Eagles Coach Rohr Considers Inviting The New Iniesta For Friendly Against Poland?
Published: December 14, 2017
Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr is considering inviting CS Sfaxien midfielder Kingsley Sokari for the pre-World Cup friendly against Poland on March 23, 2018, according to reports.Although respected Tunisian outlet Gnet has claimed that the playmaker will definitely be summoned by the Nigeria Football Federation for t...
Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal Interested In Signing Fourteen Barcelona Players
Published: December 14, 2017
Premier League giants Chelsea, Manchester United, Manchester City and Arsenal are interested in signing fourteen players in the youth ranks of Spanish outfit Barcelona, as per reports.Celebrated Spanish sports daily Mundo Deportivo is reporting that ten players of Barcelona youth academy have concrete proposals from th...
Semifinalists Emerge At Aaron Samuel 5-A-Side Tournament
Published: December 14, 2017
Semifinalists emerged on Thursday at the second edition of the Aaron Samuel 5-a-side football tournament currently happening in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, after more teams were eliminated from the competition.Aaron Samuel’s own team, Aaron FC, had been eliminated on the opening day in the knockout serie...
NFF General Secretary Sanusi Aware Of Shehu Suspension : We Don't Want To Trade Blames
Published: December 14, 2017
Nigeria Football Federation General Secretary Dr. Mohammed Sanusi has made comments on Fifa sanctioning Nigeria for lining up an ineligible player against Algeria on the final day of qualifying matches for the 2018 World Cup.Sanusi has admitted that he was aware that Anorthosis Famagusta right-back Abdullahi Shehu was ...
Abdullahi Shehu Scandal- Pinnick Warns NFF Staff: Nigerians Depend On These Footballers
Published: December 14, 2017
Nigeria Football Federation President, Amaju Pinnick, has read the riot act to the staff of the Federation in the wake of sanctions imposed by Fifa for fielding an ineligible player, Abdullahi Shehu, in the national team's final 2018 World Cup qualifier last month.The Anorthosis Famagusta right-back was automatically s...
Noah Bazee Returns To Action After Eight-Month Injury Lay-Off
Published: December 14, 2017
Super Eagles hopeful Noah Sarenren-Bazee made his first appearance for Hannover in over eight months in their 3-1 loss to Hertha BSC at the Olympiastadion (Berlin) on Wednesday night.The winger had been suffering from a chronic knee injury since March which prevented him from making his debut for the Super Eagles in th...
(Photo Confirmation) Barcelona Target Signs New Contract With Manchester United
Published: December 14, 2017
Talented England U17 international Angel Gomes has signed his first professional contract with Manchester United.Gomes, 17, is a promising midfielder and is one of the most exciting players to have come through Manchester United's Academy for a long time.He made his first-team debut in the last game of the Premier Leag...
Arsenal's Nigerian Prodigy Nets Brace In FA Youth Cup Vs Sheffield Wednesday
Published: December 14, 2017
Arsenal began their FA Youth Cup campaign with a hard fought 2-1 win over Sheffield Wednesday on Wednesday night, with five players of Nigerian parentage named in the Gunners match day squad.Xavier Amaechi started and put in a full shift, Tobi Omole and Bukayo Saka were introduced in the second half, goalkeeper Arthur ...
Nigerian Exports: Ogbeche Closing In On Babangida's Nigerian Record In Holland, Umar Strikes
Published: December 13, 2017
Catch up on the Nigerians who scored for their respective club sides abroad in Wednesday's midweek action.Aminu Umar notched his third goal of the season after scoring for FK Osmanlispor in their 1-1 draw with Yeni Malatyaspor in the Turkish Cup. The striker scored in the 19th minute to give his team a lead which laste...
West Ham United 0 Arsenal 0: Alex Iwobi's Low Strike Hits The Post
Published: December 13, 2017
West Ham and Arsenal played out a drab 0-0 draw in an English Premier League affair at The London Stadium on Wednesday evening, with Alex Iwobi featuring for the Gunners while Chuba Akpom entirely missed out.The Super Eagles winger returned to the Gunners starting XI for the encounter after missing out of action in the...
Aaron Samuel 5-A-Side Tournament Kicks Off In Grand Style
Published: December 13, 2017
The second edition of the Aaron Samuel 5-a-side football tournament kicked off in grand style at the Liberation Stadium in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, and witnessed the presence of several amateur football teams from within Rivers and Bayelsa states.The tournament is sponsored by Nigeria international Aaron Samuel, as ...
The Stats That Prove Victor Moses Is Improving His Defensive Qualities
Published: December 13, 2017
Super Eagles star Victor Moses was Chelsea's top player for a key defensive stat in Tuesday night's Premier League clash against Huddersfield Town.In their statistical analysis of the 3-1 win at The John Smith's Stadium, the official website of Chelsea noted that Moses had the joint-most clearances by a Chelsea player,...
Talented Nigerian Striker Scores Ten-Minute Hat-Trick For Norwich City In FAYC
Published: December 13, 2017
Talented Irish-born Nigerian striker Adam Idah netted a ten-minute hat-trick to help Norwich City come from behind to beat Barnsley 4-1 in the third round of the FA Youth Cup on Tuesday.The young Canaries were trailing 1-0 at half-time but the game turned on its head in the second stanza, with the Republic of Ireland U...
World Cup Rivals Croatia Also Fined By Fifa,To Pay Five Times More Than Nigeria
Published: December 13, 2017
Nigeria's World Cup rivals Croatia have also been fined by the governing body of association football, Fifa, for the inappropriate behavior of their fans during the World Cup qualifier between Croatia and Greece on November 9, 2017.Fifa penalized the Croatian Football Federation (HNS) for violating Articles 58, 65 and ...
Official : Promising Defender Extends Contract With Liverpool
Published: December 13, 2017
Through a statement on their official website, Premier League club Liverpool have announced that promising defender Corey Whelan has extended his contract with the club.The financial terms and duration of the new deal signed by Whelan were not disclosed by the Anfield based club.The Republic of Ireland U21 internationa...