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...
Super Eagles A Threat To Any Side But Must Stamp Out Inconsistency, Says Newson
Published: December 05, 2017
Reviewing the 2018 World Cup draw that pitted Nigeria in Group D along with one of the pre-tournament favorites Argentina as well as Croatia and Iceland, Adam Newson of Football Whispers says the Super Eagles must be consistent to qualify for the last sixteen.The three-time African champions advanced to the last sixtee...
Liverpool Hero Gerrard : Nigerian Winger Does Not Deserve To Be On The Bench
Published: December 05, 2017
Ahead of Liverpool's UEFA Youth League clash against Spartak Moscow on Wednesday, coach Steven Gerrard has admitted that he faced a selection headache in the group stage.The Reds are already through to the knockout round of the competition courtesy of their 4-0 hammering of Sevilla on match day five.Against the Spanish...
Nigeria Could Face France Exactly Four Years After Battle Of Brasília, Deschamps Reacts
Published: December 05, 2017
1998 world champions France are expected to top Group C of the 2018 World Cup based on permutation and current form and there is a possibility that the European powerhouse could face Nigeria in the last sixteen.Manager of The Blues, Didier Deschamps, clearly wants to avoid meeting the Argentinian team in the next round...
Babayaro Attacks Rohr, Agu: Uzoho, Ezenwa & Akpeyi Are Not The Best Nigerian GKs
Published: December 05, 2017
Retired Nigeria U23 international Emmanuel Babayaro is at it again after criticizing the Super Eagles coaching staff led by Gernot Rohr for not doing a good job as regards to the goalkeeping department.During the World Cup qualifiers, Rohr utilized three goalkeepers Carl Ikeme, Daniel Akpeyi and Ikechukwu Ezenwa, who w...
Argentine World Cup-Winning Striker : Argentina Recently Lost To Nigeria, Not A Comfortable Group
Published: December 05, 2017
Argentine World Cup-winning striker Jorge Valdano has admitted that he is not comfortable with Argentina's group at the World Cup which consists of Nigeria, Iceland and Croatia.The former Real Madrid and Valencia manager pointed out that Argentina recently lost 4-2 to the Super Eagles in a friendly and will need to ste...
More Tackles & Blocks Than Kante & Pogba, Is Ndidi Underappreciated In The Premier League?
Published: December 05, 2017
Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi has hardly put a foot wrong since he joined from Genk last season, but somewhat surprising it is that he is yet to garner the high encomium which he rightly deserves.The youngster has grown in leaps and bounds since he traded Belgium for England and had swiftly established himsel...