Opinion: Super Eagles Need Seasoned Defenders
Published: March 28, 2018
The all-important March international friendlies have come and gone. The Super Eagles made do with the opportunity as a build-up to the June World Cup kick off.The defensive frailty was rightly exposed during the friendlies. We threw this question before now, in the absence of Shehu Abdullahi, Leon Balogun, Williams Tr...
Nigerian Federation Hold Secret Talks With Chelsea Wonderkid Over Playing For Eagles
Published: March 28, 2018
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that the Nigeria Football Federation held secret talks with an English-born Chelsea starlet over committing his international future to Nigeria ahead of his country of birth.The player was sighted at the Super Eagles Crowne Plaza Hotel Ealing hotel this week before the national team's f...
Super Eagles Coach Rohr Reacts To Display Of Showboating Iwobi Against Serbia
Published: March 28, 2018
Gernot Rohr has reacted to the performance of Arsenal winger Alex Iwobi in Nigeria's 2-0 loss to Serbia at the Hive Stadium on Tuesday night.Though the Hale End Academy product was praised by Rohr, the German manager also suggested that he was showboating, particularly in the second half, adding that the Super Eagles p...
Bournemouth Teen Sensation Makes Nigeria Debut As Flying Eagles Lose To Egypt
Published: March 28, 2018
In the second of the warm up matches between Nigeria U20 and their Egyptian counterparts, the home side edged the Flying Eagles 2-1 in Alexandra.The first of the two games ended 0-0 with Kogi United goalkeeper Detan Ogundare the star man for the Paul Aigbogun managed side.There was game time for AFC Bournemouth attacki...
Rohr Reveals Strategy To Stop Barcelona Superstar Messi, Sends Spies To Watch Argentina
Published: March 28, 2018
Coach Gernot Rohr believes the Super Eagles players can stop Argentina superstar Lionel Messi from scoring when the two sides clash at the 2018 World Cup on June 26, if the striker is fielded.For the fifth time at the World Cup, Nigeria have been drawn to face the two-time world champions, with Croatia and Iceland comp...
Official: American-Born Nigerian Striker Completes Move To Landskrona BoIS
Published: March 28, 2018
Swedish Superettan club Landskrona BoIS have completed the signing of American-born Nigerian striker Sean Okoli and immediately loaned him out to FC Cincinnati in the United Soccer League.The 25-year-old joins Landskrona BoIS as a free agent following his release by Major League Soccer outfit New York City at the end o...
Mikel Sends Message Of Encouragement To Eagles, Vows To Return Against England
Published: March 28, 2018
Former Chelsea star John Obi Mikel has sent a message of encouragement to the Super Eagles in the wake of their 2-0 loss to Serbia in a pre-World Cup friendly on Tuesday, March 27.The Nigeria Football Federation informed that the Tianjin Teda number ten pulled out of the squad owing to his inability to renew his work p...
Manchester United Make Move For Highly-Rated Tottenham Nigerian Midfielder
Published: March 28, 2018
English Premier League powerhouse Manchester United have set the ball rolling in their bid to sign promising Nigerian midfielder Noni Madueke.The Red Devils have included the Tottenham Hotspur starlet on their roster for the prestigious Mediterranean International Cup, a tournament in which the likes of Lionel Messi, N...
What Went Wrong In London? Viable Replacements Needed In Super Eagles
Published: March 28, 2018
The clarity of the Super Eagles misdemeanor at the Hive Stadium in London skewed a lot towards some inevitable deficiencies and once again set pulses racing, calling for measures to be taken as well.This had been a long time coming and the death knell seemed to have sounded as soon as the last minute change resulted in...
Ex-Watford Star Ighalo : We Are Not Going To Underrate England, They Have A Fantastic Team
Published: March 28, 2018
Former Watford striker Odion Ighalo has stressed that the Super Eagles will not underrate the England team when both countries clash in a pre-World Cup friendly on June 2, 2018.While the Three Lions remained undefeated during the international break this month, beating the Netherlands and drawing with Italy, the Super ...
Exclusive: Newcastle United, West Ham Scout Nigeria Stars In Loss To Serbia
Published: March 28, 2018
Allnigeriasoccer.com can exclusively report that two Premier League clubs were interested in the international friendly between Nigeria and Serbia at the Hive Stadium.Representatives from Newcastle United and West Ham were physically sighted in the stands running the rule over the top stars on both teams.Steve Nickson,...
Serbia Coach Satisfied With Win: We Dominated Nigeria From First Minute
Published: March 28, 2018
Serbia National Team coach Mladen Krstajic was satisfied with his side's 2-0 win over Nigeria in an international friendly staged at the Hive Stadium on Tuesday night, saying that they controlled the game from the blast of the whistle.Newcastle United loanee Aleksandar Mitrovic bagged a second half brace to con...
Nigeria Goalkeeper Dilemma : Why Uzoho Is Not The Messiah We Need
Published: March 28, 2018
Nigeria lost 2-0 Serbia because they simply could not cope with the speed and ability of the European side in the international friendly match at the Hive Stadium on Tuesday night.With Filip Kostic and Adem Ljajic dominating the midfield, the forwards ripped through the heart of Gernot Rohr's side. It was, at times, aw...
Precocious Arsenal Talent Nwakali Is The Solution To Nigeria's Midfield Problem
Published: March 28, 2018
A playmaker with class, one highly rated by Arsenal and currently on loan at MVV Maastricht in Holland.How is he not? It's a subject regular observers ponder. How is Kelechi Nwakali not included in the Super Eagles squad?A player of grace, vision and football acumen, but one on the periphery at international level.It's...
Five Takeaways From Nigeria's 2-0 Loss To Serbia In London
Published: March 27, 2018
The Super Eagles lost 2-0 against Serbia in Tuesday night's international friendly at the Hive Stadium home ground of Barnet FC. Izuchukwu Okosi here presents his observations from that game.1. Communication Between Ekong And AwaziemLeon Balogun was missing in the friendly and was replaced by Nantes FC central defende...