EPL Wrap: Ndidi Injured; Iheanacho & Moses Start; Abraham Ineligible; Billing & Ibe Subbed In
Published: April 28, 2018
A round-up of Nigerian players that were in action for their respective clubs in the English Premier League on Saturday, April 28th.Nigerian players with dual nationalities and have played competitively for the senior national teams of other countries have been omitted.In the early kick off at Anfield, Liverpool failed...
World Cup Countdown: Top Five Latest Goals Scored By Nigeria
Published: April 28, 2018
Legendary Italian striker, Alessandro Del Piero shares the honour of netting the latest ever World Cup goal which came in after 121st minute with Algerian midfielder, Abdelmoumene Djabou, the former scoring in the 2-0 win over Germany in the 2006 edition while the latter achieved that feat in the 2014 tournament yet ag...
Journalist Claims KAA Gent Winger Moses Simon Forged Passport, Played In Niger For Three Years
Published: April 28, 2018
Mohammed Suleiman of Liberty Radio 91.7 FM Kaduna claims KAA Gent winger Moses Simon falsified documents to get a fresh Nigerian passport before his transfer to Europe in 2014.Suleiman has asserted that the Super Eagles star represented a club based in the Republic of Niger for three years and was certainly not eightee...
Udeze Counters Oliseh On Argentina, Speaks On Eagles Top Striker Crisis
Published: April 28, 2018
Former Super Eagles defender Ifeanyi Udeze believes Nigeria's group opponents at the 2018 World Cup, Argentina. will be one of the teams likely to reach the semifinals of the mundial.Udeze was reacting to the opinion of former Eagles midfield maestro Sunday Oliseh who reckons that The Albiceleste will not be one of the...
Ex-Nigeria Coach Raises Red Flag: Super Eagles Players Will Be Tired Before The World Cup
Published: April 28, 2018
Ex-Super Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh has warned of a potential danger ahead of the 2018 World Cup as he reckons that most of the key players in the squad will be fatigued heading into the tournament.Important squad members such as Wilfred Ndidi, Alex Iwobi, Brian Idowu, Victor Moses and Abdullahi Shehu have played at le...
Oliseh Backs Rohr On Super Eagles Bad Display In March Friendlies: He Has To Try Players, Tactics
Published: April 28, 2018
Former Nigeria international Sunday Oliseh has refused to criticize the Super Eagles unimpressive display in last month's international friendlies, especially against Serbia in London, saying manager Gernot Rohr used both matches to perfect his tactics ahead of the 2018 World Cup.Oliseh is on the same page as Super Eag...
Sunderland Boss Hoping To Convince Nigerian Whizkids To Stay Amid Arsenal, Watford Link
Published: April 28, 2018
Sunderland manager, Chris Coleman is hopeful that talented Nigerian pair, Joshua Maja and Joel Asoro will agree new terms with the club after showing glimpses of their inestimable qualities for the Championship side who had under-performed throughout the season, dropping down to the EFL League One.The attack-minded pla...
Man City Loanee Kayode Explains: Why I Ran To The Coach After Scoring
Published: April 28, 2018
Manchester City loanee Olarenwaju Kayode has averaged 0.5 goals per game for  Shakhtar Donetsk after netting the winner for the Ukrainian powerhouse in their 1-0 win at Mariupol on Friday.The Nigeria international was delighted to get on the score-sheet and with the win, and has explained why he ran to celebrate with ...
Official : Ex-Man City Nigerian Defender To Leave QPR At End Of The Season
Published: April 28, 2018
Queen Park Rangers captain Nedum Onuoha will cut ties with the club when his contract expires this summer.The 31-year-old, who spent a large bulk of his time with English Premier side Manchester City, has confirmed he would leave for pastures new this summer which is shaping up to be a very busy one for the London club...
FAYC Chelsea 3 Arsenal 1 : Nigerian Winger On Target, Four Others Feature
Published: April 27, 2018
Xavier Amaechi's opening goal for Arsenal in the fiercely contested FA Youth Cup final first leg at Stamford Bridge on Friday evening proved scant consolation as Chelsea ran out 3-1 winners ahead of the return leg.Arsenal Nigerian youngsters, James Olayinka and his compatriot, Amaechi were named amongst the visiting te...
World Cup Countdown: Top Five Fastest Goals Scored By Nigeria World Cup
Published: April 27, 2018
Turkey's Hakan Sukur popped up with the fastest goal ever recorded in a world cup match, scoring 10.89 seconds into the 2002 third-place playoff against hosts, South Korea — a game which ended 3-2 in four of the Turkish team.While that feat is a remarkable one, it took Nigeria four minutes to score her fastest goal i...
'New Obafemi Martins' Comes Close To Scoring Hat-Trick For Barnsley In PDL
Published: April 27, 2018
Former Chelsea trialist Victor Adeboyejo came close to scoring a hat-trick in Barnsley's 4-2 win over Bristol City in a Professional Development League game at at Bristol City’s training ground in Failand on Friday.In his last appearance for the Reds reserve team on Monday against Coventry City, the Nigerian-born str...
Uche Agbo Fears He Will Be Axed By Rohr After Losing First-Choice Status At Standard Liege
Published: April 27, 2018
Standard Liege midfielder Uche Agbo fears he will be axed by manager Gernot Rohr when the German announces his 23-man roster for the 2018 World Cup.The former Watford, Udinese and Granada man has been a regular since he joined the Belgian First Division A team last summer but has lost his first-choice status in the las...
Official: Prolific International Striker Extends Contract With Chelsea
Published: April 27, 2018
Chelsea have announced via their official website that prolific Switzerland international striker Ramona Bachmann has extended her Chelsea Ladies contract until 2021. She has been rewarded with an additional two-year deal after helping Chelsea Ladies win the Spring Series in her early months at the club and contributin...
Rohr Will NOT Be Happy With This News From Torino On Joel Obi
Published: April 27, 2018
 Italian Serie A club Torino have provided a fresh update on the condition of Nigeria international Joel Obi and it is not good news for manager Gernot Rohr and the Super Eagles faithful.The 26-year-old had to go off 28 minutes after coming off the bench against AC Milan on April 18 after picking up an injury, f...