Mousa Dembélé's Cousin, Ryan Sanusi, Eager To Represent Nigeria Ahead Of Belgium At World Cup
Published: December 06, 2017
Highly-rated Sparta Rotterdam midfielder Ryan Sanusi is targeting a place in Nigeria's 23-man World Cup roster.Born in Borgerhout, Belgium twenty five years ago to a Nigerian father and Belgian mother, Sanusi is eligible to represent both nations and has one cap for the Europeans at U20 level.''It's not something I'm r...
Croatian Coach With Links To FCIU: Super Eagles Defense Weakest Link, Attack Very Dangerous
Published: December 06, 2017
Croatian coach Zdravko Logarušić has provided the lowdown on the Nigerian national team ahead of their very important 2018 World Cup opener against Nigeria, and has written off the Super Eagles defense. Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr played with a four-man defense during the World Cup qualifiers, with Abdullahi Shehu, W...
Nigerian-Brazilian Striker To Eagles: Concentrate For The Whole 90 Minutes Vs Messi & Argentina
Published: December 06, 2017
Nigerian-Brazilian striker Dominic Vinícius Eberechukwu Uzoukwu has advised the Super Eagles not to lose concentration at all when they face two-time world champions Argentina at next summer's football festival in Russia, or they'll be punished by the opponents, Messi in particular.Having lived in Brazil for twenty on...
Arsenal & Man Utd Amongst Clubs That Monitored Switzerland Defender Of Nigerian Descent
Published: December 06, 2017
Several Premier League clubs plus teams based in Italy, Germany, France and Spain watched Benfica take on Basel in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday night, according to reports.Scouts In Attendance has confirmed that Arsenal, Manchester United, Crystal Palace, Tottenham Hotspur, Watford, West Ham, Swansea City, Ever...
Ex-Nigeria U17 Trainee Battles AFOTY Nominees Mane, Salah For Liverpool Goal Of The Month
Published: December 06, 2017
Former Golden Eaglets trainee Ovie Ejaria has been nominated for Liverpool's Goal of the Month for November 2017 and must see off competition from some illustrious African footballers to win the accolade.Goals from Egypt dazzler Mohamed Salah and Senegal star Sadio Mané are also up for the award along with strikes fro...
ADO Den Haag Worried Over Ebuehi's Situation : He Became A Nigeria Intl At This Club
Published: December 06, 2017
Dutch Eredivisie outfit ADO Den Haag are frustrated that Nigeria right-back Tyronne Ebuehi has yet to put pen to paper on a new deal, six months before the start of the 2018 World Cup.The Super Eagle can depart The Hague as a free agent in the next six months without the club recouping their previous investment on the ...
Moses, Chelsea Could Face Mighty Barcelona In Champions League Round Of 16
Published: December 06, 2017
Chelsea's reward for coming second in Group C of the Champions League could be a meeting with Spanish powerhouse Barcelona in the next round.It is confirmed that the Blues can't be paired with Premier League rivals Manchester United and Manchester City in the next round and Liverpool are poised to be among the teams th...
Nigerian GK Warns Croatia: Super Eagles Have Young Players Ready To Shine At World Cup
Published: December 06, 2017
Croatian-based Nigerian goalkeeper David Nwolokor has agreed with one of the coaches at Football College Abuja, Boris Pučić, that there are no world class players on the Nigeria team.But he reckons that the likes of Alex Iwobi, Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho will soon step into the shoes of Austin Okocha and Nwa...
Manchester United 2 CSKA Moscow 1 : Aaron Samuel On The Bench, Kehinde Not On List B
Published: December 05, 2017
Manchester United battled back to claim a 2-1 victory over CSKA Moscow in the Champions League, with goals from Romelu Lukaku and Marcus Rashford securing the win.United did not register Lagos-born Nigerian midfielder Tosin Kehinde on the List B before tonight's tie  at Old Trafford, so he was missing from the matchda...
Chelsea 1 Atletico Madrid 1: Victor Moses Sparkles Again, Through To The Last 16
Published: December 05, 2017
Chelsea and Atletico Madrid played out a pulsating 1-1 draw in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday evening, a result which confirmed Antonio Conte's side qualification for the last sixteen as Group C runners-up with Victor Moses again in action for his side.The Super Eagles winger started for the London club after sta...
Aguero Breaks Silence On Why Argentina Lost To Nigeria: They Were Scared I Was In Hospital
Published: December 05, 2017
Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero has broken his silence on why Argentina surprisingly lost 4-2 to Nigeria in an international friendly in Krasnodar on November 14, 2017.It would be recalled that La Albiceleste number nine did not come out for the second half of the contest as he suddenly developed illness during t...
(Photo) Sarpsborg Pull Off Transfer Coup With Signing Of Barca Linked Nigeria Midfielder
Published: December 05, 2017
With a statement on their official website, Norwegian Tippeligaen outfit Sarpsborg 08 FF have announced the acquisition of Nigeria international Usman Mohammed.The Rio 2016 Olympics star has appended his signature to a three-year contract, tying him to Sarpsborg 08 FF until the end of the 2020 season.Sarpsborg 08 have ...
Tottenham, Man City, Newcastle Watch Nigeria's Assistant Captain Notch Assist
Published: December 05, 2017
Scouts representing top European clubs were interested in the Turkish Super Lig clash between Trabzonspor and Antalyaspor on Monday evening, in which Super Eagles assistant captain Eddy Onazi was in action for the Black Sea Storm outfit for the entirety of the game, as per reports.Turksvoetbal.net says Manchester City,...
Rijeka's Nigerian GK Nwolokor Tells Croatia: Pay Special Attention To Ndidi & Iwobi
Published: December 05, 2017
Croatian-based Nigerian goalkeeper David Nwolokor has notified Croatia that they should be wary of Premier League stars, Arsenal's Alex Iwobi and Leicester City's Wilfred Ndidi, when they clash with Nigeria at the 2018 World Cup.Nwolokor has no caps for the senior national team of Nigeria, but claims he was invited for...
Burnley's Iceland Star : Nigeria One Of The Toughest Opponents But Anything Can Happen
Published: December 05, 2017
Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson, winger of the Icelandic national team and Burnley, in an interview with the Lancashire Telegraph, has described Nigeria as one of the toughest opponents in Group D of the World Cup.Guðmundsson, who is set to become the first Burnley star to play in the World Cup since 1982, has refused to wr...