Fifa Rankings: Super Eagles Are West Africa's Second Best; Argentina, Croatia, Iceland in Top 20
Published: March 15, 2018
Football governing body, Fifa, on Thursday, March 15 published its latest rankings of National Teams.Compared to their position the previous month, the Super Eagles are static meaning they retained their global position of 52, while they are seventh in the continental ranking.Tunisia, Senegal, Congo DR, Morocco and E...
The Advice Liverpool Legend Offered To Adekanye Before Penalty Against Manchester City
Published: March 15, 2018
Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard has revealed that he offered advice to Bobby Adekanye, Adam Lewis, Curtis Jones, Conor Masterson and Herbie Kane before the penalty shootout against Manchester City in the quarterfinal of the UEFA Youth League on Wednesday.Of the five penalty kick takers for the Reds, only Adekanye and L...
Rohr To Monitor Messi, Aguero, Modrić, Rakitić, Gunnarsson; Argentina Scout Moses Vs Barca
Published: March 15, 2018
Manager Gernot Rohr has revealed that he will monitor Nigeria's opponents ahead of the 2018 World Cup, meaning the German and his lieutenants are expected to travel to Spain and England where majority of the key players are based.It is envisaged that the likes of Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero, Ivan Rakitić, Luka Modric ...
Barcelona Vs Chelsea Most Fouled Player: Not Messi, Willian Or Hazard But Victor Moses
Published: March 15, 2018
Nigeria international Victor Moses was the most fouled player out of the 28 players that took to the Camp Nou pitch in Chelsea's 3-0 loss to Barcelona in the Champions League on Wednesday night.Lionel Messi was the star of the show, netting a brace to take his tally in the competition to 100, and orchestrated Barcelona...
Moses Struggles As Messi Inspired Barcelona Eliminate Chelsea From Champions League
Published: March 14, 2018
Victor Moses who plays at the right wing-back role for Chelsea put in an average performance on Wednesday night albeit Barcelona booked their passage to the quarterfinals of the 2017/2018 UEFA Champions League at the expense of the Premier League champions.In the second leg tie at the Camp Nou, the La Liga side t...
Rohr: Akpeyi Has A Good Chance To Be One Of Our Three GKs At World Cup
Published: March 14, 2018
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has more or less confirmed that Chippa United goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi will be one of the two African based players poised to be named in Nigeria's World Cup roster, the other being Enyimba's Ikechukwu Ezenwa.The Super Eagles faithful criticized Akpeyi for making a schoolboy error in Nige...
Rohr Backing Egypt To Shine At World Cup: They Have The Best Player In Africa Mohamed Salah
Published: March 14, 2018
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has commented on the chances of African teams progressing to the knockout rounds of the 2018 World Cup, and has backed Egypt to shine as they have Liverpool sensation Mohamed Salah in their ranks.The German tactician is hoping that the five African representatives in the mundial, includin...
Super Eagles Star Etebo Misses Las Palmas Training, Travels To Madrid
Published: March 14, 2018
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Oghenekaro Etebo is awaiting the results of a scan to determine his availability for next Friday's international friendly between Nigeria and Poland at Municipal Stadium in Wrocław.The versatile midfielder has not trained with the Las Palmas squad throughout this week because of d...
UYL Wrap: L.Nmecha Strikes Again; F.Nmecha & Adekanye Spot On; Nigeria Quartet Absent For Chelsea
Published: March 14, 2018
Catch up on the performances of Nigerian players in quarterfinal matches of the UEFA Youth League on Wednesday, March 14.We begin at the Academy Stadium in Manchester. City needed penalties before seeing off Liverpool to advance to the last four, with four Nigerian whizkids in action from the blast of the whistle.Lukas...
Former Arsenal Captain Tells Chelsea How To Stop Lionel Messi Tonight
Published: March 14, 2018
Former France international William Gallas has revealed how he approached the job of marking Lionel Messi when Chelsea faced Barcelona in the Champions League twelve years ago.Gallas was also in the Arsenal squad that were held to a 2-2 draw by the La Liga giants in the quarterfinals of the Champions League on March 31...
Rohr Names Seven Experienced And Important Super Eagles Players For World Cup
Published: March 14, 2018
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has listed seven important and experienced players he plans to name on the 23-man roster for the World Cup.Of the seven players the German tactician mentioned, five in the shape of Obi Mikel, Victor Moses, Alex Iwobi, William Troost-Ekong and Ahmed Musa are currently playing for or have r...
Aina Receives Good Rating From Championship Coach After Win Against Ipswich Town
Published: March 14, 2018
Super Eagles right back Ola Aina has received praises from his Hull City manager Nigel Adkins following his superb contributions in the club's 3-0 away win over Ipswich Town on Tuesday night.Markus Henriksen, Harry Wilson and Jarod Bowen were on the score sheet for the Tigers.It was Aina's 35th Championship game of the...
Chelsea Midfielder Rubbishes Claims He Mocked Manchester United After CL Exit
Published: March 14, 2018
Chelsea midfielder Tiémoué Bakayoko has rubbished claims that he mocked Manchester United after they crashed out of the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday night, losing 2-1 to Spanish opponents Sevilla at Old Trafford.In the video that was circulated, it was claimed that the France international filmed the opening goal...
Nigeria Coach Thomas Dennerby Spies On South Africa In Cyprus : I Know How They Play
Published: March 14, 2018
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Nigeria national women's football team head coach, Thomas Dennerby, was among the spectators that watched the Cyprus Women's Cup in March. Ahead of the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations, the Swedish manager was physically present in Cyprus to run the rule over the South Afri...
Iceland FA Boss Warns Nigeria, Group D Foes: Two Years Ago We Surprised The World At Euro 2016
Published: March 14, 2018
The president of the Icelandic Football Association Guðni Bergsson is confident that the national team can repeat the success of two years ago and qualify for the knockout rounds of the 2018 World Cup.At the 2016 European Championship in France, Iceland advanced to the knockout phase without losing any of their Group ...