: May 29, 2018
Nigeria international Henry Onyekuru has decided not to renew his loan deal with Anderlecht despite the Belgian powerhouse reaching an agreement with Everton for an additional season. The Everton loanee has argued that his relationship with Anderlecht manager Hein Vanhaezebrouck has gone sour and this contributed to...
Five Things We Learned From Nigeria's 1-1 Draw Vs DR Congo
Published: May 28, 2018
The Super Eagles were held to a 1-1 draw Monday evening at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium Port Harcourt by Congo DR in one of the team's pre World Cup friendlies. Izuchukwu Okosi looks at the talking points in the game against Florent Ibenge's men from the former Zaire. 1. Simy Nwankwo Is Good Enough For Nigeria's ...
Benfica Newbie Ebuehi Provides Update On Injury & It's Very Good News
Published: May 28, 2018
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Benfica new signing Tyronne Ebuehi will be assessed by Super Eagles medics  after picking up an injury in the 1-1 draw with Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday evening. Shortly after Ebuehi was substituted, a worried Gernot Rohr requested to know about the extent of his inju...