Steven Gerrard Asks Liverpool For Transfer Of England U21 Star Of Nigerian Descent
Published: May 17, 2018
Liverpool legend, Steven Gerrard is set to raid his former club for the capture of young Nigerian striker, Dominic Solanke as he kick-starts his revamp of Scottish club, Rangers, it has been reported by Daily Record.The Englishman who recently took over the reins of the club has earmarked the former Chelsea starlet and...
Rohr Reveals Tactics To Be Used Against Argentina, Croatia At World Cup
Published: May 17, 2018
Gernot Rohr has revealed the tactics that he will use against Nigeria's Group D opponents Argentina, Croatia and Iceland at the World Cup and has reiterated that the current squad has no key player who can single-handedly determine the outcome of matches. The German has lavished praise on three former Nigeria intern...
Injury-Free Echiejile 'Cooling Off' In United States, Reports For International Duty Next Week
Published: May 17, 2018
Monaco defender Elderson Echiejile has dispelled fears that he is not in tip-top condition before he reports for international duty next week. The experienced left-back spent the second half of the 2017-2018 campaign on loan at Belgian outfit Cercle Brugge and has not played competitively since February 25. ''Th...
Chelsea's Nigerian Midfielder Disappointed Jack Wilshere Was Not Picked By England
Published: May 17, 2018
Shortly after England boss Gareth Southgate named his 23-man group for the World Cup, Chelsea midfielder of Nigerian descent Tariq Uwakwe took an exception to the exclusion of Jack Wilshere from the roster. The Arsenal midfielder has struggled with injuries over the last few seasons but still managed to rack up 38 ...
Eagles Official Gushes Over Midfield: Mikel Intelligent, Etebo Engine, Obi Energetic, Ogu Classy
Published: May 17, 2018
Super Eagles Media Officer Toyin Ibitoye is thrilled with the national team's options in midfield heading into the World Cup and has predicted that they will be a strong unit with Leicester City's Wilfred Ndidi making solid progress in his recovery from a hamstring injury. Few can argue with his statement, with Rohr...
Everton Loanee Henry Jets Into Germany For Transfer Talks With Borussia Mönchengladbach
Published: May 17, 2018
Everton loanee Henry Onyekuru is expected to fly to Germany on Thursday to discuss a move to Borrussia Mönchengladbach, according to reports. Belgian newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws writes on its electronic edition that the Nigeria international will hold talks with Borussia Mönchengladbach's director of sport Max Eb...
Balogun, Troost-Ekong, Abdullahi & Echiejile Responsible For Nigeria's World Cup Qualification
Published: May 16, 2018
Super Eagles Media Officer Toyin Ibitoye has posited that the Super Eagles defenders played the most important role in Nigeria's qualification for the 2018 World Cup. William Troost-Ekong, Leon Balogun, Elderson Echiejile and Abdullahi Shehu were the preferred back four during the third round of the 2018 World Cup q...
Man City's Aguero, Four Argentina Stars Begin Training For World Cup
Published: May 16, 2018
One month to their World Cup opener against Iceland, Nigeria's World Cup rivals Argentina have started training at Ezeiza, Buenos Aires. According to reports in Argentina, including Ole, Sergio Agüero, Javier Mascherano, Manuel Lanzini, Eduardo Salvio and Nicolás Tagliafico were put through their paces by the nati...
Super Eagles Fans Are All Saying The Same Thing About Abraham After World Cup Omission
Published: May 16, 2018
Super Eagles fans have rejoiced following the omission of Chelsea wonderkid Tammy Abraham from England's 2018 World Cup roster announced on Wednesday. Amaju Pinnick, who is close to Tammy's dad, attempted to convince him to play for the Super Eagle and the Nigerian Federation were confident of securing his services af...
All Rohr's Worries Are Over: Leicester Ace Ndidi Starts Swimming, Gym Work
Published: May 16, 2018
Leicester City star Wilfred Ndidi is pushing himself to be fit even ahead of schedule after he was named in Nigeria's 30-man provisional roster for the World Cup. The hamstring injury the defensive midfielder suffered against Crystal Palace on April 28 is expected to keep him out of action for six weeks but he has s...
Boost For Nigeria As Abraham, Solanke, Lookman Are Omitted From England World Cup Roster
Published: May 16, 2018
England Head Coach Gareth Southgate has announced a 23-man squad for this summer's World Cup and fans of the Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr and the Nigerian Federation will be delighted after three players of Nigerian descent were omitted. Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham, Liverpool wonderkid Dominic Solanke and in-form Eve...
Manchester United, Arsenal Super Kids Of Nigerian Descent Named In Ireland Squad
Published: May 16, 2018
Republic of Ireland U16 coach Paul Osam has named two players of Nigerian descent in a 20-man group for the upcoming upcoming UEFA Under-16 Development Tournament in Sweden. Highly-rated Manchester United striker Ayodeji Sotona is in line to suit up for the Irish in games against Sweden, Austria and Turkey, and he's...
Nigerian-Born Striker Announces Departure From Chelsea After Five Years
Published: May 16, 2018
Nigerian-born striker Eniola Aluko has announced that she will end her association with Chelsea Ladies after helping the club win the WSL1 title with a 2-0 victory at Bristol City on Tuesday. The former England international returned for a second spell with The Blues in 2012 and has gone on to make over 150 appearan...
Rohr Used His Influence For GK Uzoho To Train With Deportivo La Coruña First Team
Published: May 16, 2018
Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr deserves commendation after using his influence to ensure that goalkeeper Francis Uzoho trains with Deportivo de La Coruña first-teamers ahead of the 2018 World Cup. The former Nigeria U17 reserve goalkeeper is the undisputed first choice goalie of  La Coruña's reserve team, Depor...
Chelsea Striker Tammy Abraham Linked With Newcastle United
Published: May 16, 2018
Premier League side Newcastle have opened talks with Chelsea over the signing of two of their youngsters, which includes English-born Nigerian striker, Tammy Abraham ahead of the resumption of a new club campaign, a report from Teamtalk has revealed.Alongside his Blues teammate, Kennedy who spent time with the Magpies ...