Ex-Nigeria U17 Invitee Debuts For England U21s, Abraham Shines
Published: March 25, 2018
Former Golden Eaglets invitee Ovie Ejaria made his long-awaited debut for England U21s on Saturday, March 24.Nine months after helping the Young Lions win the Fifa U20 World Cup in South Korea, the Liverpool midfielder played his maiden game for Aidy Boothroyd’s side in their 2-1 win over Romania in the Cyrille Regis...
Joel Obi's Teammate Eyes Win Against Nigeria, Serbia Train At Brunel University London
Published: March 24, 2018
Torino's Serbia attacking midfielder Adem Ljajić has already started thinking about how to beat Nigeria in Tuesday's friendly at the Hive Stadium in London.Serbia lost 2-1 to North African opponents Morocco in a friendly match in Turin on Friday evening and Ljajić has sent a message to the Serbian fans that they sho...
Junior Ajayi, Mikel Agu Also In Camp; Super Eagles Hold Recovery Session
Published: March 24, 2018
Al Ahly striker Junior Ajayi is in line to make his international debut against Serbia on Tuesday, having linked up with the national team at their get-together in London, allnigeriasoccer.com understands.Bursaspor midfielder Mikel Agu, who has been handed a late call-up by the Nigerian Federation as replacement for ca...
Super Eagles Arrive In London Ahead Of Third Pre-World Cup Friendly; Okechukwu & Etebo In Camp
Published: March 24, 2018
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Super Eagles players and officials have landed in the English capital, London, ahead of their international friendly against Serbia.The three-time African champions began the last international break of the season with an impressive 1-0 win over Poland at the Municipal Stadium in W...
Chelsea Star of Nigerian Descent Seeks World Cup Place For Three Lions Over Super Eagles
Published: March 24, 2018
Chelsea striker who is on loan at Welsh side, Swansea, Tammy Abraham is hoping to break into Gareth Southgate's England squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia this summer with a view to getting a first team place at Chelsea.Born Kevin Oghenetega Tamaraebi Bakumo- Abraham to Nigerian parents but raised in England, the E...
Arsenal Loanee Nwakali Progressing In Leaps And Bounds, Scores Again
Published: March 24, 2018
Former Flying Eagles skipper, Kelechi Nwakali is surely garnering plenty of attention in the Dutch Eerste Divisie if his top streak of good form of late for MVV Maastricht is anything to go by.The teenage attacker followed up his brace in his side's 3-1 away win over Utrecht two weeks ago with another strike as MVV Maa...
Ebuehi Reveals: What Rohr Told Us After Super Eagles Took The Lead Vs Poland
Published: March 24, 2018
Tyronne Ebuehi made a miraculous recovery from a hamstring complaint he suffered while representing his Dutch club and was a second-half replacement for Shehu Abdullahi in Friday's win over Poland.With Victor Moses opening the scoring around the hour mark, the ADO Den Haag right-back has revealed how Gernot Rohr's tact...
Rohr Receives Good News Concerning Leon Balogun And Shehu Abdullahi Injuries
Published: March 24, 2018
Both Shehu Abdullahi and Leon Balogun are optimistic that they will be fit for Tuesday's pre-World Cup friendly against Serbia at the Hive Stadium in London.The Bursaspor right-back had to be substituted in the 78th minute due to a suspected hamstring complaint while the Mainz central defender was forced off with a kne...
Chelsea Proud Of Victor Moses: He Came Closest To Scoring For Nigeria First-Half
Published: March 24, 2018
English Premier League champions Chelsea monitored the pre-World Cup friendly between Poland and Nigeria in Wrocław Friday night, with three players in their ranks Victor Moses, Kenneth Omeruo and Ola Aina named in the Super Eagles squad list.The Blues highlighted the fact that their number fifteen had the best goal-s...
Uzoho, Idowu Receive Message Of Support From Ekong After Classy Display On Full Debut
Published: March 24, 2018
Super Eagles captain on the night in yesterday's pre-World Cup friendly against Poland, William Troost-Ekong, has heaped praises on Francis Uzoho and Brian Idowu for their outstanding displays on their full debuts for the national teamThe Amkar Perm left-back and Deportivo de La Coruña goalkeeper had made their intern...
Super Eagles Coach Rohr Names The Players That Flopped Against Poland
Published: March 24, 2018
Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr has criticized the performance of the two central midfielders that started the national team's 1-0 win over Poland on Friday night.For the first time in their Super Eagles careers, Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi and Torino's Joel Obi lined up together in midfield; Rohr thinks they d...
Rohr Hails Ekong, Balogun For Taming Europe's Top Marksman In WCQ Lewandowski
Published: March 24, 2018
Gernor Rohr had nothing but praise for central defensive partners William Troost-Ekong and Leon Balogun after they stopped Bayern Munich goal machine Robert Lewandowski from scoring in Nigeria's 1-0 win over Poland in an international friendly on Friday night.The German coach, who has close ties to Bayern Munich, share...
What Super Eagles Stars Are Saying After Impressive Win Against Poland
Published: March 24, 2018
A solitary penalty effort from the spot gave Nigerians something to cheer about as the Super Eagles bested their Polish opponents 1-0 at the Municipal stadium in Wrocław on a freezing evening yesterday.Chelsea right wing-back Victor Moses drew a foul from Marcin Kaminski on the hour mark before stepping up to roll pas...
Rohr Hands Turkish-Based Mikel Late Call Up, Provides Update On Ajayi & Etebo Pre-Serbia
Published: March 24, 2018
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has confirmed that Bursapsor midfielder Mikel Agu has been given a last-minute call up to link up with the Nigeria National Team ahead of Tuesday's friendly against Serbia in London.Mikel was initially left out of the 28-man roster for the two friendlies in March, with Standard Liege's Uc...
Poland Captain Lewandowski : It Was Not A Penalty, Referee Told Me Why He Blew
Published: March 24, 2018
Poland captain Robert Lewandowski has suggested that the referee made a mistake by awarding a penalty to Nigeria in the 61st minute of the international friendly between the two countries on Friday, March 23.The Bayern Munich striker agreed with Rohr, saying the Nigerian team did not create too many chances to score.''...