World's Top 100 Teenagers : Ejaria, Tomori & Bonaventure Make List
Published: November 15, 2017
Three players of Nigerian descent have been included in Four Four Two's prestigious list of 100 Best Teenagers in the World 2017.Former Nigeria schoolboy international Dennis Bonaventure was ranked at number 27 by the influential British football magazine.After making a blistering start to his career at Club Brugge whi...
Nigeria's First-Choice RB Target Announces He'll Return To Action Before World Cup
Published: November 15, 2017
EFL Championship side Hull City have provided an injury update on former Nigeria U23 invitee Moses Odubajo.The ex-England U20 international has not played for the Tigers since he got injured in a pre-season friendly against Grimsby Town in July 2016.''Long-term injury victim Moses Odubajo is hoping for a return to acti...
Victor Moses Starts Individual Training Pre-West Brom
Published: November 15, 2017
Victor Moses has started individual training ahead of Saturday's visit to The Hawthorns, where Chelsea face West Brom on game week 12 in the English Premier League.The Nigeria international was being but through his paces on Tuesday as Chelsea stepped up their preparations for the clash against the Baggies and trained ...
GK Akpeyi Explains: Why I Handled The Ball Outside The Box Against Argentina
Published: November 15, 2017
Chippa United goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi has stressed that he was aware of the rules when he handled the ball with his hands outside the area during the first half of the international friendly between Nigeria and Argentina.And he has blamed the assistant referee for the mix-up, stating that the official had raised the f...
Chelsea Take Note Of Key Roles Played By Mikel, Omeruo, Aina In Nigeria's Win
Published: November 15, 2017
In their review of players on international duty, Premier League champions Chelsea took note of the fact that three players with ties to the club assisted Nigeria come from behind to beat Argentina 4-2 in an international friendly on Tuesday evening.Whilst captain John Obi Mikel and Ola Aina started, Kenneth Omeruo was...
Mikel : Krasnodar Fans Reminded Me Of Champions League Final Between Chelsea & Man Utd
Published: November 15, 2017
Super Eagles captain John Obi Mikel was pleased with the atmosphere at the Krasnodar Stadium during Nigeria's international friendly with Argentina on Tuesday evening.More than 24,000 fans watched the friendly between the two Russia-bound teams and were not disappointed, having witnessed a festival of goals as the Supe...
Argentina Coach Sampaoli : Nigeria Could Have Scored More Goals In The Second Half
Published: November 15, 2017
Argentina national team coach Jorge Sampaoli was disappointed with the collapse of his team in the second half of their international friendly against Nigeria in Krasnodar on Tuesday evening, and has admitted that the Gernot Rohr led side could have scored more goals in the second period.The South Americans were leadin...
Javier Mascherano Criticizes Argentina After Humiliating Defeat To Nigeria
Published: November 15, 2017
Argentina skipper against Nigeria Javier Mascherano has criticized his team following their humiliating 4-2 loss to Nigeria, saying that they had a very bad performance in the second half.The Barcelona defender was one of the targets in the social networks for his poor performance against the Super Eagles, especially a...
What The Super Eagles Are Saying After Sensational Win Over Argentina
Published: November 15, 2017
After securing a 4-2 win against Argentina at the Krasnodar Stadium on Tuesday evening, the Super Eagles players took to social media to share their joy at beating the two-time world champions for the second time in six years.Alex Iwobi's brace and additional tallies from Kelechi Iheanacho and Brian Idowu saw Nigeria...
Diego Maradona Disappointed With Loss To Nigeria : I Want To Return
Published: November 14, 2017
The greatest Argentina player of all time, Diego Maradona, has expressed his disappointment in the wake of Argentina's 4-2 loss to Nigeria in an international friendly in Krasnodar on Tuesday evening.Without Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi in the line-up, the South Americans were second best against the Super Eagles d...
Brian Idowu Admits : When I Scored, I Did Not Believe Myself
Published: November 14, 2017
Super Eagles new star Brian Idowu has stressed that he was not quaking in his boots before he stepped out onto the Krasnodar Stadium turf in the 46th minute of the friendly between Argentina and Nigeria on Tuesday evening.Idowu scored the Super Eagles third goal in the 54th minute after he was teed up by Leicester City...
Ex-Man Utd Star Di Maria : Iheanacho's Goal Was The Turning Point In The Game
Published: November 14, 2017
Former Manchester United winger ángel Di María believes the turning point in Tuesday evening's clash against Nigeria was when Kelechi Iheanacho halved the deficit a minute before half time.City striker Sergio Aguero had doubled Argentina's advantage in the 36th minute after Ever Banega had opened the scoring in the 2...
Brian Idowu Delighted To Score On Nigeria Debut, Teaching Teammates Basic Russian
Published: November 14, 2017
Amkar Perm defender Brian Idowu was full of happiness after finding the net on his debut for Nigeria and has revealed that several Super Eagles players have been asking him questions about Russia.Eight minutes after coming off the bench, Idowu scored to give Nigeria a lead for the first time in the match against Argent...
Mikel On Why Eagles Were Unconvincing In First Half : We Are Not Used To 3-5-2
Published: November 14, 2017
John Obi Mikel has explained that the Super Eagles were not convincing in the first half because they were not used to the 3-5-2 formation deployed by manager Gernot Rohr.The Super Eagles trailed by two goals after 36 minutes, with Banega and Aguero writing their names on the score-sheet, but showed determination and g...
Rohr Names Two Players That Impressed Him Against Argentina
Published: November 14, 2017
Speaking at a press conference following Nigeria's 4-2 thrashing of Argentina on Tuesday evening, manager Gernot Rohr singled out Amkar Perm defender Brian Idowu and Deportivo de La Coruña goalkeeper Francis Uzoho for special praise.At half-time, Idowu and Uzoho came on in place of Chelsea loanee Ola Aina and Chippa U...